UK and Australia commit to free trade negotiations

British Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab made his first overseas trip since Brexit yesterday to faraway Australia, where he reaffirmed Britain’s desire for a free trade deal and gave assurances that

Afghanistan | Media outlets protest curtailed access to information

An Afghan media watchdog urged the government yesterday to heed a demand for more media freedoms after 30 local media outlets said in a joint statement that authorities were increasingly

Australia | Former official in court for taking secrets home

A former senior Australian intelligence official appeared in court yesterday charged with illegally taking secret documents from his Canberra office to his home two decades ago. Roger Uren, 72, appeared in

Pompeo message in Europe, Central Asia trip: Beware of China

The countries Secretary of State Mike Pompeo visited on a five nation-tour over the last week varied from longtime ally Britain to ex-Soviet republics in Central Asia. But the message

North Korea making ‘all-out efforts’ to guard against virus

North Korea said yesterday it was mobilizing 30,000 health workers everyday in its “all-out efforts” to guard against the spread of a virus from neighboring China. North Korea hasn’t reported any

Analysis | Fears of new virus trigger anti-China sentiment in Asia Pacific

A scary new virus from China has spread around the world. So has rising anti-Chinese sentiment, calls for a full travel ban on Chinese visitors and indignities for Chinese and

Thailand sees good result from using drug mixture on coronavirus

A cocktail of antiviral drugs appeared effective in treating a seriously ill coronavirus patient, a Thai health official said. The HIV medicines lopinavir and ritonavir, which are sold by AbbVie Inc.

Philippines reports first virus death outside of China

The Philippines today (Sunday) reported the first death from a new virus outside of China, where authorities delayed the opening of schools in the worst-hit province and tightened quarantine measures

Tourism businesses worldwide brace for a hit worse than SARS

Hotels, luxury shops and attractions around the world that came to rely on a flood of Chinese tourists are facing an even bigger crisis than during the SARS outbreak as

Japanese evacuation flight brings back workers from Wuhan

TOKYO — The first group of Japanese evacuees from a virus-hit Chinese city arrived in Tokyo today (Wednesday), a dozen of them with cough and fever including two who were

North Korea | Kim’s aunt reemerges after years of speculation about fate

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s aunt made her first public appearance in about six years, state media reported Sunday, quelling years of rumors that she was purged or executed

New Zealand | Ardern seeking reelection in Sept. 19 vote

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern may be lauded around the world as a liberal icon but whether she can translate that into a reelection victory in September remains uncertain. Ardern yesterday announced

IS tries to stage comeback amid rising US-Iran tensions

  The Islamic State group’s self-styled “caliphate” across parts of Iraq and Syria seemed largely defeated last year, with the loss of its territory, the killing of its founder in a

Downtown Tokyo’s homeless fear removal ahead of Olympics

Shelters made of cardboard start popping up in the basement of Tokyo's Shinjuku train station right before the shutters come down at 11 p.m., in corridors where "salarymen"

Battle for India’s new citizenship law moves to top court

India’s top court yesterday began hearing dozens of petitions seeking the revocation of amendments to the citizenship law following nationwide protests and a security crackdown that led to more than

Singapore says Asia’s at ‘turning point’ as US, China face off

The first-phase trade deal between the U.S. and China doesn’t signal an end to tensions between the world’s top two economies, according to Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, who

Countries gear up response to new coronavirus

Countries in Asia and elsewhere have begun body temperature checks at airports, railway stations and along highways in hopes of catching people carrying a new coronavirus

Japan | Shinzo Abe resumes constitution quest to burnish legacy

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe faces almost insurmountable obstacles to completing his career-long quest to amend Japan’s pacifist constitution. That won’t stop him from trying. The premier opened a new session of

IMF raises forecast for Japan’s economy this year

The International Monetary Fund sees Japan’s economy growing faster than previously expected this year, citing a boost from the stimulus package unveiled last month by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. The IMF

Myanmar probe: Security forces likely committed war crimes

An independent commission established by Myanmar’s government has concluded there are reasons to believe that security forces committed war crimes in counterinsurgency operations that led more than 700,000 members of

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