Asia Pacific
Vietnam to end COVID curbs on international flights from Feb 15
Vietnam will remove its COVID-19 restrictions on international passenger flights with all markets starting Feb. 15, with no limitation on the number ...New Zealand protesters occupy parliament grounds for fourth day
More people arrived outside New Zealand’s parliament on Friday, as protesters calling for an end to a vaccine mandate and tough COVID-19 ...Belarusian skier flees country after ban for political views
A Belarusian cross-country skier has fled the country with her family because of fears of reprisals by authorities after she was barred ...Australia to open borders to vaccinated tourists on February 21
Australia said on Monday it will reopen its borders to vaccinated travellers this month, ending two years of misery for the tourism ...Taiwan condemns ‘contemptible’ timing of China-Russia partnership
Taiwan on Saturday condemned as “contemptible” the timing of China and Russia’s “no limits” partnership at the start of the Winter Olympics, ...China’s Xi Jinping meets Russia’s Vladimir Putin as tensions grow with west
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday arrived in Beijing, where he is expected to attend the 2022 Winter Olympics and hold a ...Myanmar sees anti-junta protests on coup anniversary despite crackdown
Streets in some of Myanmar’s main cities were nearly deserted on Tuesday as opponents of military rule called for a “silent strike” ...North Korea tests biggest missile since 2017, U.S. calls for talks
North Korea confirmed on Monday it had launched a Hwasong-12 ballistic missile, the same weapon it had once threatened to target the ...North Korea caps month of tests with longest-range missile since 2017
North Korea conducted its largest missile test since 2017 on Sunday, sending a suspected intermediate-range ballistic missile soaring into space, seen as ...U.S., China confer on Ukraine, urge de-escalation and calm
China has told the United States it wants to see all sides involved in Ukraine remain calm and avoid increasing tension while ...














