In some cases, patients have been turned away from dozens of hospitals, even though Japan, with fewer than 15,000 cases, has relatively few Covid-19 patients. It also has more hospital beds a head ... ( read original story ...)
Asia virus latest: Japan extends emergency; Malaysia eases curbs
Here are the latest developments from Asia related to the coronavirus pandemic: - Japan extends virus emergency - Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe extended a state of emergency until the end of May, ... ( read original story ...)
Indonesia calls for ‘equal access’ to coronavirus medicine for developing countries
Indonesian President Joko Widodo called on Monday for "equal access" for developing countries to medicine to treat the new coronavirus, as global cases pass three million. ( read original story ...)
Monkey riding tiny bicycle attacks toddler in Indonesia
The animal was performing a stunt when it turned on a family of onlookers and started dragging their child down the street. ( read original story ...)
Trump’s anti-China rhetoric aimed at boosting US leverage
The Trump administration is making ever louder pronouncements casting blame on China for the COVID-19 pandemic, aiming to sidestep domestic criticism of the ... ( read original story ...)
China Tried to Indoctrinate U.S. Students to Spread Communist Party Propaganda, Slow Coronavirus Research, Republicans Say
A group of congressional Republicans have accused China of seeking to spread Communist Party propaganda and slow U.S. coronavirus research through the indoctrination of American students. The ranking ... ( read original story ...)
China province launches anti-racism push after outrage
China's southern Guangdong province has launched a raft of anti-discrimination policies targeting businesses and venues after a heavy-handed crackdown on the African community sparked international ... ( read original story ...)
Man in China learns it doesn’t pay to bury cash
A Chinese man who buried hundreds of thousands of dollars five years ago is learning the hard way there may be better ways to store his life savings, according to local reports. ( read original story ...)
Outraging China, Pompeo pushes US hard line over virus
Branded "insane" by Chinese state media but hailed by US conservatives, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is taking the lead in pressing a hard line against Beijing over the coronavirus pandemic. He said ... ( read original story ...)
Dollar up, Asian stocks slip as U.S. pins blame for virus on China
The dollar inched higher, stock markets struggled for traction and oil dropped on Monday as a U.S.-China spat over the origin of the coronavirus put the brakes on optimism about an economic re-start ... ( read original story ...)