Asia Pacific
Malaysia’s Anwar says has backing to form govt, PM unshaken
Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim said Wednesday he had strong support from MPs to form a new government, but the premier appeared ...US President Donald Trump lashes China as UN warns against ‘Cold War’
US President Donald Trump cast blame on China over the coronavirus pandemic in an address on Tuesday before the United Nations, whose ...Tens of thousands of protesters join Thailand pro-democracy rally
Tens of thousands of pro-democracy protesters massed close to Thailand’s Grand Palace on Saturday, in a huge rally calling for PM Prayut ...Taiwan scrambles fighters as Chinese jets again fly near island
Taiwan’s air force scrambled jets for a second consecutive day on Saturday as multiple Chinese aircraft approached the island and crossed the ...Turkey begins Phase III trials of Chinese coronavirus vaccine
Turkey began final Phase III trials of an experimental Chinese coronavirus vaccine on Wednesday, Turkish media reported. The vaccine will be administered ...Virus restrictions threaten Asia economic recovery in 2021
Coronavirus-ravaged economies across the Asia Pacific will make a “swoosh-shaped” recovery next year, the Asian Development Bank forecast Tuesday, but it warned ...China coronavirus vaccine may be ready for public in November
Coronavirus vaccines being developed in China may be ready for use by the general public as early as November, an official with ...Japan ruling party elects Yoshihide Suga as PM successor
Yoshihide Suga, the man expected to become Japan’s next prime minister, is a farmer’s son with a reputation for inscrutability, who has ...Crowds rally in New Zealand’s Auckland against coronavirus lockdown
Large crowds of people rallied in Auckland on Saturday against the government’s social distancing restrictions imposed on the country’s largest city after ...India, China agree to disengage thousands of border troops
The Indian and Chinese foreign ministers have agreed that their troops should disengage from a tense border standoff, maintain proper distance and ...














