Tag Archives: Asia

Wellington, New Zealand (AP) – New Zealand has reported its first coronavirus case outside a quarantine facility in more than two months, although there was no immediate evidence that the virus was …

According to the Australian Federal Police (AFP), Canadian national Tse Chi Lope was detained on Friday at Amsterdam’s Shipol International Airport, which has played a major role in an international investigation. Prior …

Colombo, Sri Lanka (AP) – The Sri Lankan health minister, who has faced criticism for consuming and endorsing herbal syrup made by a magician, has tested positive for COVID-19. A Health Ministry …

The Serum Institute of India (SII) in the western city of Pune was brought under control on Thursday, although the cause is still under investigation, according to city mayor Muralidhar Mohol. Mohol …

On Friday, the Times of London quoted an unnamed senior member of the ruling coalition as stating that Japanese officials had privately concluded that the Olympics could not progress further due to …

Colombo, Sri Lanka (AP) – Sri Lanka reopened to foreign tourists on Thursday after a nearly 10-month epidemic closed which cut deep into the Indian Ocean island nation’s lucrative travel industry. Completion …

TOKYO (AP) – Asian stocks rose on Thursday over optimism over the new US administration, which marked the beginning of a rally on Wall Street. Expectations are high that President Joe Biden’s …

In a emphatic note published after US President Joe Biden took oath of office after Beijing time Thursday morning, the Chinese Foreign Ministry said the former Trump administration official was an “anti-China …

“The government of Gujarat has decided … the term dragon fruit is not appropriate, and is associated with China. The shape of the fruit is like a lotus, and so we have …

Research by the nonprofit Global Fishing Watch found that 95% of total North Korean vessels spent on squid fishing in Russian waters, from 146,800 to 6,600. Squid fishing in its territorial waters …