S. Korea going all-out to prevent spread of killer virus during Seollal holyday
SEOUL, Jan 23, 2020, Yonhap. South Korea’s public health authorities on Thursday remained on alert…
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Scoot cancels 8 flights between Singapore and Wuhan
SINGAPORE, Jan 23, 2020, ST. Singapore Airlines’ budget arm Scoot has cancelled its flights between…
Pacific countries, shaken by measles, on alert for coronavirus
PORT MORESBY, Jan 23, 2020, RNZ. Countries across the Pacific are monitoring their borders in…
Jokowi backs endeavors to bolster Indonesia’s defense diplomacy
JAKARTA, Jan 23, 2020, ANTARA. President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) gave weightage to the significance of…
17 deaths, 444 cases of new viral pneumonia reported in Hubei
WUHAN, Jan 22, 2020, China Daily. As of 8pm on Wednesday, local government data in…
Macau confirms first case of pneumonia caused by Wuhan coronavirus
MACAO, Jan 22, 2020, Reuters. The Chinese-ruled gambling hub of Macau confirmed on Wednesday its…
Outbreak from new virus rises to 440 in China, with 9 dead
BEIJING, Jan 22, 2020, AP. The number of cases of a new virus has risen…
Man in US diagnosed with new coronavirus, 1st case outside Asia
WASHINGTON D.C., Jan 22, 2020, Kyodo. A man residing near Seattle has been diagnosed with…
[Analytics] China, Myanmar tighten their Belt and Road ties
China and Myanmar agreed to accelerate several joint infrastructure deals and projects during President Xi…
Mayor of China’s Wuhan: Stay away
WUHAN, Jan 22, 2020, China Daily. The mayor of Wuhan, Hubei province, called on people…
6 people dead, almost 300 infected as China confirms Wuhan virus can be spread by humans
HONG KONG, Jan 21, 2020, CNN. Officials in China are racing to contain the spread…
[Analytics] Australian bushfires are a warning of climate catastrophe. Is Hong Kong listening?
As horrific as the recent bush fires in Australia have been, a satellite image attributed…