The United States promised Thursday to reduce troops from Iraq over the coming months after talks with Baghdad, where lawmakers have pushed for their withdrawal. "The two countries recognized that in ... ( read original story ...)
Woman’s search for birth parents leads to landmark South Korea adoption ruling
Decades after she was sent for adoption in the United States, Kara Bos’ quest to find her birth parents in South Korea moved a step closer on Friday when a Seoul court ruled that a South Korean man ... ( read original story ...)
South Korea to indefinitely extend intensive prevention, sanitation guidelines
South Korea will indefinitely extend intensive prevention and sanitation guidelines until the daily new cases of the new coronavirus drops to single digits, Health Minister Park Neung-hoo said on ... ( read original story ...)
South Korea hit by human rights watch over leaflet crackdown
A top official at a global human rights organization criticized South Korea for trying to shut down two activist groups who sent anti-Kim Jong Un leaflets by balloon across the border into North Korea ... ( read original story ...)
Thailand reports four new coronavirus cases, no deaths
Thailand on Friday reported four new coronavirus cases and no new deaths, bringing its total number of confirmed infections to 3,129, of which 58 were fatalities. ( read original story ...)
I was traveling in Thailand and got cast in Spike Lee’s new movie ‘Da 5 Bloods’
As Spike Lee's new movie "Da 5 Bloods" debuts on Netflix, travel writer Travis Levius explains how he found himself in Thailand with a job not just as an extra, but as star Chadwick Boseman's stand-in ... ( read original story ...)
Vietnam Schoolgirl Creates Art From the Chaos of the Coronavirus
The work of 10-year-old Chung Anh shows how events unfolded globally, depicting the devastation with drawings of the coronavirus attacking landmarks like the Eiffel Tower, the Statue of Liberty, Big ... ( read original story ...)
Vietnam car maker Vinfast launches Australian R&D centre
The company said late last month it would start the mass production of its first electric models next year at its plant in Vietnam and will target the U.S. market. VinFast said it will use battery ... ( read original story ...)
Pandemic heightens chance Japan slides back into deflation: Reuters poll
The coronavirus pandemic has raised the chance Japan's economy will slip back into deflation as social curbs to halt the spread of the disease hits businesses and consumers, a majority of analysts ... ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus live updates: Japan to allow entry to 250 travelers a day, Houston may have to implement restrictions again
The coronavirus has infected more than 7.5 million people around the world as of Friday, killing at least 421,032 people. ( read original story ...)