Typhoon leaves 1 dead, 4 missing, over 100 injured in Japan
September 08, 2020
TOKYO _ A powerful typhoon left 1 person dead, four missing and 108 injured Monday in Japan as it battered […]
Category: ASIA
India passes Brazil for world’s second most virus cases
September 08, 2020
NEW DELHI (India) _ India overtook Brazil on Monday as the country with the second highest number of confirmed coronavirus […]
Hong Kong media boss Jimmy Lai found not guilty of intimidation
September 04, 2020
HONG KONG — Hong Kong media mogul Jimmy Lai walked free from a criminal intimidation trial Thursday as the court ruled […]
International flights to Beijing resume after five months
September 04, 2020
BEIJING — The first international flight in more than five months landed in China’s capital Thursday with passengers greeted by […]
Lebanon PM designate bids to form crisis cabinet within two weeks
September 03, 2020
BEIRUT — Lebanon’s prime minister designate Mustapha Adib started talks on forming a crisis government Wednesday, under French pressure to […]
Macron backs Iraq ‘sovereignty’ on first Baghdad visit
September 03, 2020
Baghdad — French President Emmanuel Macron met his Iraqi counterpart Wednesday on his first official visit to Baghdad, where he […]
Japanese gov’t may offer free COVID-19 vaccines to all residents
September 03, 2020
TOKYO — The Japanese government may offer COVID-19 vaccinations for free to all residents so that the number of future […]
Thai royal consort reclaims king’s favour
September 03, 2020
BANGKOK — A Thai royal consort who was purged for “disloyalty” after running afoul of the Queen has made a […]
Chinese embassy urges India to immediately withdraw troops illegally trespassing border area
September 03, 2020
NEW DELHI — The Chinese embassy in New Delhi on Tuesday urged India to immediately withdraw its troops illegally trespassing […]
Japan’s Kubota opens 1st overseas test farm in Thailand
September 01, 2020
BANGKOK _ Major Japanese agricultural machinery maker Kubota Corp. has opened its first overseas technology-testing farm in Thailand to help […]
