The first regular international commercial flight to Vietnam on a Vietnamese airline after the second Covid-19 outbreak will occur on September 25. ( read original story ...)
Vietnam Airlines resumes international flying with Seoul-Hanoi
Hanoi, with the first flight scheduled to depart 25 September. "This is the first official scheduled international commercial flight to Vietnam since the Covid-19 situation restabilised in Vietnam," ... ( read original story ...)
Japan and South Korea need to repair ties, cooperate on North Korea – PM
Japan and South Korea must cooperate to counter any threat from North Korea, Japan's new prime minister, Yoshihide Suga, told South Korea's president on Thursday, calling for the uneasy neighbours to ... ( read original story ...)
Japan PM tells South Korea it’s time to fix strained ties
Japan's new Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga on Thursday held his first telephone call with his South Korean counterpart since taking office, telling President Moon Jae-in that the neighbors should work ... ( read original story ...)
Japan PM Suga Tells South Korea’s Moon Both Nations Need to Repair Damaged Relations
Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said on Thursday he told his South Korean counterpart Moon Jae-in that the two countries needed to repair their damaged re ... ( read original story ...)
Some in BOJ warned pandemic could delay Japan’s recovery – July minutes
Some Bank of Japan board members warned a resurgence in the coronavirus pandemic could delay an economic recovery and destabilise its banking system by pushing more companies under, minutes from the ... ( read original story ...)
2nd wave of COVID-19 hits Bangladesh
The second wave of coronavirus has hit Bangladesh and the health department has taken necessary steps to tackle the pandemic, the country's health minister said on Wednesday. Speaking at an event in ... ( read original story ...)
Pakistan’s central bank to adopt a wait-and-see approach to spur business confidence, governor says
Pakistan's central bank is in "wait-and-see" mode to give businesses the confidence they need to start investing again and keep people employed, Governor Reza Baqir said Wednesday. The State Bank of ... ( read original story ...)
Pakistan fire: Two to hang for Karachi garment factory inferno
A court in Karachi has sentenced two men to death for arson after finding them guilty of starting Pakistan's deadliest industrial fire, which killed some 260 people in 2012. The men were found to have ... ( read original story ...)
Shaheen Bagh: India celebrates grandmother on Time magazine’s icon list
An 82-year old Indian woman, who was the face of a long-running protest, is on Time magazine's list of 100 "Most Influential People of 2020". Bilkis was part of a group of women who peacefully ... ( read original story ...)