Asia

Senior Chinese diplomat Wang Yi said on Monday the United States and China could work together on issues like climate change and the coronavirus pandemic if they repaired their damaged bilateral relationship. According to Wang Yi, diplomat and foreign Minister, Beijing is ready to reopen constructive dialogue with Washington after …

A deal for Taiwan to buy 5 million doses of a COVID-19 vaccine developed by Germany’s BioNTech SE is on hold, the island’s health minister said on Wednesday, citing potential Chinese pressure for the delay. According to the Taiwan Health Minister Chen Shih-chung, officials were on the verge of announcing …

A court in Bangladesh sentenced to death five members of an Islamist militant group on Tuesday for killing a U.S. blogger critical of religious extremism six years ago. Avijit Roy, a U.S. citizen of Bangladeshi origin, was hacked to death here by machete-wielding assailants in February 2015 while returning home …

China called on the United States on Wednesday to invite the World Health Organization to investigate origins of the COVID-19 outbreak there, as sparring over the pandemic continued after the WHO wrapped up its field work in the Chinese city of Wuhan. Hours after the WHO team revealed preliminary findings …

A civil disobedience movement in Myanmar is gaining momentum with teachers and students protesting against Monday’s military coup. Demonstrators at a university in the biggest city, Yangon, chanted support for jailed leader Aung San Suu Kyi and wore red ribbons, her party’s colour. Although Ms Suu Kyi has not been …

Singapore become the first Asian country to approve Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine as it begins rolling out its immunisation programme to the wider population. The city-state expects to receive the first shipment of the Moderna shots around March, adding to its stock of Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine approved in December. According to authorities, …

Japan is set to extend a state of emergency in Tokyo and other regions for another month on Tuesday, seeking to keep the upper hand over a Covid-19 outbreak even as daily case numbers begin to edge down. Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga is expected to formally announce the extension to …

The health situation due to the coronavirus pandemic makes it problematic the hold of the Tokyo Olympics in 2021. However Japan does not intend to cancel the competition. The International Olympic Committee and the Japanese Olympic Committee remain determined to organize these competitions planned in 2020 and which could not …

The law that criminalized abortion has just been removed in South Korea. So far, only women victims of rape or whose pregnancy puts their lives in danger are entitled to an interruption of legal pregnancy. While women’s Rights organizations rejoice, the Pro-Life Movement reacts and is organized for several amendments …

The founder of Alibaba empire crosses a bad pass. Long at the head of the billionaires of Asia, Ma Yun better known as Jack Ma occupies today the place of the second man the most rich in China. The Alibaba founder’s fortune has fallen since September. This fall , the …