Asia Today: Amid new surge, India tests potential vaccine

NEW DELHI — India began its first human trials of a novel coronavirus vaccine candidate as the world's second-most populous country recorded nearly 49,000 new cases. The additional infections take India's

Chinese researcher charged with US visa fraud is in custody

A Chinese researcher accused of concealing her ties to the Chinese military on a visa application she submitted so she could work in the U.S. was booked Friday (today, Macau

Taiwanese StarLux to add flights to Macau in August

Taiwanese startup carrier StarLux Airlines said today (Friday) it will add service to Macau and Malaysia starting in August, Central News Agency (CNA) reported. The airline will fly four round-trip flights

Asia Today: Tokyo sets virus case record as holiday begins

TOKYO — The city of Tokyo announced a record 366 new daily coronavirus cases on Thursday, exceeding 300 for the first time as Japan begins a four-day weekend with many

Thai serial killer cremated after decades as museum display

For decades, some Thai parents warned their naughty children that if they didn't behave, Si Ouey would come eat their livers. If the threat of a ghostly visit from the executed

Asia Today: Australian state leader says sick not isolating

MELBOURNE — Australia's hard-hit Victoria state reported a record 484 new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday and health authorities warned that numbers could continue to rise. With Australia's second-largest city, Melbourne, now

Asia Today: Outbreak in northwest China spreads to second city

BEIJING — China's latest coronavirus outbreak has spread to a second city in the northwestern region of Xinjiang. One of the 17 new cases reported on Monday was in the ancient

Profile of a killer: Unraveling the deadly new coronavirus

What is this enemy? Seven months after the first patients were hospitalized in China battling an infection doctors had never seen before, the world's scientists and citizens have reached an unsettling

Asia Today: Rules return in Hong Kong, India, ease in China

HONG KONG — Renewed restrictions took effect in Hong Kong on Wednesday, with restaurants limited to takeout after 6 p.m., as the Asian financial center battles a resurgence of the

Asia Today: Another spike brings India past 900,000 cases

India's number of coronavirus cases jumped by another 28,000 on Tuesday and are fast approaching 1 million. The 28,498 cases reported in the past 24 hours took the national total to

Casino shares jump after China lifts quarantine rules for Macau

Shares of Las Vegas Sands Corp., Wynn Resorts Ltd. and other global casino companies rallied today (Monday) after prospects brightened for Macau, the world’s largest gambling hub. Macau’s neighboring Chinese

Hong Kong reports 28 more Covid-19 cases, 16 local

Health authorities confirmed 28 new cases of Covid-19 in Hong Kong today (Saturday), with another 33 cases pending confirmation, RTHK reported. The Centre for Health Protection said 16 of the 28

Taiwan ships pork to Macau after 24-year hiatus, CNA reports

Pork from Taiwan arrived in Macau for the first time in 24 years Friday after the island was recently declared a foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) free zone where vaccination is not

Asia Today: Australia Victoria state daily cases drop, China rejects food imports

MELBOURNE — The beleaguered Australian state of Victoria received some good news Saturday with health officials reporting 216 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, down from the

Late King of Gambling Stanley Ho draws tributes from Xi Jinping, Hong Kong bigwigs

Hong Kong’s biggest names came out to say goodbye to Stanley Ho, the King of Gambling, marking the end of an era. But the most powerful presence at the funeral

Macau officials quarantined after attending Stanley Ho funeral in Hong Kong

Edmund Ho, Vice-Chairman of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference, and Lei Wai Nong, Secretary for Economy and Finance, will both be undergoing mandatory quarantine for 14 days when they

Asia Today: Australia’s Victoria state has record 288 cases

— Australia: Victoria state on Friday reported the new daily record of 288 coronavirus cases, which also reflects a record number of tests exceeding 37,500. Meanwhile, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said

Big Read: After lobbying, Catholic Church won $1.4 billion in virus aid

By REESE DUNKLIN & MICHAEL REZENDES, NEW YORK The U.S. Roman Catholic Church used a special and unprecedented exemption from federal rules to amass at least $1.4 billion in taxpayer-backed coronavirus

Asia Today: Hong Kong, Tokyo see record spikes feed fears of Asia second wave

— Hong Kong will tighten its social-distancing measures again after reporting 42 new coronavirus cases on Thursday, sparking fears of a new wave of infections. Of the 42 cases, 34

Asia Today: Australian PM defends Melbourne lockdown

CANBERRA — Australia's prime minister says a shutdown of the nation's second-largest city is necessary and promised continuing financial support for businesses that fear they won't survive a second lockdown. The

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