North Korean leader Kim Jong Un sent a personal letter to South Korean President Moon Jae-in to express his condolences over a soaring viral outbreak, Seoul officials said yesterday. It wasn’t
Indian authorities yesterday temporarily revoked a ban on social media sites and restored full internet access in disputed Kashmir for two weeks, seven months after they stripped the restive region
China prepared to close temporary hospitals while South Korea struggled to find enough beds for its sick yesterday as the virus epidemic that began in Asia increasingly
In these days of infection and fear, a recent propaganda photo sums up the image North Korea wants to show the world, as well as its people: Soldiers
North Korea fired two presumed short-range ballistic missiles into its eastern sea on Monday, South Korean officials said, resuming weapons demonstrations after a months-long hiatus
A 78-year-old man with coronavirus died in a Perth hospital, marking Australia’s first fatality, after returning from the Diamond Princess cruise ship off the coast of Japan last month. The
As the worst-hit areas of Asia continued to struggle with a viral epidemic, with hundreds more cases reported yesterday in South Korea and China, worries about infection and containment spread
Saudi Arabia yesterday banned foreign pilgrims from entering the kingdom to visit Islam’s holiest sites over the new coronavirus, potentially disrupting the plans of millions of faithful ahead of the
South Korean virus cases jumped again yesterday and the U.S. military confirmed its first case among American soldiers based in the Asian country, with his case and many others connected
A woman wearing vinyl gloves on a subway train. Guests donning masks at a sparsely attended wedding ceremony. People feverishly stocking up on instant noodles and rice. Friends calling each
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said yesterday that the success of new measures such as letting employees work from home and expanding hospital treatment capacity will determine whether the country
Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad abruptly submitted his resignation to the king yesterday and his party exited the ruling coalition, kicking off a race to form the next government of
Thailand’s disbanded opposition Future Forward Party attacked the government yesterday for allegedly colluding with Malaysia’s former prime minister to cover up the 1MDB financial scandal, for which former Malaysian leader
Yonhap news agency says South Korea has reported its first death from a new coronavirus. The Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention did not immediately provide details. The report came as
Hundreds of passengers began leaving the Diamond Princess cruise ship yesterday after the end of a much-criticized, two-week quarantine that failed to stop the spread of a new virus among
An extraordinary two- week quarantine of the Diamond Princess cruise ship ends today, with thousands of passengers and crew set to disembark over the next several days in the port
Hukam Khan isn’t sure how old he is, but his beard is long and white, and when he came to Pakistan 40 years ago fleeing an earlier war in Afghanistan,
In a popular Catholic church in the Philippines, nearly half of the pews were empty for Sunday Mass. The few hundred worshippers who showed up were asked to refrain from
DEE-ANN DURBIN & DAVID KOENIG A new viral outbreak is wreaking havoc on cruises in Asia, where some passengers are stranded aboard ships and others can't leave China.
Japan announced last night its first death from a new virus from China, hours after confirming 44 more cases on a cruise ship quarantined near Tokyo as fears of
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