Education officials in Pakistan say authorities will start reopening schools from Sept. 15 amid a steady decline in coronavirus deaths and infections. Schools were closed in March when the government ... ( read original story ...)
Nearly 300 Rohingya refugees land in Indonesia after six months at sea
The smugglers ... were basically keeping them hostage on the boat,” said the director of a non-profit group focusing on the Rohingya crisis. ( read original story ...)
Nearly 300 Rohingya reach Indonesia ‘after seven months at sea’
Nearly 300 Rohingya migrants reached Indonesia on Monday claiming to have been at sea for seven months, the United Nations refugee agency said, in one of the biggest such landings by the persecuted ... ( read original story ...)
Vaccine ‘not a magic solution’ for COVID-19 in Indonesia
Epidemiologists have warned that Indonesia's over-reliance on hopes for a vaccine could result in an out-of-control spread of the virus. ( read original story ...)
Indonesia reports 2,880 new coronavirus cases, 105 deaths
Indonesia reported 2,880 new coronavirus infections and 105 more coronavirus-related deaths on Monday, data issued by the country's COVID-19 task force showed. ( read original story ...)
India Moves Into 2nd Place For COVID-19 Cases
The nation's confirmed coronavirus infections exceed 4.2 million, overtaking Brazil, with 4.1 million. The worst-affected country remains the U.S., far ahead with nearly 6.3 million cases. ( read original story ...)
Xi’s Post-Virus Economic Strategy for China Looks Inward
The Chinese leader’s latest approach calls for a more robust domestic economy to insulate growth from tensions with the United States. ( read original story ...)
China witholds US press cards as media row deepens
China has refused to renew the press cards of several journalists working for US companies, a foreign media association said Monday, as Beijing kicks back against the treatment of its reporters in ... ( read original story ...)
Most major Asian markets lower; shares of SMIC in Hong Kong tumble as U.S.-China tech tensions rise
U.S. President Donald Trump's administration is considering imposing export restrictions on Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation, China's largest manufacturer of semiconductors, ... ( read original story ...)
China’s August forex reserves rise to $3.165 trillion
China's foreign exchange reserves rose less than expected in August amid persistent weakness in the U.S. dollar and solid gains in the yuan as China's economy recovers steadily. ( read original story ...)