Asia Pacific
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 ...World virus cases top 6 mln as leaders disagree on pandemic response
The number of coronavirus cases worldwide topped six million Sunday, with Brazil registering another record surge in daily infections as divisions deepened ...Virus misinformation fuels panic in Asia
False alerts about a man shot dead at a coronavirus checkpoint, old footage of a supermarket stampede in reports of panic buying, ...China parliament approves plan to impose Hong Kong security law
China’s parliament approved plans Thursday to impose a security law on Hong Kong that critics say will eradicate the city’s promised freedoms. ...Nissan to close Indonesia, Spain auto plants after losses
Nissan announced Thursday it will close two auto plants, in Spain and Indonesia, as it sank into the red for the first ...














