Asia
South Korea floods, landslides kill 26 as heavy rains continue
World
August 8, 2020
South Korea floods, landslides kill 26 as heavy rains continue
SEOUL (Reuters) – At least 26 people have died after 46 days of heavy rains in South Korea, with the…
US sanctions branded ‘clowning actions’ as Hong Kong vows it won’t be intimidated
World
August 8, 2020
US sanctions branded ‘clowning actions’ as Hong Kong vows it won’t be intimidated
HONG KONG (Reuters) – Beijing’s top representative office in Hong Kong said on Saturday that sanctions imposed by Washington on…
Urgency to bear witness grows for last Hiroshima victims
World
August 4, 2020
Urgency to bear witness grows for last Hiroshima victims
HIROSHIMA, Japan (AP) — For nearly 70 years, until he turned 85, Lee Jong-keun hid his past as an atomic…
China, WHO in talks on plans to trace coronavirus origin
World
August 4, 2020
China, WHO in talks on plans to trace coronavirus origin
BEIJING (AP) — China and the World Health Organization are discussing plans to trace the origin of the coronavirus outbreak…
Mexico 3rd in global pandemic deaths, Vietnam struggles anew
World
August 1, 2020
Mexico 3rd in global pandemic deaths, Vietnam struggles anew
PARIS (AP) — Mexico now has the third most COVID-19 deaths in the world, behind the United States and Brazil,…
Asia-Pacific tourism makes patchy restart, and some missteps
World
July 31, 2020
Asia-Pacific tourism makes patchy restart, and some missteps
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Tourism operators across Asia and the Pacific are making furtive and faltering advances, as well as…
Asia Today: China, SKorea, Japan see upticks in virus cases
World
July 29, 2020
Asia Today: China, SKorea, Japan see upticks in virus cases
BEIJING (AP) — China reported more than 100 new cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday as the country continues to battle…
North Korean women faced torture, rape, malnourishment in detention, says UN report
World
July 28, 2020
North Korean women faced torture, rape, malnourishment in detention, says UN report
SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korean women detained in prison camps suffered from torture, rape and other forms of “multiple and…
US-China spats rattle world, prompting calls for unity
World
July 28, 2020
US-China spats rattle world, prompting calls for unity
BEIJING (AP) — Antagonisms between the United States and China are rattling governments around the world, prompting a German official…
New Zealand suspends extradition treaty with Hong Kong
World
July 28, 2020
New Zealand suspends extradition treaty with Hong Kong
WELLINGTON (Reuters) – New Zealand has suspended its extradition treaty with Hong Kong and made a number of other changes…