Asia

TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s government cut its view on capital spending in November for the fifth time this year as…

TOKYO (Reuters) – Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga’s abrupt decision to partially pause a domestic travel campaign amid rising COVID-19…

KAOHSIUNG, Taiwan (Reuters) – Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen on Tuesday vowed to defend the democratic island’s sovereignty with the construction…

BEIJING (AP) — Chinese authorities are testing millions of people, imposing lockdowns and shutting down schools after multiple locally transmitted…

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The Group of 20 summit opened on Saturday with appeals by the world’s most…

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea has reported 386 new cases of the coronavirus in a resurgence that could…

HONG KONG (Reuters) – Hundreds of parked tour buses are gathering dust at a northern Hong Kong container port, having…

SINGAPORE/BEIJING (Reuters) – Sinovac Biotech’s experimental COVID-19 vaccine CoronaVac triggered a quick immune response but the level of antibodies produced…

HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong authorities will inspect 2,500 older residential buildings after a deadly fire killed seven people…

SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea says it will tighten social distancing rules in the greater Seoul area and some…