Strike videos described them as ISIS mountain training areas. Despite losing control of its last territory in Iraq more than two years ago, ISIS continues to wage an insurgency while hiding out in the ... ( read original story ...)
Asia Today: South Korea confirms new cases outside Seoul
South Korea has reported 48 new cases of COVID-19 as health authorities struggle to contain a resurgence that’s erasing some of the country’s hard-won gains against ... ( read original story ...)
Trump should denounce this assault on press freedom in the Philippines. Instead, he’s imitating it.
Authoritarianism creeps forward in Maria Ressa’s conviction in Manila and Michael Pack’s takeover of federal news agencies in the United States. ( read original story ...)
Asia-Pacific Coronavirus News: Cases in Philippines exceed 30,000, Bangladesh reports 3,531 new cases
A man holding a child walks outside a street market in Dhaka, Bangladesh on June 20, 2020. (Str/Xinhua) -- Bangladesh reports 3,531 new COVID-19 cases, 39 more deaths; -- COVID-19 cases in Philippines ... ( read original story ...)
‘My life became a disaster movie’: the Bangladesh garment factory on the brink
One factory owner tells how coronavirus cancellations by UK brands have seen him struggle to pay wages ... ( read original story ...)
Indonesia reports 862 new coronavirus infections, 36 new deaths
Indonesia reported 862 new coronavirus infections on Sunday, taking its total number of cases to 45,891. Health ministry official Achmad Yurianto said there were 36 more deaths reported, with total ... ( read original story ...)
Oikumene Church in Indonesia made entirely from wood
Jakarta-based TSDS Interior Architects has built a church for workers on a rubber plantation in Sajau, Indonesia, using locally-sourced timber waste. The interior and architecture studio chose to ... ( read original story ...)
India Gives Hetero Labs Approval to Make Gilead’s COVID-19 Drug
India's drug regulator has given Hetero Labs the green light to manufacture and market its generic version of Gilead Science's experimental COVID-19 treatment remdesivir, the Indian pharmaceutical ... ( read original story ...)
Xi plays tough, but can China afford to make an enemy of India?
The brutal ambush in the Himalayas is the latest aggressive move from Beijing by a nation battling crises on several fronts ... ( read original story ...)
With the world focused on COVID-19, China is flexing its muscles from Hong Kong to the Himalayas
While President Trump is preoccupied with problems at home, China senses an opportunity to expand its power, experts say. ( read original story ...)