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Police detain a protester after spraying pepper spray during a protest in Causeway Bay before the annual handover march in Hong Kong, Wednesday, July. 1, 2020. (AP)

Hong Kong police make first arrest under new security law

Police force had issued statement that they would consider protesters promoting Hong Kongâ€™s separation from China as...

1 July 2020 12:43 PM IST

Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam listens to reporters questions during a press conference in Hong Kong, Tuesday, June 30, 2020. Hong Kong media are reporting that China has approved a contentious law that would allow authorities to crack down on subversive and secessionist activity in Hong Kong, sparking fears that it would be used to curb opposition voices in the semi-autonomous territory. Lam declined to comment on the national security law at a weekly meeting with reporters, saying it was inappropriate for her to do so while the Standing Committee meeting was still in progress.(AP Photo)

China approves national security law for Hong Kong

Authorities in Beijing, Hong Kong have repeatedly said legislation is aimed at a few â€œtroublemakersâ€ and will not...

30 Jun 2020 12:01 PM IST

A woman (R) holds pro-democracy posters after a protest against Chinas planned national security law in Hong Kong on June 28, 2020. (AFP)

China to restrict visas for Americans over Hong Kong row

China is moving forward on a security law that would enforce punishment for subversion and other offences in Hong Kong

29 Jun 2020 2:39 PM IST

People wearing face masks to help protect against the spread of the new coronavirus cross a road in Seoul, Monday, June 29, 2020. (AP)

â€˜Donâ€™t plan vacations yetâ€™, South Korea tells citizens

As the country experiences its second wave of virus spread, authorities issue warnings ahead of the holiday season

29 Jun 2020 1:44 PM IST

Pro-democracy demonstrators hold up portraits of jailed Chinese civil rights activists, lawyers and legal activists as they march to the Chinese liaison office in Hong Kong. (AP)

Hong Kong police ban protest against China-'s national security law

The law is expected to be voted on during a National People-'s Congress Standing Committee meeting to be held from...

27 Jun 2020 2:51 PM IST

Residents wearing masks to curb the spread of the coronavirus past by lanterns and neon lights promoting a restaurant in Beijing. (AP)

China, South Korea report new cases in double digits

A recent report said testing found only a few cases without a link to Beijing market and the steps taken mean the risk...

27 Jun 2020 10:31 AM IST

Representational Image. (AFP)

Pirates kidnap six South Koreans, one Ghanaian from fishing vessel

The International Maritime Bureau in Kuala Lumpur confirmed the attack by -'armed pirates-' and issued a warning to...

25 Jun 2020 8:37 AM IST

Pedestrians wearing face masks cross the street in the Ginza area in Tokyo. (AFP)

Japan struggles to find patients to enroll in clinical trials

Slowing new infections has led to a shortage of patients to enroll in trials, which are underway for more than a dozen...

24 Jun 2020 11:59 AM IST

North Korean government shows North Koreans prepare anti-South Korea propaganda leaflets in North Korea. South Korea on Monday, June 22, 2020 urged North Korea to scrap a plan to launch propaganda leaflets across the border. (Korea News Service via AP, File)

South Korea urges North not to send leaflets amid high tensions

Earlier Monday, North Korea said it had manufactured 12 million propaganda leaflets to be floated toward South Korea

22 Jun 2020 2:29 PM IST

Workers in protective suits take the temperatures of people at a COVID-19 testing site for those who were potentially exposed to the coronavirus outbreak at a wholesale food market in Beijing. (AP Photo)

Coronavirus cases surge in US, but slow in China, South Korea

World Health Organization reported largest single-day increase in coronavirus cases, at more than 183,000 new cases in...

22 Jun 2020 1:22 PM IST

This handout photo taken and released on June 21, 2020 by Indonesias Research and Technology Development for Geological Hazard Mitigation (BPPTKG) shows the Merapi Mount volcano spewing thick smoke into the air as seen from Yogyakarta. (AFP)

Indonesia-'s Mt Merapi erupts twice on Sunday

Indonesia-'s geological agency said the eruptions spewed clouds of grey ash 6,000 metres into the sky

21 Jun 2020 12:56 PM IST

A volunteer (R) holds up a ballot paper during counting in Hong Kong on June 20, 2020, following a vote organised by selection of pro-democracy unions to ask members if they will participate in a city wide strike and if they supported Chinas plans to impose a new national security law in Hong Kong. (AFP)

Hong Kong unions, students fail to get support for strikes against...

Anti-government demonstrations have lost momentum due to higher risk of arrest and failing to get approval for crowd...

21 Jun 2020 12:02 PM IST