Japanese Defence Minister Taro Kono said on Monday that he had suspended plans to deploy two Aegis Ashore air defence radar stations designed to detect and counter North Korean ballistic missiles. ( read original story ...)
Japan plunges more than 3%, with stocks in Asia dropping as virus fears resurface
Stocks in Asia dropped on Monday as investors weighed the potential impact of recent spikes in coronavirus cases. ( read original story ...)
Protesters hold Black Lives Matter demonstration in Tokyo, say Japan must confront its race problems
Thousands of protesters marched through Tokyo Sunday in solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement in the U.S. and to call out Japan’s own problems with race. ( read original story ...)
Pakistan’s Lockdown Ended a Month Ago. Now Hospital Signs Read ‘Full.’
Medical workers are falling ill in Pakistan at alarming rates as the country registers at least 100,000 new coronavirus cases since the lockdown was lifted. ( read original story ...)
Two Indian Officials Go Missing in Pakistan
Two Indian High Commission officials in Pakistan are missing. The two left Commission offices in Islamabad Monday morning on official business and have not been seen since. India has contacted ... ( read original story ...)
Indonesia reports 1,017 new coronavirus infections, 64 deaths
Indonesia reported on Monday 1,017 new coronavirus infections and 64 more deaths, the highest COVID-19 death toll in a single day in the Southeast Asian nation to date. ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus live updates: U.S. second wave could stress medical system; India cases spike despite lockdown
China’s capital city reported a cluster of new cases over the weekend, raising concerns about a second wave of infections in Beijing. Out of 49 new reported cases in the mainland on Sunday, 36 were in ... ( read original story ...)
Taxi driver turns hearse driver as coronavirus cases in India spike
The heat was already suffocating when Mohammad Aamir Khan woke up in his tiny, windowless room with only a sheer curtain for a door. He offered a brief prayer to a picture hanging above the bed of the ... ( read original story ...)
China’s Economy Faces Another Hurdle: Darkened Movie Theaters
New data shows Chinese consumers still aren’t spending like they once did, holding back one of the world’s most powerful growth engines. ( read original story ...)
China Coronavirus Second Wave Risk ‘Very High’ Says Beijing Official as Lockdown Reinstated After Record New Cases
"The risk of the epidemic spreading is very high, so we should take resolute and decisive measures," Xu Hejiang, spokesperson for the Beijing city government, said at a press conference. ( read original story ...)