Don't bully weak by showing off muscles: Xi Jinping January 25, 2021 at 05:12AM

Covid vaccine effective against UK, S Africa variants: Moderna January 25, 2021 at 04:17AM

US biotechnology firm Moderna on Monday said lab studies showed its Covid-19 vaccine would remain protective against variants of the coronavirus first identified in the United Kingdom and South Africa. "The study showed no significant impact" on the level of neutralizing antibodies elicited against the UK variant, B.1.1.7.

'North Korea's acting envoy to Kuwait has defected to South' January 24, 2021 at 10:12PM

North Korea's acting ambassador to Kuwait, Ryu Hyun Woo, has defected to South Korea, the latest in a recent string of high-profile escapes from the isolated country, a South Korean lawmaker said on Monday.

South China Sea tension flares again as Joe Biden takes charge January 24, 2021 at 09:40PM

Tensions have risen as a result of what the United States saw as underhanded tactics by China to advance its territorial claims in the South China Sea while its neighbours were fighting coronavirus epidemics.