The number of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases in the Philippines rose to 363,888 on Thursday after the Department of Health (DOH) reported 1,664 new infections as nine laboratories failed to …
Asia Today: Philippines allows foreign travel to resume
The Philippines on Wednesday lifted a ban on non-essential foreign trips by Filipinos, but the immigration bureau said the move did not immediately spark large numbers of departures for tourism and …
‘Descendants of the Sun Philippines’ goes back on air Oct. 26
The Philippine adaptation of “Descendants of the Sun” is set to go back on air on Oct. 26! “We are coming back and excited na excited na kami,” said cast member Rocco Nacino during the show’s media …
Japan faces rising defaults if virus downturn is prolonged, warns BoJ
Rising defaults will threaten Japan’s financial system if the Covid-19 downturn is prolonged, the Bank of Japan has warned in its closely watched Financial System Report. But so far there has been no …
After COVID-19, no internet means no school for Bangladesh’s rural children
City students in Bangladesh are being able to continue their studies online despite schools being shut, but limited access to technical infrastructure has left the majority of rural children in limbo.
Bangladesh’s COVID-19 cases rise to 394,827, death toll reaches 5,747
(Xinhua) — Bangladesh reported 1,696 new COVID-19 cases and 24 new deaths on Thursday, bringing its total cases to 394,827 and the death toll to 5,747, the Directorate General of Health Services …
Covid-19: Bangladesh reports 24 deaths, 1,696 cases in 24 hours
Bangladesh has registered 24 deaths from Covid-19 in the 24 hours to Thursday morning. With the latest development, the total number of deaths reached 5,747 in the country. The country also logged a …
Security of Chinese working in Pakistan top priority: IGP
Inspector General of Police Punjab Inam Ghani said that the best security of Chinese experts, craftsmen, businessmen and citizens working on CPEC projects and visiting for various purposes in …
Pompeo to visit Indonesia after spy plane rebuff
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will visit Indonesia next week, his first trip to the country since its leadership rejected a U.S. proposal to host its spy planes. Pompeo will address an Islamic …
Heavy rain causes landslide in Indonesia, killing 11 miners
Intense rains caused a landslide at a coal mine on Indonesia’s Sumatra island that killed 11 miners, authorities said Thursday. The slide occurred Wednesday in a mine tunnel about 20 meters (65 feet) …