Taiwan

Tiananmen anniversary marked by crackdown, Hong Kong vigil ban

Many people in Hong Kong plan to commemorate the bloody 1989 crackdown by Chinese troops in and around Tiananmen Square by lighting candles across the city, circumventing a ban on the usual public gathering amid the coronavirus pandemic.

US to sell Taiwan $180M worth of torpedoes amid tense China relations

The announcement came on the same day Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen was sworn in for her second term in office, saying she strongly rejects China's sovereignty claims. China views Tsai as a separatist bent on formal independence for Taiwan.

US moves to cut Huawei off from global chip suppliers

The US Commerce Department said it was amending an export rule to "strategically target Huawei's acquisition of semiconductors that are the direct product of certain US software and technology."

Does the US response to coronavirus mirror that of a failed state?

Prominent experts believe that the world’s richest country’s response to the deadly pandemic amounts to that expected of a 'third-world' country.

Baseball, football seasons get underway in Taiwan

As Taiwan has been comparatively managed the spread of coronavirus pandemic in the country, the baseball and football seasons slowly start to take off without any fans present.

Donald Trump versus the World Health Organization

The US president has targeted the global organisation for its perceived bias towards China.

China's Shenzhen bans eating of cats, dogs after coronavirus

Some scientists suspect wild animals sold in a market were the source of the coronavirus pandemic, that has killed more than 48,000 lives worldwide so far, while others argue it was in circulation elsewhere in Wuhan even earlier.

Spain becomes third worst-hit country by coronavirus - latest updates

World Health Organization figures show the increase in new Covid-19 infections is now about 70,000 per day, up from about 50,000 just a few days ago. Here are the latest updates for March 30:

Global stocks, US futures rise on virus aid hopes

London and Frankfurt markets opened more than 4 percent higher and Shanghai, Hong Kong and other Asian markets advanced. Seoul surged 7.4 percent.

How to contain coronavirus? Track, isolate, communicate

The experience of battling the 2003 SARS outbreak has helped East Asian countries to develop more effective strategies in containing the coronavirus pandemic.

China, South Korea report more virus cases amid rising global concern

The Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed 60 new cases in its morning update, taking the tally to 893 – the largest national total anywhere outside China.

Taiwan reports first coronavirus death as China toll reaches 1,665

A taxi driver died from COVID-19 in Taiwan, officials say marking first such death on island and fifth fatality outside mainland China from an epidemic that IMF says could damage global growth.