Uzbekistan confirms 997 new COVID-19 cases

The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Uzbekistan increased by 997 to 26,550, Trend reports with reference to the Ministry of Health. To date, 17,507 patients have fully recovered in the ... ( read original story ...)

The deadly hunt for jade in Myanmar’s mines

Si Thu Phyo was scavenging for leftover gemstones when he felt the earth shake loose around him.The 21-year-old was hard at work in one of the world's largest jade mines, in Kachin State in northern ... ( read original story ...)

Myanmar’s Suu Kyi will contest election

Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi has formally declared her intention to seek a second term in an election in November that is seen as a test of the Southeast Asian nation's tentative democratic reforms ... ( read original story ...)