Hong Kong and South Korea begin vaccination drives February 25, 2021 at 08:20PM

Hong Kong and South Korea kicked off coronavirus vaccination drives on Friday, as momentum builds for inoculation rollouts across the Asia-Pacific region. South Korea plans to inoculate 70 percent of its population within seven months while Hong Kong aims to vaccinate all adults by the end of the year.

2 US Navy warships in Mideast affected by coronavirus February 25, 2021 at 08:58PM

Dutch parliament: China's treatment of Uighurs is genocide February 25, 2021 at 05:59PM

Activists and UN rights experts say at least one million Muslims are being detained in camps in the remote western region of Xinjiang. The activists and some Western politicians accuse China of using torture, forced labour and sterilisations.

Japan wildfire rages for 5th day, more households to be urged to evacuate February 25, 2021 at 05:54PM