A freight truck collided with a bus on a highway near Seoul on Thursday, causing a fire that killed at least five people and injured 37 others, officials said. It wasn’t immediately known what caused the...
Hong Kong will drop almost all COVID-19 measures starting from Thursday. Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region John Lee Ka-chiu, announced on Wednesday afternoon to optimize Hong Kong'...
Bangladesh launched its first metro rail service, mostly funded by Japan, in the densely populated capital on Wednesday amid enthusiasm that the South Asian country’s development bonanza would continue with...
The death toll from heavy rains and floods that devastated parts of the Philippines over the Christmas weekend has risen to 25, with 26 others still missing, the national disaster response agency said Wednesday...
Hong Kong will scrap some of its COVID-19 restrictions, including PCR tests for inbound travellers and vaccination requirements to enter certain venues, the city’s leader said on Wednesday. Instead of PCR...
The 2023 Lantern Festival in Yu Garden officially opened on Monday night. Inspired by the “The Classic of Mountains and Seas”, this year's Lantern Festival combines mythical images with intangible...
China has further eased its coronavirus control measures including scrapping the quarantine requirement for passengers arriving from abroad starting next month.
The Chinese National Health Commission had...
The South Korean government of President Yoon Suk Yeol said Tuesday it will grant a special pardon to ex-President Lee Myung-bak, who was sentenced to a 17-year prison term for a range of corruption crimes.
The...
Japan will tighten its border controls for visitors from China beginning December 30 in response to a surge in coronavirus infections, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida announced on Tuesday.
Kishida said COVID-19...
China will drop a COVID-19 quarantine requirement for passengers arriving from abroad while downgrading the management of the disease.
China has renamed the Chinese term for COVID-19 from "novel...