Kyrgyzstan has asked China for debt relief as it struggles with the economic shocks of the coronavirus pandemic. President Sooronbai Jeenbekov's office said on April 14 that he had asked his Chinese ... ( read original story ...)
Toys, shoes, passport photos: Remembering Afghanistan’s dead
Nargis's husband wrote beautiful letters, even from a Taliban prison. The modest space in the basement of an Afghan non-profit has exhibited dozens of "memory boxes" filled with mementos ranging from ... ( read original story ...)
More than 300 Pakistanis stranded in Afghanistan protest for their return
More than 300 Pakistan nationals, stranded in Afghanistan, staged a protest demonstration on Tuesday on the other side of Torkham border, as the authorities refused to let them cross into Pakistan.The ... ( read original story ...)
Iraq suspends Reuters licence over report disputing coronavirus figures
News agency’s licence revoked for three months over report that authorities said violated broadcasting rules ... ( read original story ...)
Iraq suspends Reuters over report on coronavirus cases
London: Iraq has suspended the licence of the Reuters news agency after it published a story saying the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in the country was higher than officially reported. Iraq's ... ( read original story ...)
South Korea elections to be ‘referendum’ on public confidence in President Moon’s leadership
Preliminary surveys show that the Democratic Party of Korea is likely to win this year's elections on the back of President Moon Jae-in's rising approval ratings, given his government's effective ... ( read original story ...)
Asia virus latest: South Korea votes; New Zealand PM’s pay cut
South Korea is among the first countries with a major virus outbreak to hold a national election since the global pandemic began, and a raft of safety measures were in place around the ballot, as well ... ( read original story ...)
South Korea holds parliamentary election under strict safety measures amid pandemic
South Koreans began going to the polls on Wednesday to elect members of parliament under strict safety guidance in one of the first national elections held amid the coronavirus pandemic. About 14,000 ... ( read original story ...)
South Korea’s Moon virus crisis handling could secure election win: Eurasia Group
The Democratic Party of Korea could sweep as much as 65% of this year's South Korean election votes given rising public approval of their leader, President Moon Jae-in, over his government's effective ... ( read original story ...)
Asia Album: Chinese doctors share anti-epidemic experience with counterparts in Mandalay, Myanmar
Chinese medical experts share experience on COVID-19 prevention and control with their counterparts at People's Hospital in Mandalay, Myanmar, April 14, 2019. (Xinhua) YANGON, April 15 (Xinhua) -- ... ( read original story ...)