TAIPEI - Malaysia has gone back into a tough new lockdown as COVID-19 caseloads have spiked this month after a relatively calm 2020, and the government's image is beginning to take a hit among peop

As President Joe Biden was sworn into office Wednesday, North Korean defectors living throughout the United States expressed hope that his administration would place North Koreans' human rights abo

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ILOILO CITY, Jan. 22 (PIA) - The Iloilo Provincial Government said that the temporary ban on swine, pork, pork products, and by-products coming from areas affected by the African swine fever (ASF)

BEIJING, Jan. 21 (Xinhua) -- General Secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and Chinese President Xi Jinping said on Thursday that China is ready to work with Laos to fur

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BEIJING, Jan. 21 (Xinhua) -- General Secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and Chinese President Xi Jinping said on Thursday that China is ready to work with Laos to fur

PHNOM PENH -- Cambodian Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Prak Sokhonn said on Thursday that the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) free trade agreement will be a key drive

HANOI, Jan. 21 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam recorded two new confirmed cases of COVID-19 on Thursday, raising its total tally to 1,546 with 35 deaths, according to its Ministry of Health. Both new ca

BEIJING -- Chinese stocks closed higher on Thursday, with the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index up 1.07 percent, at 3,621.26 points. The Shenzhen Component Index closed 1.95 percent higher

Seoul [South Korea], January 21 (ANI): South Korean President Moon Jae-in on Wednesday named Chung Eui-yong, a key player behind North Korean-US summits (denuclearization talks), as his new foreign mi

BEIJING, Jan. 21 (Xinhua) -- The following are the updates on the global fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. - - - - COLOMBO -- COVID-19 cases in Sri Lanka surpassed the 55,000 mark

BEIJING, Jan. 21 (Xinhua) -- The following are the updates on the global fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. - - - - NEW DELHI -- India's COVID-19 tally rose to 10,610,883 on Thursda

SEOUL -- South Korean President Moon Jae-in's approval rating soared 5.7 percentage points over the week to 43.6 percent this week, a weekly poll showed Thursday. It marked the highest in ei

HANOI, Jan. 20 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam recorded four new cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday, bringing its total tally to 1,544 with 35 deaths, according to its Ministry of Health. All the new cases

BEIJING, Jan. 20 (Xinhua) -- The following are the updates on the global fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. - - - - KAMPALA -- Uganda's Health Ministry on Tuesday registered 449 new