Vietnam broke its streak of no coronavirus deaths in July, but with dragonfruit, YouTube and free masks, innovators have helped the country fight back. ( read original story ...)
Vietnam’s most modern bus station opens in HCM City
The new Mien Dong Bus Station in HCM City’s District 9 will start operation on October 10 after a long delay due to the Covid-19 pandemic. ( read original story ...)
Vietnam wraps up ruling party and states it’s ready to host the 35th Asean Congress
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 ...)