Hong Kong reassures visitors amid protests, travel warnings
Aug 9, 2019
Hong Kong is seeking to reassure visitors to the city after several countries issued travel safety...
China says US has 'weaponized' visas to target exchanges
Oct 23, 2019
China is accusing the U.S. of having "weaponized" the issuing of visas following the reported inability of a top Chinese space program official to obtain permission to travel to a key conference in Washington
Road tripping Thailand: Weekend getaways to beat the crowds
Oct 9, 2019
Get off Thailand's well-trodden track by rail or road with lesser-known weekend getaways
Protests squeezing Hong Kong economy, tourism, leader says
Oct 8, 2019
Hong Kong's embattled leader Carrie Lam says the city's economy is being battered by months of increasingly violent protests
Philippines confirms 2nd polio case after declaring outbreak
Sep 20, 2019
Philippine health officials have confirmed a second case of polio in a 5-year-old child a day after declaring the country's first outbreak in nearly two decades and announced plans for a massive immunization program
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Philippines confirms 2nd polio case after declaring outbreak
Philippine health officials have confirmed a second case of polio in a 5-year-old child a day after...
Sep 20, 2019
China to boost pork output as swine fever drives up prices
China is launching a nationwide initiative to boost pork production following a price spike blamed...
Sep 11, 2019
US promotes free and open Indo-Pacific at naval exercise
A senior U.S. naval officer has underlined Washington's commitment to a free and open Indo-Pacific...
Sep 2, 2019
Experimental surgery gains support as opioid deaths rise
Clinical trials in China using deep brain stimulation may hold the key to treating drug users,...
May 8, 2019
Chinese researchers try brain implants to treat drug addicts
Clinical trials in China using deep brain stimulation or DBS may hold the key to treating drug...
May 8, 2019
China to regulate all fentanyl drugs as controlled substance
China next month will begin regulating all fentanyl-related drugs as a class of controlled...
Apr 1, 2019