Olympics-Reaction to Postponement of The Tokyo 2020 Olympics Athletes, national associations and sporting federations from around the world reacted with a mixture of sadness, relief and goodwill to… 03/24/2020 Aimeast
Pakistan Confirms 1st Prisoner with COVID-19 in Crowded Jail Officials in Pakistan Tuesday confirmed the country’s first coronavirus case among thousands of inmates in an overcrowded prison facility, saying… 03/24/2020 Aimeast
Indonesia Coronavirus Measures Looser Than Neighbors Despite More Fatalities Indonesia has the highest number of fatalities caused by the coronavirus in Southeast Asia, but it has not followed its… 03/24/2020 Aimeast
Thailand Declares State of Emergency Thailand's government announced plans Tuesday to declare a state of emergency, taking stricter measures to control the coronavirus outbreak that… 03/24/2020 Aimeast
Coronavirus Forces Delay of 2020 Olympics Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said Tuesday the 2020 Olympics will be postponed until the summer of 2021 at the… 03/24/2020 Aimeast
Pompeo Visits Afghanistan in Bid to Resolve Political Impasse Secretary of State Mike Pompeo travels to Afghanistan amid coronavirus outbreak, sending a strong signal about U.S. interest in salvaging the peace process ... 03/24/2020 Aimeast
Singapore Bucks Virus Trend as Schools Reopen Students in Singapore returned to school on Monday, bucking a global trend of coronavirus-driven closures and signaling that the quick… 03/23/2020 Aimeast
Free Pop-up Vision Clinic Gives Hope in Bangladesh District The line formed early in the morning, dozens deep, with adults clutching pieces of paper they hoped would be their… 03/23/2020 Aimeast
Authorities Order Two-Week Shutdown in Southern Pakistan Pakistani authorities patrolled the streets of Karachi, Monday to enforce a two-week complete lockdown ordered in southern Pakistan as the number of positive coronavirus tests jumped to at least 799… 03/23/2020 Aimeast
Pompeo in Kabul to Resolve Crisis, Salvage Deal U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo arrived in Kabul Monday on a previously unannounced visit to try to resolve a… 03/23/2020 Aimeast
Japan to Quarantine Visitors from US for Up to 14 days Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe announced Monday that his country will require a 14-day quarantine to all visitors from the… 03/23/2020 Aimeast
Governments Boost Coronavirus Lockdowns, Olympics Face Postponement Pressure Pressure is mounting for postponing the Summer Olympics in Tokyo due to the coronavirus pandemic, while cases have soared in… 03/23/2020 Aimeast
Pakistan Day Postponed in Light of Coronavirus Festivities for this year’s Pakistan Day have been “curtailed in light of the coronavirus outbreak,” according to a report posted on the internet… 03/23/2020 Aimeast
Athletic Housing in Indonesia Turned into Emergency Coronavirus Hospital The Indonesian government’s Special Task Force for Covid-19 said that four high rise buildings at the Kemayoran athletic village in Jakarta have been refurbished and… 03/23/2020 Aimeast
Japanese PM Raises Possibility of Postponing 2020 Tokyo Olympics Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe says the 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympic Games may have to be postponed if the event… 03/23/2020 Aimeast
India Locks Down 75 Districts To Contain COVID-19 India said Sunday it is locking down 75 districts across the country in an effort to contain the spread of COVID-19. Authorities say the… 03/23/2020 Aimeast
India Falls Silent as It Observes 14-Hour Lockdown The sound of silence descended on India as hundreds of millions hunkered indoors Sunday in response to a call by… 03/22/2020 Aimeast
Tokyo Organizers Quietly Plan for Potential Olympics Delay, Sources say Tokyo 2020 organizers have started drafting possible alternatives to holding the Olympics this summer, two sources familiar with the talks… 03/22/2020 Aimeast
Chinese Students Stuck during Coronavirus Pandemic As the coronavirus pandemic grows worse, Chinese international students in the U.S. are facing a dilemma: as more and more… 03/22/2020 Aimeast
Thai Activists Protest New Xayaburi Dam on the Mekong It’s been more than 40 years since Bula Tawan first cast his fishing net out across the Mekong River when… 03/22/2020 Aimeast