Asia Pacific

China's Top Disease Control Official Accepts Coronavirus Response Criticism But Defends Beijing

Director of China's Disease Control And Prevention Center Said China's Response to COVID-19 Was 'Good'

May 23, 2020

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Malaysia Claims Second Coronavirus Cluster Breaks out at Migrant Detention Centers

The deadly virus outbreak has created a major stir around the world in recent times claiming the lives of more than 330,000 people worldwide

May 23, 2020

By IBTimes SG Desk

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Singapore's Health Ministry Reports 642 New Coronavirus Cases

The deadly virus outbreak has created a major stir around the world in recent times claiming the lives of more than 330,000 people worldwide

May 23, 2020

By IBTimes SG Desk

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Malaysia to impose tourism tax from July, not August: Minister

Malaysia Confirms 48 New Coronavirus Cases and No New Deaths

The deadly virus outbreak has created a major stir around the world in recent times claiming the lives more than 330,000 people

May 23, 2020

By IBTimes SG Desk

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Cranes can be seen on a construction site at the inner-city suburb of Barangaroo, the site of the Australian casino operator Crown Resorts new Sydney waterfront resort, with the Sydney Opera House located on Sydney Harbour in Australia, August 9, 2018. RE

Australia Calls on Younger People to Get Virus Tests as Reopening Accelerates

New South Wales, which includes the city of Sydney is home to nearly half Australia's roughly 7,100 coronavirus cases

May 23, 2020

By Reuters

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Hong Kong's Pro-Beijing Politicians Say National Security Law Good for Business

U.S. officials have said the legislation would end the Chinese-ruled city's autonomy and would be bad for both economies

May 23, 2020

By Reuters

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un attends a grand military parade celebrating the 70th founding anniversary of the North Korean Army

Kim Jong Un Death Rumors Resurface After His Flag and Emblem 'Removed' From TV Broadcast

Rumors surrounding Kim's death surface again after the state TV reportedly 'erased' the leader's emblem from its broadcast.

May 23, 2020

By Manthan C.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un attends a grand military parade celebrating the 70th founding anniversary

North Korea Enters a New Era, Dispels Myth About Kim Jong Un Possessing Magical Powers

North Koreans believed their rulers possess 'chukjibeop', a magical power helping him bend time and space

May 22, 2020

By Parwinder Sandhu

Thailand to Extend Coronavirus Emergency to End of June

Thailand to maintain its state of emergency until the end of June in an effort to keep infections under control as the government prepares to ease restrictions

May 22, 2020

By Reuters

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Singapore to Distribute Improved Reusable Masks With 95 Per Cent Filtration Efficiency

Some six million masks can be collected from specified centers or 24-hour vending machines starting May 26

May 22, 2020

By Bharat Sharma

Alibaba's Sales Spike as People Shop Online due to Coronavirus Lockdown

The deadly virus outbreak has created a major stir around the world as most of the countries were forced to impose lockdowns

May 22, 2020

By IBTimes SG Desk

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Bill Gates Briefs CIA About Mind Altering Drug in Leaked Video; Here Is the Truth

The caption accompanying the video claims it was shot at the Pentagon in 2005

May 22, 2020

By Parwinder Sandhu

'End of Hong Kong' as China Pushes Controversial National Security Law for City?

Critics say the national security law for Hong Kong is an attempt to muzzle dissent in the garb of safeguarding national security.

May 22, 2020

By Shubhangi Shah

Dennis Rodman Says 'Something is Wrong' With Kim Jong Un, Hints at Kim Yo Jong as New Leader

Rodman claims to be a close friend of the North Korean dictator after his trip to Pyongyang

May 22, 2020

By Parwinder Sandhu

Fighting Coronavirus: Global Trial of Hydroxychloroquine Starts in UK

40,000 frontline health workers from four continents to receive anti-malarial drug

May 21, 2020

By Parwinder Sandhu

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