Misc Asia

Beijing, Jan 20, 2021 - When American restaurant worker Simon Sunwoo was offered a Chinese-made COVID-19 vaccine in Shanghai this month through his employer...

Manila, Jan 20, 2021 - The Philippines will maintain “close and friendly” relations with the United States under President-elect Joe Biden, a top Philippine...

Taipei, Jan 19, 2021- Taiwan on Tuesday cancelled a major festival during the upcoming Lunar New Year holiday as the island reported four locally...

Bangkok, Jan 19, 2021 - A Thai court on Tuesday sentenced a 65-year-old woman to more than 43 years in jail for sharing online...

Tokyo, Jan 19, 2021 - Japan’s health minister watched a demonstration on Tuesday of a prototype automated COVID-19 testing machine that uses a robotic...

Kuala Lumpur, Jan 12, 2021 — Malaysia has declared a coronavirus emergency that will suspend Parliament at least until August and halt any bids...

Hanoi, Jan 11, 2021 - Vietnam will limit flights bringing citizens home from now until the end of the Lunar New Year in mid-February,...

Taipei, Jan 11, 2021 - Taiwan rolled out a newly redesigned passport on Monday that gives greater prominence to the island’s day-to-day name, aiming...

Washington DC, Jan 10, 2021 - Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Saturday said he was lifting restrictions on contacts between U.S. officials and...

Sydney-Jakarta, Jan 10, 2021 - Indonesia’s checkered air safety record is again in the spotlight after a Sriwijaya Air jet carrying 62 people crashed...