(UPI) --North Korea's claims that it is free of COVID-19 are raising serious concerns in the South the country is struggling to contain the coronavirus amid other problems that include malnutrition, ... ( read original story ...)
Liquidation business booms in South Korea as wave of small retailers close due to virus
South Korea has one of the world’s highest proportion of self-employed people, about 25% of the job market, making it very vulnerable to downturns. ( read original story ...)
South Korea August bank lending to households posts biggest jump on record
South Korea's bank lending to households in August surged by the biggest monthly amount on record, led by mortgage borrowing and credit loans for stock investments, central bank data showed on ... ( read original story ...)
Bank of Thailand Head Sees Stronger Fiscal Role for Recovery
Thailand’s outgoing central bank governor said public debt restrictions should be eased to allow the government to spend more as monetary policy options dwindle with interest rates already at an ... ( read original story ...)
‘Horrific act’: Iran threatens to execute wrestler, world reacts
"The horrific act of executing an athlete can only be regarded as a repudiation of the humanitarian values that underpin sport," said World Players Association (WPA) director Brendan Schwab in a ... ( read original story ...)
Isolated rainshowers to prevail over Metro Manila, rest of Philippines
The ridge of a high pressure area (HPA) and localized thunderstorms are expected to bring partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rainshowers over Metro Manila and the rest of the country, PAGASA ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s fractured opposition unites as Suga set to succeed Shinzo Abe as prime minister
Eight years after Japan's Democratic Party was ousted and began unravelling, opposition groups are once again unifying for a general election that could come soon, but they face an uphill battle to ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Suga says strong economy necessary to pursue fiscal reform
Japan's Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga, a frontrunner to become next prime minister, said on Wednesday that strong economic growth is necessary to pursue fiscal reform. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Suga Says Important to Cover Fertility Treatment by National Insurance
Japan's Suga Says Important to Cover Fertility Treatment by National Insurance Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga told a news conference there were currently subsidies that would cover some ... ( read original story ...)
Shoaib Akhtar Lashes Out at Pakistan Coach, Says Must Take Responsibility for Loss
Shoaib Akhtar has made news once again. He has lashed out at under fire coach of Pakistan team, Misbah Ul Haq. The latter had claimed that he inherited a T20 side that was already on a decline, after ... ( read original story ...)