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Medical staff member (R) taking swab samples of a woman for nucleic acid testing for the COVID-19 coronavirus in Shanghai.(AFP)

Top Chinese health official warns of virus rebound

As of Sunday, 962 asymptomatic cases, including 98 from abroad, were still under medical observation in the country

4 May 2020 9:39 AM IST

A globe showing Europe, Africa and Asia is pictured on an illustration representation of COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus in Paris. (AFP)

Report: China hid coronavirus' severity to hoard medical supplies

The analysis states that while downplaying the severity of the virus, China increased imports and decreased exports of...

4 May 2020 9:21 AM IST

A North Korean flag flutters in the wind at a military guard post in Paju, at the border with South Korea. (AP)

North and South Korea exchange gunfire at demilitarized zone

The two Koreas remain technically at war after the Korean War ended with an armistice in 1953

3 May 2020 3:09 PM IST

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (centre) visiting the completed Suchon phosphate fertilizer factory in South Pyongan Province, North Korea on May 1st. (Released from North Koreas official Korean Central News Agency)

Kim Jong Un reappears in public after weeks of health rumours

The leader's recent absence from public events had triggered a series of fevered rumours and unconfirmed reports over...

2 May 2020 9:40 AM IST

People wear face masks amid concerns of the COVID-19 coronavirus as they walk to the entrance of the Forbidden City, the former palace of Chinas emperors, in Beijing. (AFP)

China takes a day off from virus anxiety

Millions of Chinese hit the road or visited newly re-opened tourist sites on Friday for an extended national holiday

1 May 2020 4:45 PM IST

Pro-democracy protesters wearing face mask raise a Hong Kong colonial flag during a protest at a shopping mall in Hong Kong.(AFP)

Hong Kong democracy rallies to make a comeback as pandemic eases

Pro-democracy unions and social media posts have called for people to gather and shout slogans in their neighbourhoods...

1 May 2020 12:33 PM IST

Chinese President Xi Jinping. (AP)

Journalist jailed for 15 years in China for attacking ruling Communist...

The charge of -"picking quarrels and provoking trouble-" is a catch-all that Chinese authorities use against people who...

1 May 2020 11:56 AM IST

South Korean nurses wearing protective gear arrive for their shift to care for patients infected with the COVID-19 coronavirus at Keimyung University Daegu Dongsan Hospital in Daegu. (AFP)

World should follow South Korea on COVID-19 fight: UN

UN Secretary-General Guterres said recovery from the pandemic needs to go hand-in-hand with climate action, just as...

1 May 2020 8:49 AM IST

A staff member of Aichi Prefecture, wearing protective gear as a preventive measure to curb the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus, checks the body temperature of a passenger arriving at Nagoya railway station. (AFP)

Japan passes $240 billion virus package including cash handouts

Prime minister Shinzo Abe was forced into a U-turn on cash handouts, reversing an initial plan to offer means-tested...

30 April 2020 4:38 PM IST

Commuters wear face masks on the Mass Rapid Transit train as a preventive measure against the COVID-19 coronavirus in Singapore

Singapore records 690 new Covid-19 cases as tally crosses 15K

Six are Singaporeans or permanent residents while the rest are foreigners with work permits.

29 April 2020 2:19 PM IST

A file image of an Afghan securityman standing guard on a Kabul street. (AFP)

Three killed as Taliban attacks Afghan special forces base in Kabul

Attacks takes place day after defense minister and commander of U.S. forces visit facility.

29 April 2020 1:15 PM IST

File image of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un with US President Donald Trump. (AP)

Amid health speculations, Kim Jong-un remains a mystery to the world

What do we really know about the man who leads North Korea?

29 April 2020 12:53 PM IST