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Pro-Hong Kong demonstrators display flags during a protest at a shopping mall in Hong Kong. (AP)

China passes draft of controversial Hong Kong security law

The law is expected to bring about the most profound change to the former British colonyâ€™s way of life since it...

18 Jun 2020 4:48 PM IST

Students in a kindergarten class stand inside social distancing markings on the floor on the first day of the reopening of the International Pioneers School in Bangkok. (AFP)

Thailand marks 23 days without domestic transmission

On Wednesday, the country also reported its third consecutive day of no new coronavirus cases or deaths

17 Jun 2020 3:41 PM IST

An employee posts a sign to suspend indoor facilities at the newly-opened Yomiuriland amusement park in Tokyo. (AP)

Japanese researchers find coronavirus presence in wastewater plants

The findings mirror similar studies in Australia, the United States, and Europe

17 Jun 2020 12:45 PM IST

Smoke rises in the North Korean border town of Kaesong, seen from Paju, South Korea, Tuesday, June 16, 2020. South Korea says that North Korea has exploded an inter-Korean liaison office building just north of the tense Korean border. (AP Photo)

North Korea blows up liaison office shared with South Korea

Since early June, North Korea issued a series of vitriolic condemnations of South over activists sending anti-Pyongyang...

16 Jun 2020 2:44 PM IST

Rappler CEO and Executive Editor Maria Ressa, center, is escorted as she arrives to attend a court hearing at Manila Regional Trial Court, Philippines on Monday June 15, 2020. (AP)

Journalist who criticised Philippine president convicted of libel

If court also upholds Justice Departmentâ€™s decision, journalists and media firms can be sued up to 12 years for...

15 Jun 2020 11:07 AM IST

People wear face masks to protect against the spread of the coronavirus as they ride the subway in Taipei, Taiwan. (AP)

Eased curbs result in record number of infection in few countries

South Korea, Egypt and US show spike in cases after virus restrictions were lifted, as China now fears of a second wave

14 Jun 2020 1:44 PM IST

Kim Yo Jong, sister of North Koreas leader Kim Jong Un. (AP)

North Korea warns of retaliation over defectors in South

Kim Jong Unâ€™s sister Kim Yo Jong issued the warning days after South Korea took legal action against defectors

14 Jun 2020 12:46 PM IST

US President Donald Trump (R) gestures as he meets with North Koreas leader Kim Jong Un at the start of their historic US-North Korea summit in 2028. (AFP)

North Korea says little reason to maintain ties with Trump

On Thursday North Korea criticized the United States for commenting on inter-Korean affairs

12 Jun 2020 11:40 AM IST

In this photo provided by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, rear center, attends a meeting of the Politburo of the Central Committee of the Workers Party of Korea in North Korea. (AP)

Stay quiet if you want your elections to go smoothly: North Korea...

The statement comes after US State Department expressed disappointed at North Korea for suspending communication...

11 Jun 2020 12:04 PM IST

A woman reacts as she is sprayed with disinfectant inside a chamber as a precaution against the new coronavirus outbreak before entering a shopping mall in Jakarta, Indonesia. (AP)

Easing restrictions in Indonesia-'s capital worry its citizens

As Indonesiaâ€™s overall virus caseload continues to rise, Jakarta has moved to restore normalcy by lifting some...

10 Jun 2020 2:12 PM IST

Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam listens to reporters questions during a press conference in Hong Kong, Tuesday, June 9, 2020. Lam said everyone should learn a lesson from last years giant anti-government protests. But she did not say what lesson she has learned. Instead, she urged everyone to support the new national security legislation that the central government in Beijing is going to impose on Hong Kong. (AP Photo)

Hong Kong leader warns protesters that city cannot afford more...

Global financial hub is on alert for unrest with larger gatherings planned for the evening to mark the first anniversary...

9 Jun 2020 1:52 PM IST

Visitors hang a ribbon on a wire fence decorated with other ribbons at the Imjingak Pavilion in Paju, South Korea, Tuesday, June 9, 2020. North Korea said Tuesday it will cut off all communication channels with South Korea as it escalates its pressure on the South for failing to stop activists from floating anti-Pyongyang leaflets across their tense border. (AP Photo)

North Korea cut off communication with South over anti-Pyongyang...

South Korean government said it would push for legal bans on launching leaflets, but the North said South Korean...

9 Jun 2020 12:48 PM IST