Since the first case of coronavirus at the end of January, India has reported more than 150,000 Covid-19 infections. More than 4,000 people have died of the infection. To put this in some context, as ... ( read original story ...)
‘Overtaken by Aliens’: India Faces Another Plague as Locusts Swarm
Blizzards of bugs are descending on India at an already tough time. Scientists say climate change is making the infestation worse. ( read original story ...)
India is set to report a sharp slowdown as the pandemic hits its economy — and things could get even worse
Growth momentum in South Asia's largest economy was already slowing down in previous quarters, before the coronavirus pandemic. ( read original story ...)
Gabba to host Test in Australia-India series as Perth misses out
Australia will host India at their Gabba stronghold in the four-Test series with Perth missing out on a match in the lucrative tour ... ( read original story ...)
India heatwave: Delhi temperature hits 47C as north India reels
The heatwave, which officials say is likely to last until the weekend, comes even as the region struggles with rising Covid-19 infections and swarms of locusts that are ravaging crops. - India's ... ( read original story ...)
US Revokes Hong Kong’s Special Status As Anger Grows Over China Law
The United States has revoked Hong Kong's special status under US law, opening the way for the city to be stripped of trading privileges, as Washington accused China of trampling on the territory's ... ( read original story ...)
Riot police deployed across Hong Kong as U.S.-China tensions rise
Riot police were deployed across Hong Kong on Thursday as lawmakers debated a bill that would criminalise disrespect of China's national anthem, and as the United States piled pressure on China to ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong drops nearly 2% as U.S.-China tensions heat up; oil prices fall
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo told Congress on Wednesday that Hong Kong was no longer autonomous from China, raising questions over the special administrative region's favorable trade ... ( read original story ...)
Stanley Ho, Macao casino tycoon, dies at 98
Stanley Ho, the Macao casino tycoon who was considered the father of modern gambling in China, died May 26 in Hong Kong. He was 98. The family confirmed the death but did not provide a cause. In 2009, ... ( read original story ...)
Our universities must rethink their broken business model or risk failure
An Australian investment to build the human capital of south-east Asia and the Pacific could become the centrepiece of an effort to lift our national engagement with the region. ( read original story ...)