South Asia to be hit hard: World Bank
India and other South Asian countries are likely to record their worst growth performance in four decades in 2020 due to the coronavirus outbreak, the World Bank said on…
Sri Lanka church forgives deadly Easter bombings
Sri Lanka's President Gotabaya Rajapaksa (center) looks on as military personnel conduct parade during Sri Lanka's 72nd Independence Day celebrations in Colombo on Tuesday. The event brought together 2,500 guests…
Southern California Chinese Americans donate much-needed supplies to U.S. hospitals, first responders
Representatives of the Chinese American Federation (CAF) pose for a photo as they deliver donations to a store of Walgreens in Temple City, Los Angeles County, the United States,…
Harbin requires mandatory 28-day quarantine, multiple tests amid rising risk of imported infections
A plane carrying Chinese medical experts is seen at the airport in Harbin, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, April 11, 2020. A team of 10 Chinese medical experts departed from…
Death toll of COVID-19 surpasses 1,000 in Brazil
Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro wears a face mask during a press conference on the coronavirus pandemic COVID-19 at the Planalto Palace in Brasilia, Brazil on Friday. Photo: AFP The Brazilian…
New study starts to quantify undetected COVID-19 cases in US
A family walk on Madison Avenue wearing protective masks during the coronavirus pandemic on April 08, 2020 in New York City. Photo: AFP A new study has begun recruiting at…
Singaporean PM promises to take care of foreign workers
Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong attends the 22nd ASEAN Plus Three Summit in Bangkok, Thailand, November 4, 2019. Photo: VCG Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong promised on Friday that the…
Chinese medical team arrives in Kazakhstan with supplies
Workers unload Chinese-donated medical supplies at the Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport, Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan, April 9, 2020. A Chinese medical team arrived in the Kazakh capital Nur-Sultan on Thursday to assist…
India COVID-19 death toll rises to 206 as total cases reach 6,761
A health worker sanitizes an area near the Nizamuddin mosque in New Delhi, India, on April 10, 2020. India's federal health ministry Friday evening said the death toll due to…
Indian researchers develop antimicrobial face-shield, hands-free object to fight COVID-19
Homeless people wearing protective face masks perform yoga at the Yamuna sports complex, which has been converted into a temporary shelter for those in need, during a government-imposed nationwide…