Asia Pacific
Australia’s second-biggest city under new virus lockdown
Five million Melbourne residents were ordered back into lockdown after coronavirus cases surged in Australia’s second-biggest city Tuesday. Victoria state Premier Daniel ...Australia moves to seal off virus-hit state as outbreak worsens
Australia will effectively seal off the state of Victoria from the rest of the country, authorities said Monday, announcing unprecedented measures to ...Hundreds of drones light up Seoul sky with virus messages
Hundreds of drones lit up the night sky in Seoul for a spectacular showcase of motivational and awareness messages as the world ...Australia new virus cases fall, but testing blitz runs into resistance
Australia reported a drop in new coronavirus cases on Friday, with a surge in the second most populated state Victoria appearing to ...China, UK clash over Hong Kong’s fate under new security law
China promised Thursday to take countermeasures against Britain if it presses ahead with plans to extend citizenship rights to Hong Kongers after ...More than 100 dead in Myanmar jade mine landslide
The bodies of at least 100 jade miners were pulled from the mud after a landslide in northern Myanmar on Thursday, in ...Kazakhstan implements second lockdown after COVID cases surge
Kazakhstan will implement a second, softer lockdown for two weeks from July 5 to help combat a surge in coronavirus cases, the ...Hong Kong marks handover anniversary with new security law arrests
Hong Kong police made the first arrests under Beijing’s new national security law on Wednesday as the city greeted the anniversary of ...China passes feared Hong Kong security law
China passed a sweeping national security law for Hong Kong on Tuesday, a historic move that critics and many western governments fear ...Singapore heads for polls despite virus outbreak
Singapore’s parliament was dissolved Tuesday for an election even as the city-state struggles to recover from a major coronavirus outbreak that has ...














