Africans in China Complain of Coronavirus-Linked Discrimination Restrictions on movement are now eased across China but some African immigrants are facing a different barrier: Discrimination. Videos posted on… 04/14/2020 Aimeast
Pakistan Extends Coronavirus Lockdown, Some Industries to Reopen in Phases Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan on Tuesday announced a two-week extension to the nationwide shutdown to curb the COVID-19 spread,… 04/14/2020 Aimeast
Bangladesh Unions Urge Government to Act as Garment Workers Lose Jobs At least 10,000 garment workers have been sacked in Bangladesh as Western brands hit by coronavirus lockdowns cancel orders, union… 04/14/2020 Aimeast
Senior US Officials Meet Taliban to Forward Peace Talks Senior U.S. officials met with the Taliban in Qatar Monday to discuss possible violations of a deal the two sides… 04/14/2020 Aimeast
Popular Malaysian Burger Chain Tries to Keep the Sizzle During Harsh Economic Times Some customers come for the beef burger known as the Hangover topped with hash browns, mushrooms and maple-flavored syrup. Others… 04/14/2020 Aimeast
China Reports Exports Fell Further in March Amid Shutdown China's trade improved in March but was below last year's levels. Forecasters warned Chinese exporters face another slump as the… 04/14/2020 Aimeast
India Extends World’s Largest Lockdown till May 3rd India extended a nationwide lockdown until May 3rd as the number of coronavirus cases in the country continued to surge but… 04/14/2020 Aimeast
N. Korea Fired Multiple Short-range Cruise Missiles Into Sea: S. Korea Military North Korea launched what were believed to be multiple short-range cruise missiles into the sea between the Korean peninsula and Japan on… 04/14/2020 Aimeast
Vietnam’s Virus Checkpoints Screen for Fevers, Limit Urban Movement Vietnam’s cities have set up checkpoints in their fight against COVID-19, in some cases conducting virus tests on all who… 04/14/2020 Aimeast
India, France Extend Lockdowns as World Coronavirus Cases Top 2 Million India, France and Nigeria are among several countries whose leaders are extending lockdowns aimed at stopping the spread of the novel coronavirus,… 04/14/2020 Aimeast
Taiwan’s WHO Ambitions Get Boost from Coronavirus Success Taiwan’s long-running campaign for a role in the World Health Organization is getting fresh backing in response to its successful… 04/13/2020 Aimeast
Indonesian Neighborhood Uses ‘Ghosts’ to Scare People Back Home A neighborhood in Indonesia's central Java province has deployed a group of volunteer “ghosts” to patrol the streets and scare… 04/13/2020 Aimeast
Pakistan Summons Indian Official to Protest at Cross-Border Shelling Pakistan on Monday summoned an Indian official to protest over cross-border shelling from its neighbor that it said had killed… 04/13/2020 Aimeast
Tajik Journalist to Go on Trial on Extremism Charges RSF Calls ‘Absurd’ Reporters Without Borders (RSF) is calling on Tajikistan to immediately release a journalist whose trial on what the Paris-based watchdog… 04/13/2020 Aimeast
Japan’s Leader Slammed Over ‘Stay Home’ Shutdown Tweet Perhaps the best that can be said about a "stay home" Twitter posted by Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is… 04/13/2020 Aimeast
Child Sex Abuse in Pakistan’s Religious Schools Endemic Muhimman proudly writes his name slowly, carefully, one letter at a time, grinning broadly as he finishes. He's just 11… 04/13/2020 Aimeast
COVID-19 Cases Near Zero in Taiwan, But Restrictions Remain Taiwan is reporting just one to six new COVID-19 cases per day. Schools, offices and restaurants are operating all but… 04/13/2020 Aimeast
India’s Manufacturing Expected to Re-Open After COVID Shutdown Anonymous government sources say India is planning to allow some industries, closed during the nationwide coronavirus shutdown, to resume their… 04/13/2020 Aimeast
North Korea Says it Will Boost Anti-Virus Efforts North Korea says it will intensify its efforts to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus. The rubber stamp Supreme People’s… 04/13/2020 Aimeast
Spain Allowing Some Workers to Return to Jobs Spain is loosening some of its coronavirus restrictions Monday with workers in the manufacturing and construction sectors allowed to go back… 04/13/2020 Aimeast