September 2, 2020 Taiwan passport redesign emphasizes independence from China Taiwan is planning to issue new passports highlighting the country's independence from China.
September 2, 2020 Khmer Rouge’s chief jailer, guilty of war crimes, dies at 77 The Khmer Rouge’s chief jailer, who admitted overseeing the torture and killings of as many as 16,000 Cambodians while running the regime’s most notorious prison, has died. Kaing Guek Eav, known as Duch, was 77 and had been serving a life prison term for war crimes and crimes against humanity.
September 1, 2020 Inner Mongolia protests China’s move to replace native language with Mandarin in schools Ethnic Mongolians staged protests in northern China this week over Beijing’s new policy to gradually replace their native language with Mandarin in several school subjects.
September 1, 2020 Typhoon Maysak sweeps southern Japan, heads to South Korea A powerful typhoon blew over Japan's southernmost islands on Tuesday and was headed toward the country's main southern island and the Korean Peninsula.
August 31, 2020 Pranab Mukherjee, former Indian president, dead at 84 Former President Pranab Mukherjee, a senior leader of India's Congress party who served in multiple Cabinets during five decades in politics, has died. He was 84.
August 31, 2020 India accuses China’s military of ‘provocative’ movements near disputed border India has accused China of making “provocative” military moves near a disputed border where just months earlier a deadly incident between the two countries left at least 20 Indian soldiers dead.
August 30, 2020 Taiwan toddler entangled in kite tail goes airborne at festival, video shows A toddler was caught in the strings of a kite and swept several feet into the air over the heads of panicked adults at a festival in Taiwan on Sunday.
August 30, 2020 India records biggest single-day coronavirus infection spike with 78,761 new cases India registered 78,761 new coronavirus cases on Sunday, the biggest single-day spike in the world since the pandemic began, just as the government began easing restrictions to help the battered economy.
August 30, 2020 China restaurant collapses during 80th birthday party, leaving 29 dead, dozens injured A two-story restaurant in China collapsed while hosting an 80th birthday party, leaving 29 people dead and dozens injured, authorities said Sunday.
August 29, 2020 Peter Navarro: Biden betting heavily Americans blame Trump for coronavirus White House trade adviser Peter Navarro reveals three issues crucial to the 2020 presidential campaign: Jobs and the economy, law-and-order and border security and the coronavirus pandemic.