Taiwan Covid: How they went 200 days without a locally transmitted case
Taipei’s response to the coronavirus pandemic has been one of the world’s most effective. The island of 23 million people…
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Operation Fox Hunt: China sent fugitive’s elderly father to America to coerce him into going home, US claims
The case is believed to be part of the ruling Communist Party’s Operation Fox Hunt, an international anti-corruption campaign targeting…
Typhoon Molave update: At least 13 killed and dozens missing in Vietnam
The landslides, which hit remote areas in the central province of Quang Nam a day earlier, killed 13 with 40…
As most countries struggle to plan even weeks ahead, China just set its agenda for the next 15 years
In a series of closed-door meetings in the capital, top Chinese Communist Party (CCP) officials hashed out the country’s next…
Cabbies and office workers: Meet Singapore’s ordinary royals
But few residents in one of the world’s most cosmopolitan cities are even aware of this lineage, a sore point…
Whether Trump or Biden wins the US election, China will be hoping to reset the relationship
Indeed, the President who takes the oath of office in 2021 may be the first in two decades whose biggest…
China’s top leaders meet to plan next five years as coronavirus rebuilding begins
President Xi Jinping, who also heads the Party, will join the members of the Central Committee, the Party’s top decision-making…
China is testing millions of people in Xinjiang for Covid-19 after one asymptomatic case found
The testing drive has so far identified 137 additional cases — and all are asymptomatic, according to Xinjiang’s regional health…
Police officer killed by rooster while breaking up cockfight
Police in the Northern Samar province said Lieutenant Christian Bolok was struck by the rooster’s gaff — a metal blade…
Prince Azim of Brunei, Sultan of Brunei’s son, dies aged 38
Azim, who was fourth in line to the southeast Asian nation’s throne and carved out a reputation in Hollywood as…