Afghan Peace Process Inches Forward Amid Fresh Violence The Taliban freed a second batch of Afghan forces Thursday as part of a prisoner swap with the government in… 04/16/2020 Aimeast
Prosecutor Seeks 2-Year Prison Term for Independent Tajik Journalist A Tajik prosecutor has called for independent local journalist Daler Sharifov to be sentenced to two years and four months… 04/16/2020 Aimeast
Amnesty Slams ‘Offensive’ Against Rights in E. Europe, Central Asia Many governments across Eastern Europe and Central Asia have pursued an "extensive offensive" against human rights, deploying draconian tactics and… 04/16/2020 Aimeast
China Denies US Allegations It’s Testing Nuclear Weapons China on Thursday denied allegations in a U.S. State Department report that it was secretly testing nuclear weapons in violation… 04/16/2020 Aimeast
South Korean Ruling Party Wins Vote Held Amid Virus Fears South Korea's ruling liberal party secured a resounding victory in parliamentary elections that had the highest turnout in nearly three… 04/16/2020 Aimeast
Remote Chinese City Hit by Coronavirus After Weeks of Feeling Safe A timber mill on China's northeastern border with Russia was buzzing with activity this week as dozens of workers sorted,… 04/16/2020 Aimeast
China Prods Hong Kong to Enact National Security Law China's top official in Hong Kong told the semi-autonomous city on Wednesday to urgently enact a national security law, shelved… 04/15/2020 Aimeast
Pakistan Province Suspects COVID-19 in Spike in Bodies Brought to Hospital Officials in Pakistan's largest city of Karachi have reported an unusual rise in the number of bodies being brought to… 04/15/2020 Aimeast
China Announces Phase 2 of Clinical Trials of COVID-19 Vaccine China has begun the second phase of clinical trials for a COVID-19 vaccine with 500 volunteer participants recruited from Wuhan,… 04/15/2020 Aimeast
Returning Refugees Could Spread Coronavirus in Afghanistan, UN Warns The UN refugee agency warns the return of tens of thousands of refugees to Afghanistan from Pakistan and Iran risks… 04/15/2020 Aimeast
Chinese Ship Returns Near Vietnam Border A Chinese ship was back in the part of the South China Sea claimed by Vietnam, days after China sank… 04/15/2020 Aimeast
Search for COVID-19 Vaccine Heats Up in China, US Three potential COVID-19 vaccines are making fast progress in early-stage testing in volunteers in China and the U.S., but it's… 04/15/2020 Aimeast
With Masks, Hand Sanitizer, and Gloves, South Koreans Vote During Pandemic South Koreans stood in socially distanced lines, disinfected their hands, and wore face masks and gloves inside polling stations, as… 04/15/2020 Aimeast
Asia Today: Japan Sees More COVID Patients And Dire Projection About 850,000 people could be seriously sickened by the coronavirus in Japan and almost half of them could die if… 04/15/2020 Aimeast
Why Filipinos Support President’s Extended Virus Containment Shutdowns Despite Economic Hardship Shutdowns in the Philippines through April 30 to contain the coronavirus spread are expected to give President Rodrigo Duterte a new burst of public… 04/15/2020 Aimeast
US Returns $300 Million Allegedly Stolen From Malaysia The U.S. says it has returned $300 million to Malaysia that was stolen from the country’s state-owned investment fund in… 04/15/2020 Aimeast
Coronavirus Poses Major Threat to North Korea’s Fragile Health System North Korea is among a handful of countries in the world claiming to be free of COVID-19. The country is… 04/15/2020 Aimeast
Pakistan Extends Coronavirus Lockdown, Eases Curbs on Economic Activity Pakistan has relaxed restrictions on certain industries to allow them to resume their activities but extended a lockdown on educational… 04/14/2020 Aimeast
US Military Dismisses Threat from Latest North Korean Missile Test The highest-ranking military officer in the United States is downplaying the latest missile launch by North Korea, even though it could be a… 04/14/2020 Aimeast
Insecurity, Gender Inequality Result in Decline in Female Afghan Journalists Women in Afghanistan are thriving in many fields and are actively serving their communities, but a number of female journalists… 04/14/2020 Aimeast