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Fri, June 5, 2020 | 04:43

Philippines orders leading TV network to shut down

Philippines orders leading TV network to shut down

A Philippine government agency on Tuesday ordered the country's leading broadcast network, which the president has targeted for its critical news coverage, to halt operations after its congressional franchise expired, sparking shock over the loss of a major news provider during the coronavirus pandemic.

2020-05-06 13:45

Chinese students die after running in masks

Chinese students die after running in masks

Two Chinese teenagers died of sudden cardiac arrest last month after running while wearing face masks during physical education classes.

Park Si-soo | 2020-05-06 13:29

Taiwan rebuffs WHO, says China has no right to represent it

Taiwan rebuffs WHO, says China has no right to represent it

Only Taiwan's democratically-elected government can represent its people on the world stage, not China, its foreign ministry said on Tuesday, calling on the World Health Organization (WHO) to "cast off" China's control during the coronavirus pandemic. Taiwan's exclusion from WHO, due to China's objections which considers the island one of its provinces, has infuriated Taipei,...

2020-05-05 14:56

WHO says has no proof from US on 'speculative' Wuhan lab claims

Foreign workers feel the pain of 'corona job cuts' in Japan

Foreign workers feel the pain of 'corona job cuts' in Japan

Eight years after arriving from Brazil, Rennan Yamashita sat in a government office in central Japan, filling out forms for unemployment insurance after losing his job for the ninth or 10th time - he has lost count. Some weeks earlier, he was laid off from his job at a car parts factory. He only held that job for four months. "If they need you, they hire you; if they don't ne...

2020-05-05 10:08

India's Serum Institute to make millions of potential coronavirus vaccine doses

India's Serum Institute to make millions of potential coronavirus vaccine doses

The Serum Institute of India said on Tuesday it plans this year to produce up to 60 million doses of a potential vaccine against the new coronavirus that is under clinical trial in Britain.

2020-04-29 14:49

2 bodies presumed to be S. Korean avalanche victims found in Annapurna

2 bodies presumed to be S. Korean avalanche victims found in Annapurna

The bodies were found at about 3 p.m. Saturday by those patrolling around the avalanche-hit area and will be airlifted to a hospital in Kathmandu, according to the officials.

2020-04-26 14:14

Body of guide of missing Koreans found in Himalayas

Body of guide of missing Koreans found in Himalayas

Search teams looking for the bodies of four South Koreans killed in a Himalayas avalanche have found the frozen corpse of their Nepali guide, police said Saturday.

2020-04-25 20:24

Chinese envoy takes veiled swipe at Trump for politicizing coronavirus

Chinese envoy takes veiled swipe at Trump for politicizing coronavirus

China's ambassador to the United States took a thinly veiled swipe at U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday by criticizing politicians bent on making "groundless accusations" that distract from scientific information on the deadly coronavirus.

2020-04-22 09:59

Chinese epicenter Wuhan raises number of virus dead by 1,290

Chinese epicenter Wuhan raises number of virus dead by 1,290

The central Chinese city of Wuhan has raised its number of COVID-19 fatalities by 1,290, with state media saying Friday the undercount had been due to the insufficient admission capabilities at overwhelmed medical facilities at the peak of the outbreak

2020-04-17 18:15

6.8% contraction: China's economy in worst downturn since '70s as virus hits hard

6.8% contraction: China's economy in worst downturn since '70s as virus hits hard

China suffered its worst economic contraction since at least the 1970s in the first quarter as it fought the coronavirus, and weak consumer spending and factory activity point to a longer, harder recovery than initially expected. The world's second-largest economy shrank 6.8% from a year ago in the three months ending in March after factories, shops and travel were closed to ...

2020-04-17 13:24

195,000 jobs vanish: Pandemic starts to suffocate job market

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