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North Korea blew up an inter-Korean liaison office building just north of the heavily armed border with South Korea on Tuesday, in a dramatic display of anger that sharply raises tensions on the Korean Peninsula. This also put pressure on Washington an...

Groups of up to 50 people will be allowed to gather in public places from Friday, up from the current limit of eight due to the coronavirus pandemic. The government says there will be no cap at all for restaurants to allow banquets to be held. But infe...

Hong Kong Disneyland is re-opening from Thursday as Hong Kong continues to scale back its coronavirus precautions. But visitors will have to make reservations at least a week in advance, and the park will be running at a reduced capacity, with extra sc...

The consumer watchdog is warning parents that it's found potentially cancer-causing substances in children's swimming toys and aids. All 22 items tested by the Consumer Council were found to contain a potential carcinogen. And around 70 percent failed ...

In a case seen as a test of the Philippines' media freedom, journalist Maria Ressa has been found guilty of libel. The former CNN journalist is the head of a news site that's critical of strongman President Rodrigo Duterte. A writer for the site, Rappl...

A new law making it a criminal offence to insult or misuse the national anthem took effect in Hong Kong on Friday. Sources say police officers have been briefed on how to enforce the legislation. People who deliberately insult the anthem by, for exampl...

India has reported a record number of new coronavirus cases, and has now overtaken Britain as the world's fourth worst affected country. Almost eleven thousand new infections were registered on Friday and the total number of cases will shortly exceed 3...