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The head of Beijing’s liaison office has said Hong Kong needs to introduce national security laws as soon as possible. Luo Hui-ning said the anti-government protests which erupted last summer was orchestrated by pro-independence and radical, violent fo...

South Korean voters have turned out in force to back President Moon Jae-in's handling of the coronavirus epidemic. Turnout was the highest for a generation, with people putting on compulsory face masks and gloves to give his Democratic party a parliame...

Education officials have confirmed that the delayed Diploma of Secondary Education examinations will go ahead starting next Friday, provided there's no significant change in the coronavirus situation. Tens of thousands of students are set to take the k...

Chief Justice Geoffrey Ma has dismissed concerns that mainland authorities have been interfering with judicial independence in Hong Kong. A Reuters report – published on Tuesday – quoted unnamed top judges as saying the territory's judicial system is u...

The Indian prime minister, Narendra Modi, on Tuesday extended his country's lockdown until May 3 because of the continuing impact of the coronavirus pandemic. In some places, essential economic activities could be allowed after a week. Modi said easing...

Pan-democratic lawmakers have accused Beijing of "blatantly interfering" with Legco business with its sharp criticism of the opposition's delaying tactics in the council. But the pro-government camp insists there's nothing wrong with Beijing's top body...

Taiwan has strongly protested against accusations from the head of the World Health Organization that it condoned racist personal attacks on him. Taiwan's foreign ministry said it could never instigate personal and racist attacks on the director-genera...