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Move to control spread of coronavirus abandoned after widespread public angerCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageHong Kong’s government has reversed a day-old ban on restaurants serving dine-in customers that was introduced to c…
Read MoreFewer than 100 of StubHub’s 650 staff are understood to be facing redundancyTicket resale company StubHub is to close or shrink offices around the world as it reels from the pandemic, which has shut down concert venues and theatres and forced sports ev…
Read MoreState of Victoria reports 723 new cases and 13 deaths; US deaths pass 150,000; Japan lifts ban on re-entry or some foreign residentsCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageAustralia has reported a record rise in coronavirus infectio…
Read MoreMore than a dozen ‘black rain’ plaintiffs died during legal battle to prove people living further away also suffered radiation exposure in 1945A court in Japan has for the first time recognised dozens of people who were exposed to radioactive “black ra…
Read MoreA young bird adored by fans around the globe via YouTube will soon leave its nest – but it needs a name firstA royal albatross chick in New Zealand whose life has attracted millions of views via a live YouTube channel has found fame – but has no name.N…
Read MoreDisqualifications and growing number of activist arrests under law imposed by China signal curtailment of city’s civic freedomsTwelve pro-democracy candidates have been disqualified from Hong Kong’s upcoming legislative elections, in the most sweeping …
Read MoreFirst local case in three months reported over the weekend in holiday spot of Da NangCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageVietnam is on high alert and bracing for a rise in coronavirus cases, after local media reported that infec…
Read MorePair of bronze statues shows a male figure kneeling and bowing before a ‘comfort woman’ in South KoreaJapan has reacted angrily to statues in South Korea that appear to depict the Japanese prime minister, Shinzo Abe, prostrating himself before a young …
Read MoreCosts set at NZ$3,100 for the first adult, $950 for each additional adult and $475 for each childCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageSome travellers returning to New Zealand will have to pay the costs of their quarantine, after …
Read MoreAs cases mount in Papua New Guinea, experts warn already fragile services will not be able to combat other diseases such as TB, HIV/Aids and malariaCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageAs Papua New Guinea stands on the edge of th…
Read MoreAllies release joint statement of ‘deep concern’ over China’s actions in Hong Kong and repression of Uighurs and vow to fight disinformationAustralia has pledged to increase defence cooperation with the US in the South China Sea – but stopped short of …
Read MoreDecision to fire Benny Tai, a tenured law professor, goes against previous ruling by the university senateA prominent Hong Kong professor and pro-democracy campaigner has been fired by his university, in a move that he and other critics described as a …
Read MoreTit-for-tat move follows measures by Ottawa, Canberra and London over new security lawChina has suspended Hong Kong’s extradition treaties with Canada, Australia, and the UK, in a tit-for-tat move after similar decisions by those countries over its con…
Read MoreThe alleged misuse of the government fund has brought out tales of lavish spending, mass sackings and a long search for truthOriginally 1MDB – an abbreviation of 1Malaysia Development Berhad (which means limited) – was nothing more than a Malaysian sta…
Read MoreInfections in the province grow daily, with concerns that any cases inside Uighur internment camps may never be made publicCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageRising numbers of Covid-19 cases in the Xinjiang region has sparked f…
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