More morphine!" Malak's mother cried, her 20-year-old daughter hospitalised after a marital dispute left her severely burned -- the latest victim of domestic violence exacerbated by confinement in ... ( read original story ...)
Doctors dispatched to Pakistan, Myanmar, Laos to fight Covid-19
China has started sending military medical teams to Pakistan, Myanmar and Laos to fight the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19). Analysts said this shows the high-level of mutual trust and friendly ... ( read original story ...)
Is the US-Philippines Alliance Obsolete?
Philippines Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA), the utility of Washington’s oldest alliance in the Indo-Pacific hangs in the balance. ( read original story ...)
Low-tech Japan challenged in working from home amid pandemic
When the Japanese government declared an emergency to curb the spread of the coronavirus earlier this month and asked people to work from home, crowds rushed to electronics ... ( read original story ...)
Virus cases on docked Japan cruise ship near 150
Almost a quarter of the 623 crew members on a cruise ship docked in western Japan have tested positive for the coronavirus, an official said Saturday. Japan has already dealt with one virus outbreak ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s MUFG bank plans more staff cuts, totalling 8,000 by 2023: Yomiuri
The banking arm of Financial Group Inc is planning to reduce staffing levels by another 2,000 people by fiscal 2023, the Yomiuri daily reported on ... ( read original story ...)
Cricket Can Wait, Start Schools and Colleges First: Kapil Dev on India-Pakistan Match
The world has come to a standstill with no immediate signs of resumption of sport of any kind. But sport can wait, feels the 61-year-old former India captain. ( read original story ...)
India and Pakistan ease coronavirus restrictions for some small businesses
India allowed shops in residential areas to reopen from Saturday, more than a month after the country went into lockdown to curb the spread of the coronavirus, federal and state officials said. In ... ( read original story ...)
Indonesia convicts Papua activists of treason
The peaceful protest of about 100 people had been held outside the presidential palace and military headquarters. ( read original story ...)
Losses on Bank of China crude oil investment product could hit $1.3 billion: report
Total losses from a structured crude oil product marketed to retail investors by the Bank of China could be more than 9 billion yuan ($1.27 billion), the Caixin financial news outlet reported on ... ( read original story ...)