ASIA

Hong Kong police use pepper spray to clear May Day protest

1:06 pm May 2, 2020

Hong Kong: Hong Kong police used pepper spray Friday night to disperse more than 100 protesters singing and chanting pro-democracy slogans in a shopping mall. The demonstrators sang the protest anthem “Glory to Hong Kong” and chanted “Glory to Hong Kong, revolution of our times” in the New Town Plaza mall in Hong Kong’s New […]

Trump denies calling US war dead 'losers,' 'suckers'

Trump blames China for coronavirus pandemic; a lab ‘mistake’?

8:06 am May 1, 2020

Washington: President Donald Trump on Thursday speculated that China could have unleashed the coronavirus on the world due to some kind of horrible “mistake,” and his intelligence agencies said they are still examining a notion put forward by the president and aides that the pandemic may have resulted from an accident at a Chinese lab. […]

Rajnath Singh inaugurates bridges in border areas

Nepal nationals sent home via border bridges in Uttarakhand

10:45 pm April 30, 2020

Pithoragarh: Around 1,352 Nepal nationals stuck here due to the lockdown were on Thursday allowed to cross over to their country through the border bridges at Jhoola ghat, Charcha and Balakon in Pithoragarh district. “The Nepalese kept in six camps made in Pithoragarh, Dharchula, Baram, Jaimini and Balakon localities, were taken to border bridges by […]

South Korea calls for joint efforts with North Korea

7:44 pm April 28, 2020

Seoul: South Korea has repeated calls for joint efforts with North Korea to stem the spread of the coronavirus, which it sees as a potential opportunity to improve strained bilateral relations. A South Korean presidential official, who refused to be named during a background briefing on Tuesday, said Seoul doesn’t expect the possible anti-virus efforts […]

Singapore reports 41 new COVID-19 cases in last 24 hours: report

Singapore to enter into recession this year due to coronavirus pandemic: MAS

7:36 pm April 28, 2020

Singapore: Singapore will enter into a recession this year due to the coronavirus pandemic and the city-state’s economic growth could even dip below the forecast range of -4 to -1 per cent to record its worst-ever contraction, the country’s central bank said on Tuesday. The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) in its latest half-yearly macroeconomic […]