Filipinos allowed to go on non-essential travel abroad starting Oct 21
MANILA, Oct 16, 2020, Eagle News. Filipinos who wish to go on non-essential travel abroad…
Thai cabinet confirms state of emergency, curfew if protests escalate
BANGKOK, Oct 16, 2020, Bangkok Post. The cabinet on Friday formally approved the state of…
Japan to release treated Fukushima water into sea: Reports
TOKYO, Oct 16, 2020, AFP. Japan will release more than a million tonnes of treated…
Dr Mahathir says Malaysia’s political uncertainty won’t end with Anwar as PM
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 16, 2020, Reuters. Former Malaysian Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad said…
New timetable for passenger trains may scrap 600 mail and express trains, do away with 10,200 halts in India
NEW DELHI, Oct 16, 2020, ToI. The “zero-based” timetable for all passenger trains, which is…
India attacks China’s bid to ‘meddle in internal matters’
NEW DELHI, Oct 16, 2020, The Asian Age. New Delhi lashed out at Beijing on…
Remdesivir did not cut hospital stay or mortality in Covid-19 patients: WHO
WASHINGTON D.C., Oct 16, 2020, Reuters. Gilead Sciences Inc’s remdesivir had little or no effect…
S. Korea’s army to push for AI-based surveillance system in border regions
SEOUL, Oct 16, 2020, Yonhap. The Army said Friday it will push to establish a…
Chinese warships’ activities up near Korean Peninsula: Lawmaker
SEOUL, Oct 16, 2020, Yonhap. Activities by Chinese warships in waters near the Korean Peninsula…
New Zealand to vote on legalizing marijuana and euthanasia
AUCKLAND, Oct 16, 2020, AP. New Zealanders are poised to decide on two landmark social…
Japan-US talks on cost-sharing for hosting troops start via videoconference: Source
TOKYO, Oct 16, 2020, Kyodo. Japan and the United States launched working-level negotiations Thursday on…
China’s Qingdao completes city-wide Covid-19 sampling
QINGDAO, Oct 16, 2020, Xinhua. Qingdao, a coastal city in east China’s Shandong Province, has…