Asia Pacific

North Korean Women In Prison Camps Faced Sexual and Physical Abuse, Says UN Report

The women, who were held in prison camps and subjected to abuse, narrated their ordeals to UN investigators in Seoul in interviews after their release

Jul 28, 2020

By IBTimes APAC Desk

Chinese CDC Head Gao Fu Claims to Have Been Injected with Experimental Coronavirus Vaccine

Fu said that he did that to instill confidence in people amid growing concerns about Coronavirus vaccines among anti-vaxxers

Jul 28, 2020

By Krishnendu Banerjee

Coronavirus

National Safety Will Be Guaranteed By Nuclear Deterrence: Kim Jong-un

The Supreme Leader's remarks came during his speech on Monday at a national conference of veterans on the 67th anniversary of the end of the 1950-53 Korean War

Jul 28, 2020

By IBTimes APAC Desk

Taiwan Investigates Probable First Local Coronavirus Case in 1 Month as Imported Case Rise

The deadly virus outbreak has created a major stir around the world in recent times infecting more than 16.4 million people worldwide

Jul 28, 2020

By IBTimes SG Desk

Coronavirus

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

North Korean Officials Begging China for Coronavirus Vaccine? Kim's Nation Bracing for COVID-19 Crisis

The vaccine development in the country has not raised the hopes of the elites as they seek vaccine from foreign nations, as per reports

Jul 28, 2020

By Ishan Ghosh

Coronavirus

Doctor Removes 3-cm Long Leech from Chinese Man's Nostrils After Two Weeks

The farmer in Yunnan province of China complained of nosebleeds and weakness after drinking water from a spring in the wild

Jul 28, 2020

By Krishnendu Banerjee

Drunk Oregon McDonald's Customer With Covid-19 Spits on Cop to Avoid Arrest

Miguel Hernandez-Cuesta, 24, was booked on an additional charge of felony aggravated harassment and is being treated for coronavirus.

Jul 28, 2020

By R. Ghosh

Coronavirus

Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak arrives at the Beijing Capital International Aiport

Malaysia's Najib Razak Found Guilty in 1MDB Scam Trial, Faces 20 Years in Jail

The former Malaysian PM has been found guilty of illegally transferring funds from state-owned 1MDB into his private accounts.

Jul 28, 2020

By Akshay Saraswat

Hong Kong Microbiologist Reveals Hubei's Coronavirus Infection Numbers Are Not Correct

Hong Kong medical expert who visited Wuhan in January this year, found in a study that the Coronavirus infection number could be much higher at 2.2 million

Jul 28, 2020

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Coronavirus

Huawei Cuts India Revenue Forecast by 50%, Hints at Massive Lay Off Amid Growing Anti-China Sentiments

Huawei is now expecting revenues between $350 and $500 million in India for the fiscal year 2020 and plans to lay off 60-70% of its workforce in the country

Jul 27, 2020

By R. Ghosh

Huawei 5g

Hong Kong Bans Restaurant Dining and Limits Public Gathering To Prevent Spread of COVID-19

Hong Kong expects to witness a record increase in the number of COVID-19 cases amid a resurgence of the coronavirus infection

Jul 27, 2020

By IBTimes SG Desk

Australian Regulator Sues Google for Misleading Users Over Data Privacy Policy

Google allegedly increased ad revenue by tricking users to consent to a privacy policy update in 2016 and gained access to browsing data on third party websites

Jul 27, 2020

By Krishnendu Banerjee