Philippines’ Nesthy Petecio (guaranteed bronze) and Hidilyn Diaz (gold) are the country’s first medalists of the Tokyo Olympics so far. (Photo from AFP) [Asia News = Reporter Reakkana] MANILA — For the first time since the Los Angeles 1932 Games, the Philippines wi... 2021-07-29
Suga has denied the possibility of canceling the Olympics, which opened Friday without spectators at almost all venues, and said that "there is no worry" as people are expected to move around less. (Photo by= Reuters/ A. Perawongmetha) [Asia News = Reporter Reakkana] For t... 2021-07-29
A health worker checks a COVID-19 patient's oxygen level at Rangsit train station in Pathum Thani province, Thailand on Jul 27, 2021. (Photo by= AP/Sakchai Lalit) [Asia News = Reporter Reakkana] BANGKOK: Authorities in Thailand began transporting some people who tested positive ... 2021-07-28
Cheong Wa Dae announced earlier in the day that Seoul and Pyongyang were resuming communications via their direct hotlines as a result of an agreement between President Moon Jae-in and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un. (File photo by=Reuters) [Asia News = Reporter Reakkana] While voi... 2021-07-28
Czech Republic’s Marketa Vondrousova (L) shakes hands with Japan’s Naomi Osaka after winning their Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games women’s singles third round tennis match at the Ariake Tennis Park in Tokyo on July 27, 2021. (Photo by=Giuseppe CACACE / AFP) [Asia News = R... 2021-07-28
Tokyo 2020 Olympics - Diving - Women's 3m Springboard Synchro - Final - Tokyo Aquatics Centre, Tokyo, Japan – July 25, 2021. She Tingmao of China and Wang Han of China in action. (Photo by= REUTERS/Marko Djurica) [Asia News = Reporter Reakkana] China's Chen Yuxi and Zhang Jiaqi won gold in the women’s 10 metres synchronised platform diving at the Tokyo Olympics... 2021-07-28
President Rodrigo Duterte is joined by Senate President Tito Sotto and House Speaker Lord Allan Velasco at Congress during his last State of the Nation Address on July 26, 2021. (Photo by Michael Varcas/ The Star) [Asia News = Reporter Reakkana] MANILA— President Duterte has b... 2021-07-28
Rising cases "appear likely to continue in the weeks ahead," said White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki to reporters on Monday, so the US "will maintain existing travel restrictions at this point". (Photo by= Getty Images) [Asia News = Reporter Reakkana] The Whit... 2021-07-28
People gather at a bar after the government imposed 8 p.m. closing times for restaurants and bars under Tokyo's fourth state of emergency, on July 17, 2021, in Tokyo. (File photo by=AP/Kiichiro Sato) [Asia News = Reporter Reakkana] Experts shared that the Japanese government has... 2021-07-28
Earlier in the day, Cheong Wa Dae announced the reopening of direct communication lines between the two Koreas that were severed in June last year. (File photo by=ctrip website) [Asia News = Reporter Reakkana] President Moon Jae-in's office stated on Tuesday that it has no plan,... 2021-07-28