Millions of people in China were under tight Covid restrictions on Wednesday as sporadic outbreaks across the country prompted business closures and disruption…

Agence France-Presse · 26 October 2022 · 2 min read

Chinese censors on Friday scrubbed reports that a teenager had died in a quarantine facility, after the case sparked anger and prompted citizens to question…

Agence France-Presse · 21 October 2022 · 2 min read

The declining number of Chinese tourists in the country is not related to the controversial move to ban the Philippine Offshore Gaming Operations, but with…

Edjen Oliquino · 19 October 2022 · 2 min read

K-pop mega-band BTS will reunite on Saturday to throw a free concert in Busan to support South Korea's bid to host the World Expo, four months after the…

Agence France-Presse · 15 October 2022 · 2 min read

A Korean-Canadian filmmaker's poignant coming-of-age story has charmed audiences at Asia's top film festival, with the director telling AFP he made the movie…

Agence France-Presse · 15 October 2022 · 3 min read

Manny Pacquiao called an exhibition fight in December against a South Korean YouTuber "my comeback to the ring," saying he wants to show he "is…

Agence France-Presse · 14 October 2022 · 1 min read

North Korea fired two ballistic missiles into the sea on Sunday, the South's military said, the latest in a blitz of launches amid tensions over US-led…

Agence France-Presse · 8 October 2022 · 2 min read

US and Philippine marines stormed a beach near a disputed rocky outcrop in the South China Sea on Friday as part of joint military drills involving more than…

Agence France-Presse · 7 October 2022 · 2 min read

Vietnam has asked Netflix to stop showing South Korean drama series "Little Women" in the Southeast Asian country, alleging the series distorted…

Agence France-Presse · 5 October 2022 · 2 min read

At a samba bar in Rio de Janeiro, three university students are engaged in a vigorous political debate as they count down the days to Brazil's presidential…

Agence France-Presse · 1 October 2022 · 3 min read

Dozens of people have taken part in a rare protest in the southern Chinese tech hub of Shenzhen, social media footage shows, after officials announced a snap…

Agence France-Presse · 27 September 2022 · 2 min read

The International Monetary Fund has projected the Philippines' gross domestic product to grow by 6.5 percent in 2022 but to slow to 5 percent in 2023 as the…

Raadee Sausa · 27 September 2022 · 2 min read

Despite the normalization of policy settings, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas' policy rate is still accommodative, BSP Governor Felipe Medalla said on Thursday.

Raadee Sausa · 22 September 2022 · 2 min read

China's "inflexible" and "inconsistent" zero-Covid policy is crippling European business operations in the country, a major business lobby…

Agence France-Presse · 21 September 2022 · 2 min read

Hong Kong's leader on Tuesday said he will soon make a decision on further relaxing coronavirus restrictions, as residents and businesses decry quarantine…

Agence France-Presse · 20 September 2022 · 2 min read

Senator Robinhood "Robin" Padilla on Monday expressed his support for the legislation of the proposed measures prohibiting Sexual Orientation, Gender…

Jom Garner · 19 September 2022 · 3 min read