Chinese bombers and fighter jets have entered Taiwan’s air defence identification zone for the second day in a row in an unusual and provocative escalation of its military activities that has prompted the Joe Biden administration’s first public remarks on its relationship...
Attempts by Chinese authorities to shift the narrative around Covid-19’s origins have reignited on social media this week after a government spokesperson revived a conspiracy theory that it came from a US army lab. Hua Chunying, a spokesperson for the foreign affairs...
Two female judges working for the Afghan supreme court have been shot dead in Kabul, according to officials, as a wave of assassinations continues to rock the country. Violence has surged across Afghanistan in recent months. The killings of the...
Several countries in south-east Asia are expected to deploy the Chinese Sinovac vaccine despite concerns over its efficacy. Data released from a trial of the Sinovac jab in Brazil this week suggested its efficacy was 50.4% – lower than previously...
Indonesian authorities have located the black boxes of the Sriwijaya Air jet that crashed into the sea soon after taking off from the capital Jakarta, as human body parts and suspected pieces of the plane were retrieved. The Boeing 737-500 with 62 passengers and...
Japan’s prime minister, Yoshihide Suga, has declared a state of emergency in the greater Tokyo area after a record number of coronavirus cases were reported in the capital and across the country. Suga had come under pressure from his own health experts...
Surrounded by mourners who gathered in his garden, Mushtaq Ahmad Wani fell to his knees with a grief-ridden scream. “They killed my only son and buried him far away in the mountains,” he cried out. Wani, a 42-year-old fruit merchant...
As most of the world celebrated New Year’s Eve under strict guidelines for smaller gatherings or none at all, Wuhan, the place where coronavirus is believed to have originated, saw massive crowds come together in the city with balloons and jubilant scenes for the countdown...
Thailand’s authorities must stop targeting pro-democracy protesters with draconian legal action and instead enter into dialogue, according to the UN’s special rapporteur for freedom of assembly, who warned the country risks sliding into violence. Clément Voule said he had written...
Taiwan’s government on Tuesday reported its first locally transmitted case of Covid since 12 April, more than 250 days ago. The individual who tested positive for Covid-19 was a friend of a person who had already been confirmed to have...
