Asia Today: Cruise ship in Philippine waters to return crew

A cruise ship being investigated in Australia for sparking coronavirus infections has sailed into Philippine waters to bring Filipino crewmen home. The Philippine coast guard said Thursday the Ruby Princess will

Catholic priest removed from post for alleged misconduct

A Macau-based priest who has left for the Philippines back in January 26 was removed from his post as the leader of the Catholic Pastoral Center for Filipino Migrants for

Asia Today: India’s cases spike with Chennai market cluster

NEW DELHI — Health officials are rushing to contain the spread of the coronavirus in India's southern city of Chennai, where a large cluster has been identified among people at

Asia Today: South Korea has low daily increase as sports resume

SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea on Tuesday reported its lowest daily increase in coronavirus cases since Feb. 18, as the country restarts professional sports and prepares to reopen schools. South

Asia Today: Vietnam schools reopen, New Zealand hits zero

Students across Vietnam started returning to their classrooms Monday that had been closed to curb the coronavirus. "I am so excited to go back to school, to be with my teachers

Asia Today: Australian capital free of known virus cases

The Australian Capital Territory has become the first of the country's eight states and mainland territories to declare itself free of all known cases of the coronavirus. Chief Health Officer Kerryn

Asia Today: Indian businesses urge easing of virus lockdown

NEW DELHI — With Chinese industries ramping up production, competing Indian businesses are urging Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government to loosen India's 5-week-old coronavirus lockdown when it comes up for

Asia Today: Surf’s up, coffee’s ready as New Zealand reopens

Surfers greeted a spectacular sunrise in Christchurch, construction workers purchased their favorite espresso coffees and some lawmakers returned to Parliament in New Zealand's capital, Wellington, on Tuesday as some aspects

Asia Today: Officials say no more hospitalized Wuhan patients

Wuhan, the city at the center of China's coronavirus outbreak, has no more hospitalized patients after the last 12 were discharged Sunday, the Hubei province health commission said. Hubei's remaining patients

Au Kam San worried non-local workers have monopolized some jobs

Lawmaker Au Kam San says that the government’s policy of hiring non-local workers to fill gaps in the labor market has led to the monopolization of some job types by

Secretary confirms: public consultation on casinos to launch this year

The public consultation on Macau’s gaming concessionaire contracts will launch this year, Secretary for Economy and Finance Lei Wai Nong has assured lawmakers. Speaking at the policy address for the areas

Minor earthquake recorded this morning

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake was detected today at 11:35 a.m., according to information released by the Macao Meteorological and Geophysical Bureau. The epicenter was located approximately 21 kilometers southwest of Macau. Social

Asia Today: Abe urges Japanese to social distance more

BANGKOK - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said people haven't practiced social distancing as much as they should under the state of emergency he declared two weeks ago to fight

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Seoul sees no suspicious activity in North Korea amid Kim concerns

Seoul - The South Korean government said today (Tuesday) no unusual activity has been detected in North Korea after unconfirmed reports described leader Kim Jong Un as in fragile condition

Asia Today: India, Singapore see record numbers of new cases

BANGKOK (AP) — India and Singapore announced their biggest single-day spikes in new coronavirus cases on Monday, as the crisis intensifies in parts of Asia. India's spike came after the government

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A gunman disguised as a police officer shot people in their homes and set fires in a rampage across the Canadian province of Nova Scotia that killed 16 people, the

Breaking: High schools to resume May in two-phased approach

High schools will resume in May in a two-phased approach, Lo Pak Sang, director of the Education and Youth Affairs Bureau (DSEJ) has just announced at the daily press conference

Asia Today: Japan expands emergency; China denies allegation

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has expanded a state of emergency to all of Japan from just Tokyo and other urban areas as the virus continues to spread. Abe also announced cash

Ho Iat Seng to announce major public administration reform Monday

Chief Executive Ho Iat Seng will announce the restructure of several key government departments in his first Policy Address on Monday, according to public broadcaster Radio Macau. According to the broadcaster,

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