Asia Pacific

Japan's Osaka to name and shame pachinko parlours defying coronavirus lockdown

Japan declared a state of emergency in Tokyo and six other areas on April 7 that it later extended to the rest of the nation

Apr 27, 2020

By Reuters

Coronavirus

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison

Australians rush to download coronavirus tracing app, PM's popularity soars

Health Minister Greg Hunt said 1.13 million Australians downloaded the tracing app CovidSafe as of 6 a.m. (2000 GMT) on Monday

Apr 27, 2020

By Reuters

Coronavirus

US Senator Lindsey Graham says Kim Jong Un is 'dead or incapacitated'

Earlier, US President Donald Trump had said reports related to Kim's health were incorrect

Apr 27, 2020

By Parwinder Sandhu

North Korea expert: Panic buying, helicopters flying low in Pyongyang amid Kim Jong Un dead claims

Pyongyang is abuzz with talk that something has happened to the Respected Comrade, says Kim Jong Un biographer

Apr 26, 2020

By Johnlee Varghese

Indonesia: Hundreds of people affected by haze-related illness

Did Beijing know Coronavirus outbreak will become pandemic? China filed Remdesivir patent application in January

Top-secret Wuhan Institute of Virology and Military Medicine Institute made the patent application for potential coronavirus drug Remsvidir

Apr 26, 2020

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Coronavirus

North Korea to hold Workers Party Congress after 36 years: What to expect?

Tracking down Kim Jong-un: Experts reveal how they can find out what's happening in North Korea

There are a few tech tools which experts and analysts use to know more about the secretive country, North Korea and its ruler, Kim Jong-un

Apr 26, 2020

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Coronavirus

People outside a supermarket in SouthKorea

Big churches in South Korea to reopen with designated seats and size limits amid Coronavirus crisis

The deadly virus outbreak has created a major stir around the world in recent times claiming the lives of more than 200,000 people worldwide

Apr 26, 2020

By IBTimes SG Desk

Coronavirus

Not Kim Jong Un death - North Korea collapse and nuclear missiles that can reach US, worry experts

Defense analysts believe that the North Korean ICBM Hwasong-15 has a potential range of 8,100 miles and is capable of decimating any part of the US mainland

Apr 26, 2020

By Johnlee Varghese

What does Kim Jong Un like to eat? Details on poor diet leading to his health issues

The current health condition, as well as whereabouts of Kim Jong Un, are not known yet, amid rumours of his death, here are details about the food he loves to eat

Apr 26, 2020

By Suman Priya Mendonca

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

Malaysia confirms 38 new Coronavirus cases and no new deaths

The deadly virus outbreak has spread to more than 170 countries in the world claiming the lives of over 200,000 worldwide

Apr 26, 2020

By IBTimes SG Desk

Coronavirus

Coronavirus Lockdown: 3-year-old offering Namaz with his T-Rex toy in Malaysia goes viral [VIDEO]

A video of three-year-old Abbad Nawfal making his T-Rex dinosaur toy bow in obeisance during prayers on the occasion of beginning of Ramadan has gone viral

Apr 26, 2020

By Suman Priya Mendonca

Coronavirus