Misc Asia

Washington DC, April 10, 2020 - When U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper rang his South Korean counterpart this week, he pressed for a deal...

Jakarta, April 9, 2020 - Indonesia reported its biggest daily jump in coronavirus deaths on Thursday, bringing the total confirmed number to 280 in...

Tokyo, April 7, 2020- Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Tuesday declared a state of emergency to fight coronavirus infections in major population centers...

Seoul, April 6, 2020 - South Korea reported fewer than 50 new coronavirus cases for the first time since its peak in late February,...

Seoul, April 2, 2020 - South Korea will allow coronavirus patients to vote by mail or as absentees in parliamentary elections this month, as...

Wuhan, Mar 30, 2020 - China ramped up efforts on Monday to heal the world’s second-biggest economy as health authorities reported a further drop...

Beijing, March 24, 2020 - China’s Hubei province where the coronavirus pandemic originated will lift travel restrictions on people leaving the region as the...

Beijing-Washington DC-New York, Mar 18, 2020 - China is withdrawing the press credentials of American journalists at three U.S. newspapers, intensifying a bitter fight...

Seoul, March 11, 2020 - South Korea reported a jump in new coronavirus cases on Wednesday, reversing 11 days of slowing infections, as authorities...

Tokyo, March 11, 2020 - Japan marked the somber nine-year anniversary of devastating natural disasters and a nuclear accident on Wednesday as official commemorations...