Another batch of COVID-19 vaccines in bulk produced by Chinese pharmaceutical company Sinovac has arrived at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport in Banten province, Indonesia, the country's Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin said on Monday.

South Africa's top court has begun hearing a challenge by former president Jacob Zuma against a 15-month prison term as police said six people had died and over 200 arrested in related protests and looting since last week.

A cameraman, one of several journalists beaten during attacks on LGBT+ activists in Tbilisi this week, has been found dead, TV Piveli said on Sunday, as hundreds took to the streets of Georgia's capital calling on the authorities to punish those responsible.

Indonesia has ordered four foreign tourists from Russia, the US and Ireland to leave the resort island of Bali after violating health protocols.

South Korea has recorded 1100 new coronavirus cases for July 11, the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) says, as the country's toughest anti-COVID curbs take effect in Seoul in a bid to quell its worst-ever outbreak.

Actress Nia Ramadhani and her husband Ardi Bakrie are set to undergo drug rehabilitation following the explosive news of their arrest last week, while police continue their investigation into the case.

North Korea and China have embarked on a "new stage" of relations which experts suggest is aimed at the US. With negotiations between North Korea and the US at a standstill, both China and North …

The following are the updates on the global fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. – – – – TOKYO — Tokyo begins its fourth state of emergency on Monday

Thailand said on Monday it will use AstraZeneca Plc's COVID-19 vaccine as a second dose for those who received Sinovac's shot as their first dose to increase protection against the disease. "This is to improve protection against the Delta variant and build high level of immunity against the disease,

Suspicious of Chinese President Xi Jinping's Belt and Road Initiative to link Europe to Asia via infrastructure in a bid for greater influence, the EU set out a formal path for an ambitious "connectivity" plan from 2022.