At Least 36 Killed in South Korea Fire Officials in South Korea say a fire at a construction site has killed at least 36 people and injured 10… 04/29/2020 Aimeast
Suicide Bombing Near Kabul Kills 3 A suicide bombing in Kabul Province close to the Afghan capital killed three people and wounded 15 on April 29,… 04/29/2020 Aimeast
For Myanmar’s Refugees, Hunger is Bigger Concern Than COVID-19 In Myanmar, an estimated 350,000 internally displaced persons living in crowded and sometimes unsanitary conditions face the danger of a… 04/29/2020 Aimeast
Play by Play: How a Taiwan Sports League Opened its 2020 Season Despite COVID-19 When the coronavirus began raising concerns in China this past January, Taiwan’s professional baseball league set up a task force… 04/29/2020 Aimeast
Asian Markets Making Gains in Midweek Trading Asian markets are trading higher Wednesday as many countries continued with efforts to ease restrictions imposed at the height of… 04/29/2020 Aimeast
Indian Government Rejects US Commission Report India has rejected the findings of the US Commission on International Religious Freedom’s annual report, calling the commission’s findings “biased… 04/29/2020 Aimeast
China Continues Slow Recovery from Pandemic as Ceremonial Congress Reschedules Meeting China’s parliament will hold its annual session in late May, two months later than scheduled due to the coronavirus pandemic. The… 04/29/2020 Aimeast
Kashmiri Leader: COVID-19 Lowers Chances of Pakistan-India War Pakistan and India are locked in almost daily military clashes across their Kashmir frontier, but the president of the Pakistani-ruled… 04/28/2020 Aimeast
Religious Freedom Watchdog Pitches Adding India to Blacklist The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom is urging that the State Department add India to its list of nations… 04/28/2020 Aimeast
China Slams India’s Decision to Stop Using ‘Faulty’ Chinese Rapid Test Kits A decision by India to suspend the use of Chinese rapid testing kits for COVID-19 on the grounds that they… 04/28/2020 Aimeast
Myanmar IDP Camps Brace for Coronavirus Outbreak In Myanmar, an estimated 350,000 internally displaced persons living in crowded and sometimes unsanitary conditions face the danger of a widespread outbreak of… 04/28/2020 Aimeast
New Zealand Slowly Returns to Normal After Lockdown New Zealanders clogged the drive thru lines of fast food restaurants Tuesday as they began venturing outside at the end… 04/28/2020 Aimeast
Top Japanese Doctor Says Olympics ‘Difficult’ Without Vaccine The head of the Japan Medical Association said Tuesday it will be difficult for the country to host the rescheduled Olympics next… 04/28/2020 Aimeast
Trump Says He Has Good Idea How North Korea’s Kim is Doing U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday he has a good idea how Kim Jong Un is doing and hopes… 04/28/2020 Aimeast
Who is Kim Jong Un’s Sister? As the United States assesses reports on North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s health, officials and experts say Washington will… 04/27/2020 Aimeast
Chinese Human Rights Lawyer Returns Home after Tortuous Journey Chinese authorities allowed a leading human rights lawyer to reunite with his family late Monday, ending more than four years… 04/27/2020 Aimeast
Snow Leopard Conservation Efforts in Pakistan Overshadowed by COVID-19 Wildlife experts say increased sightings of snow leopards in Pakistan’s northern mountains are promising signs that the population of one… 04/27/2020 Aimeast
Wuhan Residents Skeptical of Claim City Has Zero Hospitalized COVID-19 Patients Chinese officials said there are no coronavirus patients in hospitals across Hubei province, whose capital, Wuhan, was the epicenter of… 04/27/2020 Aimeast
Defamation Trial Begins for Ex-South Korean President Chun Doo-hwan, South Korea’s former authoritarian president, went on trial Monday for charges of slandering a late activist priest who… 04/27/2020 Aimeast
Bodies of 2 South Korean Trekkers Discovered in Nepal The bodies of two South Korean trekkers who have been missing since being swamped by an avalanche in Nepal’s Himalayan… 04/27/2020 Aimeast