White House health advisor Dr. Anthony Fauci said he was "quite concerned" about the rise in coronavirus cases in states that "reflect an increase in community spread." ... ( read original story ...)
N. Korea: Kim suspended military retaliation against South
North Korea said Wednesday leader Kim Jong Un suspended a plann Korea, possibly slowing the pressure campaign it has waged Last week, the North had declared relations with the South as fully ruptured, ... ( read original story ...)
North Korea: Kim Jong-un ‘suspends military action’ against South
North Korea has suspended plans for "military action" against South Korea, according to state media. Recent weeks saw a rising tide of angry rhetoric from the North over activist plans to send ... ( read original story ...)
South Korea’s first female trade minister bids for WTO top job
South Korea's trade minister Yoo Myung-hee on Wednesday announced her bid to become the next director-general of the World Trade Organization (WTO), aiming to be the first female leader at the WTO. ( read original story ...)
North Korea Suspends ‘Military Action Plans’ Against South Korea Amid Spat
North Korea's Central Military Commission "took stock of the prevailing situation and suspended the military action plans against the south." ... ( read original story ...)
Why in Myanmar hundreds of thousands of people haven’t heard of Covid-19
Hundreds of thousands of people trapped near fierce fighting in Myanmar's far west may know nothing of Covid-19 thanks to a yearlong internet shutdown, according to rights groups. ( read original story ...)
Border guards, civilian killed in ambush by armed group in western Myanmar
Three border guards and one civilian were killed in an ambush by the Arakan Army armed group in Myanmar's restive Rakhine state, Myanmar's military spokesman told Xinhua on Tuesday (June 23). ( read original story ...)
In Thailand, It’s Statues of Democracy Leaders That Are Disappearing
Certain historical statues have been disappearing in Thailand, but they are not effigies of colonialists or slave owners torn down by protesters. Instead, Thailand's vanishing monuments celebrated ... ( read original story ...)
Thailand pro-democracy protesters mark end of absolute monarchy
Political activists from several groups across Thailand staged peaceful protests around the country on Wednesday to mark the anniversary of the 1932 revolt which ended the absolute monarchy in the ... ( read original story ...)
Thailand’s Exports Post Surprise 22.5% Plunge, Most Since 2009
But the concern is about when they will recover.” Thailand’s other key economic engine, tourism, has also collapsed due to travel restrictions, leaving the economy on course for the worst contraction ... ( read original story ...)