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Japan will further tighten quarantine measures for travelers from China early next week amid a recent surge in novel coronavirus cases in the neighboring country, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said Wednesday. Starting Sunday, visitors…

The Philippines on Wednesday ordered all police colonels and generals to hand in their “courtesy” resignations, as the government moved to cleanse the police force of alleged links to the illegal drug trade. Appointed government…

Thailand may have stretched out its welcoming arms to China but the same can’t be said of other countries, especially Morocco which has banned all mainland tourists from entering the African country. Thailand Tourism and Sports Minister…

Indonesia plans to set up a crypto exchange in 2023 before it shifts regulatory powers over such assets to the Financial Services Authority (FSA), from a commodities agency. Crypto assets in Indonesia are currently traded alongside…

China is pausing massive investments aimed at building a chip industry to compete with the United States, as a nationwide Covid-19 resurgence strains the world’s No. 2 economy and Beijing’s finances. Top officials are discussing ways to…

The rescue was described as almost miraculous. A family of four whose car had careened off a treacherous cliff-top road in Northern California, plummeted more than 250 feet and trapped them on Monday managed to survive and avoid…

U.S. President Joe Biden will meet Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida in Washington on Jan. 13 to further deepen ties between the two countries, the White House announced Tuesday, saying that they will discuss issues ranging from North…

As China prepares to open the floodgates on Sunday, Thai government officials are discussing measures to prevent Covid-19 outbreaks from the upcoming influx of Chinese tourists, given the prevalence of the virus in the People’s Republic of…

A “well-known” but the unnamed international brand has chosen Cambodia as the location to set up a new export-oriented jewelry factory, revealing plans to start investment operations in early 2024, the Council for the Development of…

Australia expects a “substantial impact” on global supply chains from surging Covid-19 cases in China and is monitoring the situation “very closely”, Treasurer Jim Chalmers said. “We do expect there to be big pressure on the Chinese…