President Rodrigo Duterte has extended for one year the state of calamity in the country due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The extension took effect on September 13 and will last until September 12, ... ( read original story ...)
Philippines Denies Claim of Increased Police Drug-Related Killings
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte’s office Wednesday denied a claim made this month by the international rights group Human Rights Watch that drug-related killings by the country’s police have ... ( read original story ...)
Philippines reports 3,257 new coronavirus cases, 47 deaths
The Philippines' health ministry on Friday reported 3,257 additional novel coronavirus infections, marking the 11th straight day the country has recorded more than 3,000 daily cases. In a bulletin, ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Suga Aims to Get Flaghsip Digital Agency Running by Autumn 2021: Nikkei
Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga has asked the government to speed up preparations for his flaghisip new digital agency, his digital minister said on Friday, which a newspaper said he aims to ... ( read original story ...)
Japan police arrest fraud suspect linked to ex-PM’s event
Japanese police on Friday arrested a man on fraud charges linked to annual cherry blossom viewing parties that were hosted by former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, but the new ... ( read original story ...)
Complaints Overwhelm Japan Red-tape Hotline Hours After Launch
Kono, an enthusiastic Twitter user who regularly interacts with people on the platform, announced the complaints system shortly after he was appointed by newly elected Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga on ... ( read original story ...)
Attacks surge in northwest Pakistan amid Afghan peace effort
Since March the Pakistan Taliban has unleashed a wave of attacks on Pakistani security forces, killing 40 soldiers. ( read original story ...)
Attacks Surge in Northwest Pakistan as Afghan Peace Effort Brings Shifting Sands
Militants have stepped up attacks on security forces in northwest Pakistan raising fears of a revival of their insurgency and a return of lawlessness as brighter prospects for peace in Afghanistan ... ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus updates: Las Vegas bars, breweries to reopen Sunday; Texas eases business restrictions; India reports 96K more cases in 24 hours
Bars in Las Vegas reopen Sunday. Texas to relax restrictions for businesses, except bars. India reports 96K more cases in 24 hours. Latest COVID news. ( read original story ...)
U.S.-China investment flows hit their lowest in 9 years as companies feel the pressure to pull out
The decline continues a trend of the last three years, reversing a flurry of mergers and acquisitions by Chinese conglomerates in the U.S. that included purchases such as the Waldorf Astoria in New ... ( read original story ...)