Asia Pacific
Virus second-wave fears rattle global markets, stocks fall
Fears that a second wave of COVID-19 infections is under way sent jitters across global markets on Monday with stocks and oil ...Beijing locks areas down as new virus outbreak gathers pace
China’s capital city raced Monday to control a fresh coronavirus outbreak, with 79 cases linked to a single wholesale food market in ...China reports 57 new virus cases as Beijing cluster grows
China reported 57 new cases of the coronavirus on Sunday, the highest daily figure since April, as concerns grew about a resurgence ...North Korea warns South to drop ‘nonsensical’ denuclearisation talk
North Korea on Saturday issued another angry statement against Seoul, this time excoriating it for “nonsensical” statements on the stalled dialogue about ...North Korea cuts communication lines to South
North Korea is severing all official communication links with the South, it announced Tuesday in a move analysts said was aimed at ...Vietnam plans to resume flights to some virus-free countries
Vietnam plans to allow a resumption of flights to and from countries that have had no cases of coronavirus for 30 days, ...Joyful Prime Minister Ardern declares New Zealand virus victory
New Zealand lifted all domestic coronavirus restrictions on Monday after its final COVID-19 patient was given the all clear, with Prime Minister ...Virus deaths approach 400,000 as oil producers extend output cuts
The global death toll from the coronavirus neared 400,000 on Sunday with fatalities accelerating in Latin America, as oil-producing countries agreed to ...Virus deaths reach 375,000 as Latin America struggles
The global death toll from the coronavirus topped 375,000 on Tuesday as the disease continued to tear through Latin America, but in ...Schools reopen as Singapore eases lockdown restrictions
With temperatures checked, masks fitted, and hand sanitizers at the ready, many Singapore children returned to school on Tuesday after a novel ...














