The Philippines' health ministry reported 364 new coronavirus infections and five more deaths on Tuesday, taking the total number of confirmed cases to 26,781 and fatalities to 1,103. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s ‘very fragile’ economy needs time to improve gradually, says professor
Keio University's Sayuri Shirai says the recovery of the Japanese economy is likely to be a "very, very slow" process. ( read original story ...)
Indonesia arrests US fraud fugitive on local sex charges
An American fugitive wanted at home in connection with a $700 million cryptocurrency scam has been arrested in Jakarta on sex charges, Indonesian authorities said Tuesday. Russ Medlin, who entered the ... ( read original story ...)
Indonesia reports 1,106 new coronavirus infections, 33 deaths
Indonesia confirmed 1,106 new coronavirus infections and 33 more deaths on Tuesday, taking the number of cases past the 40,000 mark, its health ministry said. ( read original story ...)
India-China Border Dispute Turns Deadly
The countries’ security forces clashed in one of the disputed areas in the Himalayan mountains, killing three Indian military personnel. ( read original story ...)
At least 3 killed in India-China Himalayan border dispute
A decades-long border dispute between China and India in the Himalayas has turned deadly for the first time in nearly a half-century. ( read original story ...)
India says multiple soldiers killed in clash along contested border with China
The Indian army said Tuesday one of its officers and two soldiers were killed in a "violent faceoff" on the contested border with China, the first such incident in decades between the nuclear-armed ... ( read original story ...)
China’s Sinopec starts up new Zhanjiang refinery complex
Top Chinese state refiner Sinopec Corp said on Tuesday it had started up a $6 billion new refinery and petrochemical plant in south China, making it the country's third integrated complex to start ... ( read original story ...)
As Meat Plants Stayed Open to Feed Americans, Exports to China Surged
While lobbying to keep operating during the pandemic, the U.S. industry sent a record amount of pork to a country vital to its growth. ( read original story ...)
India says officer, two soldiers killed in ‘violent faceoff’ on border with China
An Indian officer and two soldiers were killed in a "violent faceoff" with Chinese troops on the contested border, the Indian Army said on Tuesday, reporting the first casualties in decades to result ... ( read original story ...)