Asia Pacific
North Korea reports first suspected infection as global cases top 16m
North Korea declared its first suspected coronavirus case on Sunday, becoming one of the last countries to do so as the number ...Australia rejects Beijing’s South China Sea claims, backing US
Australia has rejected Beijing’s territorial and maritime claims in the South China Sea in a formal declaration to the United Nations, aligning ...China orders closure of US consulate in Chengdu
China on Friday ordered the US consulate in the southwestern city of Chengdu to close in retaliation for one of its missions ...Australia, facing ‘harsh reality’ of pandemic, braces for biggest postwar deficit
Australia’s budget is set to plunge into its biggest deficit since World War Two this year as the coronavirus crisis knocks the ...China launches ambitious attempt to land rover on Mars
China launched its most ambitious Mars mission yet on Thursday in a bold attempt to join the United States in successfully landing ...US-Chinese tensions soar as consulate ordered to shut
US-Chinese tensions, already rising because of the coronavirus pandemic and crackdown in Hong Kong, ratcheted up another notch on Wednesday as the ...Chinese COVID-19 vaccine starts final tests in Brazil
A Chinese-made vaccine against the new coronavirus entered the final stage of testing Tuesday in Brazil, where volunteers received the first doses ...New clashes dash hopes of end to fighting on Azerbaijan-Armenia border
New clashes erupted Thursday on the border between Azerbaijan and Armenia following a day-long lull, dashing hopes of a rapid end to ...Asian markets mostly up on vaccine, stimulus hopes
Fresh hopes for a coronavirus vaccine and another round of US stimulus lifted most Asian markets on Wednesday, although gains were tempered ...China’s economy seen growing 2.5% in second quarter as lockdowns end, stimulus kicks in
China’s economy likely returned to modest growth in the second quarter after a record contraction, as lockdown measures ended and policymakers announced ...














