REUTERS: China’s Ministry of Culture and Tourism on Friday (Jun 5) advised the public to avoid traveling to Austrlia, citing racial discrimination and violence against the Chinese in connection with the COVID-19 pandemic. “There has been an alarming increase recently in acts of racial …

BANGKOK: Cities around the world are reimagining the future, using the pandemic as an opportunity to come up with urban solutions that will make life better once the worst is over. They are aspiring to create greener spaces in their urban areas, improve connectivity, reduce congestion, focus on …

With factories and businesses shuttered and no savings or social security, India’s migrant workers have left cities in droves, says Neeta Lal.

From sexual propositions to social isolation to the illicit use of steroids, the programme Undercover Asia uncovers the dark underbelly of the country’s pageants, for men and women.

BEIJING: China recorded three new confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus as of the end of Friday (Jun 5), down from five the day before, the national health authority reported. All of the cases were imported, involving travellers arriving from abroad, the National Health Commission (NHC) said on …

Rohingya refugees infected with coronavirus are fleeing quarantine in their Bangladesh camps because they fear being transferred to an isolated island in the Bay of Bengal, community leaders said Thursday.

BEIJING: A retired Chinese football star called for the ouster of China’s ruling Communist Party in a video released on Thursday (Jun 4) on the YouTube channel of fugitive billionaire Guo Wengui, who is close with former Trump White House adviser Steve Bannon. Hao Haidong, 50, who was a major star …

HONG KONG: Thousands of Hong Kong protesters lit candles and chanted democracy slogans as they defied a ban on Thursday (Jun 4) against gathering to commemorate China’s Tiananmen incident, with tensions seething in the financial hub over a planned security law. Crowds streamed into Victoria Park …

Hong Kong’s currency, pegged to the US dollar, provides considerable financial buffer, says an observer.

China reported five new COVID-19 cases and three new asymptomatic infections for June 4, the health commission said on Friday.