Asia Pacific
India says 20 troops killed in deadliest clash with China in decades
At least 20 Indian soldiers were killed in a “violent face-off” with Chinese forces along the disputed Himalayan frontier, the Indian army ...India soldiers killed in clash with Chinese forces
Three Indian soldiers were killed in a violent face-off on the Chinese border, the Indian army said Tuesday, following weeks of rising ...North Korea blows up inter-Korean liaison office near border with South
North Korea blew up an inter-Korean liaison office on its side of the border on Tuesday, after days of increasingly virulent rhetoric ...Europe reopens borders but China battles new virus outbreak
A raft of EU nations reopened their borders to fellow Europeans on Monday after months of coronavirus curbs, but China locked down ...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, ...














