Japan PM vows to tackle virus as public support plunges

Japan’s Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga pledged Monday to tackle surging coronavirus cases…

Samsung chief jailed for 2.5 years over corruption scandal

by Sunghee Hwang The de facto chief of South Korea’s Samsung business…

Thai students mark Teachers’ Day with paint-soaked protests

Students piled bamboo canes and stationery in front of Thailand’s Ministry of…

Lawyer who handled ‘Hong Kong 12’ case loses legal licence

A human rights lawyer who handled the case of Hong Kong pro-democracy…

Concerns as India to roll out home-grown vaccine

by Jalees Andrabi A homegrown coronavirus vaccine will be rolled out in…

Hiroshima plans Japan’s first mass virus tests

Japan’s Hiroshima prefecture is to conduct the country’s first mass coronavirus tests…

Hong Kong national security police make 11 new arrests

Hong Kong’s national security police arrested 11 people in dawn raids on…

Japan says working to isolate, analyse new virus variant

Japan is working to isolate and analyse a new variant of the…

Hong Kong opposition shudders as mass arrests herald ‘a harsh winter’

by Jerome Taylor and Yan Zhao The mass arrests of Hong Kong…

North Korea’s Kim assumes late father’s mantle

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has had his official party title…