Asia Pacific

Justin Bieber Files $20M Defamation Suit Against Women Who Accused Him of Sexual Assault

Bieber's lawyers claim that the accusations made by the women are "factually impossible" and can be disproved with documentary evidence.

Jun 27, 2020

By R. Ghosh

Who is Shaoquett Moselmane? Australia MP's Home Raided Over Chinese Communist Party Links

New South Wales MP, Shaoquett Moselmane has been suspended from Labor Party after his house, office was raised by national security agencies over his allegations of links to China

Jun 26, 2020

By Suman Priya Mendonca

Hong Kong student leader Joshua Wong convicted for democracy protests

Hong Kong Activist Joshua Wong Expects to be National Security Law 'Target'

As per China, the law aims to tackle separatism, subversion, terrorism, and collusion with foreign forces

Jun 26, 2020

By IBTimes SG Desk

China installs rocket launchers on disputed South China Sea island

Amid Pandemic, Southeast Asian Countries Warn of 'Alarming' South China Sea Incidents

Earlier, Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc said international institutions and international law had been seriously challenged during the global crisis

Jun 26, 2020

By Reuters

Former Malaysia PM Mahathir questioned by police for the second time in June

Former Malaysia PM Mahathir Says Change Unlikely in Singapore's Political Power

Dr Mahathir bin Mohamad believes a change in Singapore's ruling party will help ease differences between the two countries

Jun 26, 2020

By Krishnendu Banerjee

China Spreading Narrative That Democracies Failed to Handle Covid-19 Pandemic: Australian Diplomat

The Former Australian Senator George Brandis says democratic countries should work together in all sectors, to protect themselves from any threat

Jun 26, 2020

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

South Korea Backs Remdesivir for Coronavirus, Urges Caution With Dexamethasone

The deadly virus outbreak has created a major stir around the world in recent times claiming the lives of more than 489,000 people worldwide

Jun 26, 2020

By IBTimes SG Desk

Coronavirus

Japanese Startup Makes 'Connected' Face Mask for Coronavirus Crisis

The deadly virus outbreak has created a major stir around the world in recent times infecting more than 9.6 million people globally

Jun 26, 2020

By IBTimes SG Desk

Coronavirus

Victoria's Secret Abruptly Closes its Flagship Store in Hong Kong

The store located in Causeway Bay, which was launched less than two years ago, fired all its employees on Wednesday

Jun 26, 2020

By R. Ghosh

Coronavirus

Indonesia Confirms 1,240 New Cases of Coronavirus and 63 More Deaths

The deadly virus outbreak has created a major stir around the world in recent times infecting overt 9.6 million people globally

Jun 26, 2020

By IBTimes SG Desk

Coronavirus

China's Ambassador, Diplomat in New York Secretly Recruited Scientists, Says FBI

FBI has been investigating a scientist in Connecticut, who has links to the Chinese government, revealed court documents

Jun 26, 2020

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Replacing America's National Anthem? Did a 'White Supremacist' Write The Star Spangled Banner?

Activists have been leading the charge to replace The Star Spangled Banner as the National Anthem as its author Francis Scott Key was a slaveholder.

Jun 26, 2020

By R. Ghosh

Singapore GE2020: Who Is Gan Siow Huang? PAP to Field SAF's First Woman General

Gan Siow Huang became Singapore's first woman brigadier-general and worked with labor unions as a deputy chief executive of e2i

Jun 26, 2020

By Krishnendu Banerjee

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

Kim Jong Un in Poor Health? Japan Believes Covid-19 Spread Behind 'Strange' Actions of North Korea

Tokyo has "suspicion" about the North Korean leader's health, says defense minister Taro Kono

Jun 26, 2020

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Coronavirus

US Treasury Sends Coronavirus Relief Money to Millions of Dead People; Scrambles to Find if Checks Were Cashed

The checks were mistakenly sent to the deceased because only the IRS had access to the Social Security Administration's full set of death records.

Jun 26, 2020

By R. Ghosh

Coronavirus

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