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Beijing schools closed again as city finds 31 more virus cases

BEIJING, China (AFP) -- Beijing shut all its schools again on Wednesday as the city reported 31 new coronavirus cases,…

Elderly, sick, essential workers will get virus vaccine first: US

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- The United States plans to give priority to the elderly, those with pre-existing conditions and…

Beijing imposes partial travel ban, closes schools over virus outbreak

by Jing Xuan Teng and Beiyi Seow BEIJING, China (AFP) -- Beijing on Tuesday urged its residents to not leave…

India says 20 troops killed in deadliest clash with China in decades

by Bhuvan Bagga and Jalees Andrabi with Parvaiz Buhkari in Srinagar and Jing Xuan Teng in Beijing NEW DELHI, India…

Kim Yo Jong: North Korean leader’s increasingly powerful sister

by Claire LEE SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's sister warned at the weekend that…

New virus cases in China, N. Zealand sound pandemic alarm

  by Beiyi Seow and Jing Xuan Teng, with AFP Bureaus Agence France Presse BEIJING, China (AFP) -- More than…

Office politics: Symbol of inter-Korean liaison reduced to rubble

SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- The inter-Korean liaison office that Pyongyang blew up on Tuesday was opened in September 2018…

India says three soldiers killed in clash on Chinese border

NEW DELHI, India (AFP) -- Three Indian soldiers have been killed in a "violent face-off" on the Chinese border, the…

North Korea blows up inter-Korean liaison office near border with South

SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- North Korea blew up an inter-Korean liaison office on its side of the border on…

North Korean army ‘fully ready’ for action against Seoul: KCNA

SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- North Korea's army is "fully ready" to take action against the South, state media said…

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