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People walk toward an ambulance to be driven to a hospital for quarantine relating to a suspected COVID-19 case in Hanoi, Vietnam, Wednesday, July 29, 2020. Vietnam has locked down Da Nang, its third-largest city, for two weeks after 15 cases of COVID-19 were found in a hospital. (AP)World
Every city, province in Vietnam is now at risk of virus infection

Vietnam is the most populous country in the world to have recorded no deaths from the virus and zero local transmission...

29 July 2020 4:49 PM IST

Former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak, center, walks into a courtroom at Kuala Lumpur High Court in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. (AFP Photo)World
Malaysia-'s ex-PM Najib Razak found guilty in 1MDB graft case

Najib faced seven charges of criminal breach of trust, money laundering and abuse of power for receiving $10 million...

28 July 2020 12:10 PM IST

Malaysias former prime minister Najib Razak (C) arrives for a court appearance at the Duta court complex in Kuala Lumpur. - A Malaysian court on July 28, 2020 will hand down its verdict in Najib Razaks first corruption trial, nearly 16 months after it began probing the former prime ministers role in the multi-billion-dollar 1MDB scandal. (AFP)World
1MDB: The financial scandal hanging over Malaysia-'s ex-PM

The scandal alleges top Malaysian officials looted billions and then went on a spending spree - including financing a...

26 July 2020 11:39 AM IST

North Korean authorities have imposed a lockdown on the border city of Kaesong after discovering what they say is the countrys first suspected coronavirus case. (Representational Image:AP)World
North Korea declares lockdown over first suspected coronavirus case

Leader Kim Jong Un convened emergency politburo meeting to implement a -'maximum emergency system and top-class alert-'...

26 July 2020 9:26 AM IST

Vietnam, one of Asias biggest consumers of wildlife products, has suspended all imports of wild animal species dead or alive and vowed to eliminate illegal markets across the country. The directive, released on July 23, 2020 on the government website and signed by the Communist countrys premier, comes after the link between the coronavirus pandemic and Chinese wildlife markets selling bats. (AFP)World
Vietnam bans wildlife imports, markets to prevent another outbreak

Vietnam has been a popular destination for wildlife products often from endangered species used in traditional medicine...

25 July 2020 12:00 PM IST

A quarantine order was imposed on six different vessels anchored in the citys waters after some of the crew members tested positive for the virus. (AP)World
Hong Kong-'s sudden virus spike could be caused by its seafarers

After successfully tackling COVID-19 local transmission once, case numbers in the densely packed finance hub increased...

24 July 2020 3:12 PM IST

Vorayuth \Boss\ Yoovidhya, whose grandfather co-founded energy drink company Red Bull, walks to get in a car as he leaves a house in London. Charges have been dropped against the Thai heir to the Red Bull energy drink fortune who is accused in a 2012 car crash that killed a Bangkok police officer, Thai police said Friday, July 24, 2020. (AP)World
Charges dropped against Thai Red Bull heir over policeman death

Vorayuth, heir to one of the richest families in Thailand, avoided meeting prosecutors ever since and had become a...

24 July 2020 2:29 PM IST

Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen, center, walks with officials after attending the 36th Han Kung military exercises in Taichung City, central Taiwan. (AP)World
Taiwan says China sending military planes near island almost daily

China claims the self-ruling island democracy as its own territory and threatens to use People’s Liberation Army to...

23 July 2020 3:38 PM IST

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, center, visits a new chicken farm being built in Hwangju County, North Korea.(Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP)World
North Korea-'s Kim visits chicken farm, calls for improvements

He described the facility as a model for modernizing chicken farms in the rest of the country, which he described as...

23 July 2020 11:59 AM IST

Protesters show a banner \Librate Hong Kong, Revolution of out time\ and gesture with five fingers, signifying the \Five demands - not one less\ in a shopping mall during a protest in Hong Kong. The slogan had just been banned by the government under the new legislation, stating that it had separatist connotations. (AP)World
Hong Kongers get creative to protest without getting caught

Anti-government protesters in Hong Kong have adapted their methods to try to make their voices heard without violating...

21 July 2020 1:39 PM IST

A SpaceX Falcon 9 lifts off from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla., Monday, July 20, 2020. The rocket is carrying ANASIS II, a national security satellite for South Korea. (AP)World
South Korea-'s first-ever military satellite launched

The ANASIS-II is intended to enhance the South-'s ability to defend itself against the nuclear-armed North Korea

21 July 2020 12:40 PM IST

People wearing face masks take pictures at Odaiba area of Tokyo during the evening hour. (AFP)World
No kissing: Japan nightlife sets its virus rules

Strategic testing in nightlife districts of Tokyo has revealed rising cases of coronavirus, predominantly among people...

20 July 2020 6:26 PM IST

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