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India’s famed Taj Mahal monument has reopened to tourists, with special health precautions in place, after a six-month closure due to the coronavirus epidemic.
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Ang Rita Sherpa, the first person to summit Mt. Everest 10 times—a feat he achieved without supplementary oxygen—has died at the age of 72.
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Breaking a long-standing taboo on criticizing royalty, thousands of protesters in Bangkok on Sunday called for reform of the monarchy and the government’s resignation.
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The Thai prime minister has called on protesters to call off plans for an anti-government rally on Saturday, saying it could lead to a rise in COVID-19 cases.
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Burma
South Korea has reaffirmed its commitment to deepen economic ties with Myanmar after projects agreed during President Moon’s visit last year were delayed due to COVID-19.
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As Yoshihide Suga took over as prime minister of Japan, the governments of China, South Korea and Russia expressed a desire to improve ties.
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India has reported 1 million new COVID-19 cases in the past two weeks alone, taking its total past 5 million.
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Myanmar & COVID-19
Trade on Myanmar’s border with China has ground to a halt and truckloads of goods are stranded after the Chinese town of Ruili closed its customs office due to COVID-19.
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Burma
Ten illegal migrants from Myanmar were detained without travel documents in Thailand’s Tak province as officials there tighten border security amid COVID-19 fears.
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Asia
The World Trade Organization has ruled that 25-percent tariffs imposed by the US on $250 billion worth of Chinese imports run counter to international trade rules.
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A court in Hong Kong has indicted 26 pro-democracy activists for their involvement in an event to mark the anniversary of China’s 1989 massacre of student protesters.
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Australian Financial Review journalist Michael Smith, who fled China after being questioned in a ‘security’ case, said he feared he would be ‘disappeared’ by authorities.
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Hong Kong’s security chief said the island won’t intervene in the cases of 12 residents who fled by boat and were detained by China, which has labeled them separatists.
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Lawmakers from the ruling LDP were expected to vote for Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga to replace Shinzo Abe as party president and Japanese premier on Monday.
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The parent company of Singapore Airlines has announced 4,300 job cuts at the carrier and two other airlines as COVID-19 wreaks havoc on global travel.
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