Asia Pacific
China says willing to help North Korea in fight against virus
China is willing to offer support to North Korea within its ability against the coronavirus epidemic, state television said on Saturday, quoting ...Virus deaths top 250,000 as billions pledged for vaccine push
The global death toll from the coronavirus pandemic topped a quarter of a million on Tuesday, with the US government predicting a ...Australia and New Zealand ‘travel bubble’ in sight as virus growth slows
New Zealand and Australia could soon open their borders to each other, creating what they call a “Trans-Tasman bubble” as they look ...Australia fights virus clusters as parts of country ease restrictions
Australia’s state of Victoria saw its highest increase in new coronavirus cases in weeks on Sunday and New South Wales state struggled ...North and South Korea exchange gunfire at border: Seoul
North Korean troops fired multiple gunshots towards the South in the DMZ dividing the peninsula on Sunday, prompting South Korean forces to ...North Korea’s Kim Jong Un reappears after weeks of speculation
North Korea’s Kim Jong Un has made his first public appearance in nearly three weeks, state media reported Saturday, following intense speculation ...Balcony protests and e-rallies as epidemic curtails May Day demos
Workers of the world scaled back their traditional May Day demos Friday with coronavirus lockdowns forcing many to rally online instead, while ...Trump points finger at China lab as WHO asks to join virus probe
Donald Trump has said he has seen evidence the new coronavirus originated in a Chinese lab, an assertion that threatened on Friday ...Trump says evidence ties virus to Wuhan lab, threatens tariffs
US President Donald Trump on Thursday threatened new tariffs against Beijing after claiming there is evidence linking the coronavirus to a lab ...Japan unlikely to lift virus state of emergency next week: Abe
Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said Thursday it was “hard” to lift a nationwide state of emergency imposed over the coronavirus next ...














