Indonesia plane crashes shortly after take-off
A Boeing 737 passenger plane carrying 62 people is believed to have crashed into the sea shortly after take-off from Indonesia’s capital Jakarta. The Sriwijaya...
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HK police arrest dozens of pro-democracy activists
More than fifty pro-democracy activists have been detained by authorities in China’s semi-autonomous region of Hong Kong. The activists were arrested on Wednesday for allegedly...
Vietnam bans flights from nations with COVID variant
Vietnam has suspended all inbound international commercial flights from countries with new COVID-19 variants. The ban would initially affect flights from Britain and South Africa,...
Indonesia to free mastermind of Bali bombings
Indonesia says it will release the radical cleric who allegedly masterminded the Bali bombings in 2002. A statement from President Joko Widodo’s office said on...
China to take action against U.S. delisting its telecom firms
China will take “necessary measures” to safeguard the interests of its companies after the New York Stock Exchange began delisting three Chinese telecom firms that...
China approves its first coronavirus vaccine
China has approved for conditional use its first coronavirus vaccine, developed by state-owned pharmaceutical company Sinopharm. The approval, announced by the Joint Prevention and Control...
China launches mission to bring back Moon rocks
China on Monday successfully launched its most ambitious mission to the Moon, to bring lunar rocks back to Earth before the end of 2020. If...
Afghanistan: 22 killed in Kabul University attack
Gunmen have stormed Kabul University, killing at least twenty-two people including students in their classrooms, Afghan officials say. Responsibility for Monday’s attack was quickly claimed...
Typhoon Goni leaves 10 dead in the Philippines
Aerial view of houses destroyed/ submerged in flood after Typhoon Goni struck Malinao in the Albay province on Sunday, November 1. Photo: CNN At least...
Two killed, dozens missing in Vietnam typhoon
At least twenty-six fishermen are missing in waters of Vietnam, where one of the strongest typhoons in two decades has hit the nation’s central coastline....