Vietnam is ready to hold the 37th Asean Summit and related meetings in November in a format suitable to current conditions, said Vietnamese Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Nguyen Quoc Dung at a ... ( read original story ...)
Philippines captures suspected Indonesian would-be bomber
The Philippine military says troops and police have captured a suspected Indonesian would-be suicide bomber they believed is involved in an imminent plot to attack a southern town ... ( read original story ...)
Lockdown Tests Faith In Virus-hit Philippines
After months of livestreaming mass to millions of faithful from behind closed doors, churches in the Catholic-majority Philippines are beginning to reopen. But strict coronavirus rules mean worship is ... ( read original story ...)
Amid a Pandemic, Evictions Plague the Philippines
Evictions in slum communities have been steadily increasing in the Philippines even as the country continues to enforce quarantine procedures. More commonly called “demolitions,” the violent tearing ... ( read original story ...)
Japan sends three vessels to South China Sea in anti-submarine exercise
Japan's Maritime Self-defense Force conducted anti-submarine drills in the South China Sea on Oct. 9, deploying three vessels including a helicopter aircraft carrier and a submarine, according to the ... ( read original story ...)
Tropical storm unleashes rain, strong winds in south Japan
TOKYO (AP) — Tropical Storm Chan-hom brought powerful winds and rain to southern Japan on Saturday, with the weather bureau warning of landslides and flooding in most of the country. The storm, ... ( read original story ...)
Pakistan bans Chinese app TikTok over unlawful content
Pakistan has blocked the Chinese social media app TikTok, saying the company failed to fully comply with the instructions to develop an effective mechanism to control unlawful online content ... ( read original story ...)
Asia Today: India cases approach 7 million amid slower pace
India’s confirmed coronavirus cases are nearing 7 million with another 73,272 reported in the past 24 hours. The Health Ministry on Saturday also reported 926 additional deaths, taking total ... ( read original story ...)
The Latest: India’s caseload nears 7 million as pace slows
India’s confirmed coronavirus cases are nearing 7 million with another 73,272 reported in the past 24 hours. The Health Ministry on Saturday also reported 926 additional deaths, taking total ... ( read original story ...)
‘New arms race’: border roads put India and China on route to conflict
When India and China's foreign ministers met in Moscow on September 10 and reached a "five-point consensus", it seemed there had finally been a breakthrough in the months-long stand-off at their ... ( read original story ...)