The United States on Wednesday (May 27) revoked Hong Kong's special status under US law, paving the way to strip trading privileges for the financial hub as Washington accused China of trampling…

(Bloomberg) - Rich Chinese investors are finding luxury real estate is a good hiding place from the economic fallout of the coronavirus. Across China and in some of their familiar hunting…

(NST) - The World Health Organisation said on Tuesday that Dutch workers apparently infected with the Covid-19 coronavirus by minks could be the first known cases of animal-to-human transmission.…

Hutang industri penerbangan boleh meningkat menjadi AS$550 bilion pada akhir tahun, kata Persatuan Pengangkutan Udara Antarabangsa (IATA). (Malaysia Gazette) - Dalam analisis yang dikeluarkan…

(ST) - Saudi Arabia has deported thousands of Ethiopian workers. The Malaysian authorities have swept up hundreds of undocumented workers in raids amid its movement control order, while its…

(Bloomberg) - Shi Zhengli, a virologist renowned for her work on coronavirus in bats, said in an interview on Chinese state television that viruses being discovered now are "just the tip of the…

(SCMP) - Police fired multiple rounds of tear gas in Hong Kong’s Causeway Bay shopping district on Sunday as thousands took to the streets to protest against Beijing’s planned national security…

(China Daily) - State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi warned on Sunday of the need to be alert to some political forces' efforts in the United States to push the US and China toward a "new…

(Reuters) - Americans sunbathed on beaches, fished from boats and strolled on boardwalks this holiday weekend, but the occasional person wearing a mask was a constant reminder that the world is…

(Xinhua) - Across the United States, Asian health-care workers are facing a rise of racial hostility, which has left them in a painful position on the front lines of the response to the Covid-19…

(Reuters) - China has betrayed the people of Hong Kong so the West should stop kowtowing to Beijing for an illusory great pot of gold, said Chris Patten, the last governor of the former British…

(FMT) - The family of slain Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi said on Friday that they had forgiven the men who murdered their father, paving the way for a legal reprieve for five defendants…

(The Edge) - Beijing finally pulled the trigger on national security legislation for Hong Kong, sowing panic in the city’s US$5 trillion stock market. The Hang Seng Index plunged 5.6% by the…

(NST) - China's parliament said it will introduce a proposal on Friday for a national security law in Hong Kong at its annual session, in a move the US warned would be "highly destabilizing" for…

(Bangkok Post) - Singapore was criticised for being "cruel and inhumane" Wednesday after a death sentence was handed down via video-conferencing platform Zoom. Malaysian drug trafficker…

(Bloomberg) - The Senate overwhelmingly approved legislation Wednesday that could lead to Chinese companies such as Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. and Baidu Inc. being barred from listing on U.S.…

China's parliament said it will introduce a proposal on Friday for a national security law in Hong Kong at its annual session, in a move the US warned would be "highly destabilising" for the…

(BBC) - An Indian doctor who was suspended after raising concerns about a shortage of masks is again in the spotlight after officials committed him to a mental hospital. BBC Telugu's V Shankar…

(Reuters) - Global coronavirus cases surpassed 5 million on Wednesday, with Latin America overtaking the United States and Europe in the past week to report the largest portion of new daily cases…

(Bloomberg) - After lagging other Asian currencies for most of the year, Thailand’s baht has staged a sharp rebound to outperform its peers. The baht has rallied almost 1.5% in May after…

(The Star) - Singapore has apologised to more than 350 people who contracted Covid-19 for accidentally sending them a text message saying they had tested positive again, the health ministry said.…

(FMT) - Two TV stations owned by controversial preacher Zakir Naik have been fined £300,000 (RM1.5 million) in Britain for broadcasting hate speech and highly offensive content on the Peace TV…

(ST) - Indonesian extremists are holding back attacks during the coronavirus outbreak to stay at home and wait for the end of the world as foretold in Islamic prophecies - and, perhaps, score a…

(The Sun Daily) - President Donald Trump on Monday made the surprising revelation that he is taking hydroxychloroquine, an anti-malaria drug that his own government experts say is not suitable for…

(Bloomberg) - Supercomputers in Europe being used to research Covid-19 were hacked this week, according to several laboratories. Some of the computers remain offline following the attack.…

(CNA) - Hundreds of Rohingya rescued by Bangladesh and sent to a flood-prone island after being stranded at sea for weeks should be moved to existing refugee camps, the UN secretary general said.…

(NST) - Qatar on Sunday began enforcing the world's toughest penalties of up to three years' imprisonment for failing to wear masks in public, as it battles one of the world's highest Covid-19…

(FMT) - A major city in northeast China has quarantined over 7,500 people after it discovered three new coronavirus cases in the past five days as the region sees a surge in infections. China…

(FMT) - U.K.-based multinational groceries chain Tesco PLC has found abuses against migrant workers at its stores and distribution centres in Malaysia and Thailand, it said in its annual modern…

(ST) - As the Covid-19 (coronavirus) outbreak in China worsened early in the year, many countries in South-East Asia sent medical supplies to their giant neighbour as a gesture of goodwill and…