(Xinhua) - The United States is becoming the biggest driver of militarisation of the South China Sea and the most dangerous factor damaging peace in the area, Chinese State Councillor and Foreign…

(AFP) - The global economy is showing signs of bouncing back from the severe downturn caused by the global coronavirus pandemic, but a full recovery is “unlikely” without a vaccine, IMF chief…

(SCMP) - China’s defence minister Wei Fenghe on Tuesday met his Indonesian counterpart Prabowo Subianto in Jakarta, a day after visiting Malaysia’s leader in Kuala Lumpur, as Beijing seeks to…

(CNA) -  China has passed "an extraordinary and historic test" with its handling of the coronavirus, President Xi Jinping said Tuesday at a triumphant awards ceremony for medical professionals…

There are also growing signs of a civil service walkout over his plan to break international law and unpick his own exit deal. (Huffingtonpost) - Boris Johnson is facing a rebellion from senior…

(CNN) - A team of experts on food contamination says it is highly unlikely that food is a source of Covid-19 transmission. The International Commission on Microbiological Specifications for Foods…

(Reuters) - A Saudi Arabian court on Monday jailed eight people for between seven and 20 years for the 2018 murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, state media reported, four months after his…

(The Nation Thailand) - Two foreigners were arrested in Bangkok on Friday (Sept 4) for allegedly possessing guns and ammunition with the intent to sell. Singaporean national Bink (last name…

(The Guardian) - Saudi Arabia’s King Salman has told Donald Trump that the kingdom is eager to achieve a fair and permanent solution to the Palestinian issue, which he said was the main starting…

(CNN) - When Boris Johnson first took over as British Prime Minister, many in his Conservative Party couldn't believe their luck. After years of watching Theresa May's government rub out red line…

(AFP) - British police declared a "major incident" early on Sunday (Sep 6) after multiple people were stabbed in the centre of England's second city Birmingham. "We can confirm that at…

(Reuters) - China has taken the most active role among countries seeking to interfere in the US election and has the biggest programme to influence domestic politics, US national security adviser…

(Reuters) - A World Health Organisation spokeswoman said on Friday it does not expect widespread vaccinations against Covid-19 until the middle of next year, stressing the importance of rigorous…

(Reuters) - The right to mock and caricature, even religion, is an essential part of being French, President Emmanuel Macron said at a naturalisation ceremony on Friday, days after the start of a…

(Reuters) - More health workers have died from the coronavirus in Mexico than any other country on the planet, Amnesty International said on Thursday, highlighting the high toll the pandemic was…

(The Straits Times) - Disease X, a new unknown disease that could cause a future epidemic, should be seen as a serious threat to drive preparedness - as it will be highly infectious, deadlier than…

(Bernama) - Thailand has reported zero local transmission of Covid-19 for 100 consecutive days. Thailand, the first country outside China to report Covid-19 cases in January this year, has…

(Reuters) - Fed up with being confused for China amid the coronavirus pandemic and Beijing’s stepped-up efforts to assert sovereignty, Taiwan said on Wednesday it would redesign its passport to…

(FMT) - Tens of thousands of people in an ethnic Mongolian region of northern China have joined rare protests and school boycotts against a new curriculum they fear will wipe out their minority…

The administration of United States President Donald Trump has said it will not work with an international cooperative effort to develop and distribute a COVID-19 vaccine, because it does not want…

China is attempting to at least double the number of nuclear warheads in its arsenal in the next decade and its military has already equaled or surpassed the United States in a series of key…

The meeting was “meant in part” so Najib could press Trump about ending the 1MDB case. (FMT) - US federal prosecutors are set to charge a Republican fundraiser over alleged efforts to influence…

(Malay Mail) - Shootings that left three dead at protests against police brutality have stoked fears of rising violence as a deeply divided US heads into elections amid economic collapse, a deadly…

(Jakarta Post) - It is known that 100 doctors have died from Covid-19 as the number of cases and fatalities across the archipelago continue to mount, according to the Indonesian Medical…

(FMT) - The head of the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is willing to fast-track a Covid-19 vaccine as quickly as possible, the Financial Times reported him as saying in an interview…

(Reuters) - Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party plans to hold a leadership vote on Sept. 14 to replace Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who is stepping down due to ill health, local media reported…

(FMT) - It’s been one of the most lucrative weeks in history for some of the world’s wealthiest people. The net worth of Amazon.com Inc founder Jeff Bezos topped the once-unfathomable amount of…

(MMO) - At least 10 people were arrested and several police officers injured during clashes in southern Sweden after an anti-Muslim Danish politician was blocked from attending a Koran-burning…

(Bloomberg) - Peru has set another grim record by reporting the highest number of deaths per capita from the coronavirus. With 28,277 confirmed deaths from Covid-19, or 86.2 per 100,000…

(NST) - Nearly 5,800 people suspected of killing health workers, selling defective medical equipment and lying about their travel history have been arrested in China for epidemic-related crimes…