Pakistan has recorded more than 100 deaths in a single day from COVID-19 for the first time since keeping statistics in mid-March, when the country first imposed a lock down that has never been total ... ( read original story ...)
Indonesia Resumes Domestic Air Travel, Coronavirus Cases Jump
People are pictured wearing protective face masks as the Indonesian government eases restrictions amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Jakarta, Indonesia, June 8, 2020. REUTERS/Ajeng ... ( read original story ...)
Indonesia reports 1,043 new coronavirus infections, biggest daily rise
Indonesia's health ministry reported 1,043 new coronavirus infections on Tuesday, its biggest daily rise in cases, taking the total number of infections to 33,076. ( read original story ...)
AP Interview: Nepal renews call for talks with India
Nepal’s foreign minister said Tuesday that the country was still waiting for a response from India on holding talks to resolve a border dispute that has strained relations between the South Asian ... ( read original story ...)
India is ill-equipped to live with the virus
Unlike Brazil’s Jair Bolsonaro who dismissed the virus as a “little flu”, he took the outbreak seriously, and put lives first. Yet the lockdown strategy was badly mishandled. As businesses and shops ... ( read original story ...)
The border spat between India and China is turning into an all-out media war
China and India's latest border dispute may have mainly involved scuffles and troop maneuvers on the ground, but it has been all-out war in the respective countries' media. ( read original story ...)
China puts rising star in command of forces in border face-off against India
A rising star of the People's Liberation Army has been sent to oversee the ground forces of the Western Theatre Command, where tensions are rising between China and India over border disputes.Xu ... ( read original story ...)
Czech Senate speaker plans to visit Taiwan, angering China
The speaker of the Czech Republic's Senate has announced he will visit Taiwan despite warnings from China and a recommendation from his own government that he not take the trip ... ( read original story ...)
China raises protection for pangolins by removing scales from medicine list
Campaigners hope the move will help end global trade in the scaly anteater, identified as a possible host for Covid-19 ... ( read original story ...)
GOP China Task Force Chair Wants U.S.-U.K. Partnership Against Beijing in ‘Same Spirit’ As Cold War
China has traded barbs with the U.S. and the U.K. over Hong Kong, with concerns raised over Beijing's influence on the territory. ( read original story ...)