Typhoon Muifa pounds eastern China with strong gales, rain, China News,BEIJING – Powerful gales and torrential rains battered Zhoushan in eastern China on Wednesday (Sept 14) as Typhoon Muifa made landfall at the port city in what local media called the strongest tropical cyclone to hit the populous
Indonesia capital Jakarta extends social restrictions as Covid-19 infections rise, Asia News,JAKARTA – Indonesia's capital Jakarta extended its social restrictions on Thursday (Aug 13) to stem surging coronavirus transmission as the country reported 2,098 new cases, its governor said. Indonesia
African swine fever outbreak spreading widely in Vietnam, Asia News,HANOI – An African swine fever outbreak is spreading widely in Vietnam and is hurting the local farming industry, forcing the culling of three times the number of hogs culled last year, the government said on Thursday (Nov 25). \”The
Salty water in Bangkok is new 'reality' as sea pushes farther inland, Asia News,BANGKOK – Thai authorities are trucking drinking water to parts of Bangkok and urging residents to shower less as a worsening drought and rising sea levels have increased salinity, a growing risk faced by many
Red Cross sends thousands of volunteers to help North Korea cope with coronavirus and floods, Asia News,SEOUL – The Red Cross has sent more than 43,000 volunteers to North Korea, including to the locked-down city of Kaesong, to help fight the novel coronavirus and provide flood assistance, an offici
Taiwan says diplomat sent to hospital after China spat in Fiji, Asia News,TAIPEI – A Taiwanese diplomat ended up in hospital in Fiji this month after two Chinese diplomats stormed into a reception trying to gather information on who was attending, Taiwan’s foreign ministry said on Monday, in an unus
