NPC 2020: Key Points Of Chinese Premier Li Keqiang's Work Report
ECONOMY - No GDP target was set for this year. - Nine million urban jobs will be created to keep urban unemployment at 5.5 per cent. - Consumer inflation to…
North Korea's Kim Jong Un Keeps Low Public Profile In May
SEOUL (REUTERS)North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has made an unusually small number of public appearances in the past two months, once again going three weeks wit
The Race To 5G: Inquirer Columnist
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Pew Survey Shows Immutable Political Divide In The United States
WASHINGTONAmericans have sharply split views about the handling of the Covid-19 pandemic in the country and on US engagement with the world, a new Pew Research
US Coronavirus Lockdown Delays Cost At Least 36,000 Lives, Data Shows
If the United States had begun imposing social distancing measures one week earlier than it did in March, about 36,000 fewer people would have died in the coron
South Korea Makes First Foreigner Arrest Over Coronavirus Quarantine Violation
SEOUL (REUTERS)South Korean police arrested a foreign national for violating the country's mandated 14-day quarantine rules for the first time on Thursday (May
Trauma Endures Of South Korea's Gwangju Uprising 40 Years Later
GWANGJU, SOUTH KOREA (AFP)It is 40 years since Choi Jung-ja saw her husband, who has been missing since South Korea's military dictatorship killed hundreds of p
Clogged Cooling System Likely Cause Of Gas Leak In India's LG Chem Plant, Three Investigators Say
VISAKHAPATNAM, INDIA (REUTERS)A clogged cooling system was the likely cause of a temperature surge in a storage tank which led to a gas leak at a chemical plant
US Issues Alert Over Covid-19-linked Childhood Illness
WASHINGTON (AFP)US health authorities issued an alert on Thursday (May 14) over a rare however, sometimes deadly autoimmune condition among children that is bel
1,000 Fans In Taiwan Stadium Get To Watch 2020's First Baseball Game In The World Live
TAIPEITaiwan's baseball scene came under the international spotlight recently after it became the first professional league in the world to begin a new season a
Outbreak On North Korea Border With China Raises Doubts Over Its Coronavirus Toll
BEIJING (BLOOMBERG)China's move to put a city near the North Korea border under lockdown due to an increase in coronavirus infections, have raised more question
US To Accuse China Of Trying To Hack Coronavirus Vaccine Data
The FBI and the Department of Homeland Security are preparing to issue a warning that China's most skilled hackers and spies are working to steal American resea
Washington In Talks With Chipmakers About Building US Factories
The Trump administration is in talks with semiconductor companies about building chip factories in the United States, representatives from two chipmakers said o
South Korea Tracks New Coronavirus Outbreak In Seoul Nightclubs
SEOUL (REUTERS)South Korean health authorities are investigating a small however, growing coronavirus outbreak centred in a handful of Seoul nightclubs, seeking
Evacuation Area Around India LG Chem Plant Widened After Deadly Leak
CHENNAI (REUTERS)Indian officials were evacuating more people on Friday (May 8) from the area around a chemical plant in the south of the country that leaked to
Coronavirus: South Korea To Relax Social Distancing Rules Further Starting May 6
SEOUL (REUTERS)South Korea will further relax social distancing rules starting on Wednesday (May 6), allowing a phased reopening of businesses, as the nation ha
Golden Week Travel Loses Sheen Amid Pandemic
This time the previous year, Chinese guide Francisco Wang was leading a group of 30 on a seven-day packaged tour of Spain and Portugal, with whirlwind stops in
South Korea's 'walk-thru' Coronavirus Testing Booth Goes Global
SEOUL (KOREA HERALD/ASIA NEWS NETWORK)About two months ago, a South Korean doctor came up with the idea of a coronavirus testing booth that would allow health w
China Sends Medical Team To North Korea: Sources
BEIJING/SEOUL • China has dispatched a team to North Korea including medical experts to advise on North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, according to three people f
Work Smart, Travel Alone, Eat Out Fast: South Korea's Prescription For Coronavirus Recovery
SEOUL (REUTERS)South Korea outlined guidelines on Friday (April 24) for a two-year return to a post-coronavirus normality including flexible working, bookings o