South Korea
| 16 Feb 2020 | 15:20

SEOUL (The Korea Herald/ANN) - North Korean leader Kim Jong-un marked the birthday of his late father at a national mausoleum in Pyongyang, in his first public appearance in 22 days amid the coronavirus outbreak, the North’s state media reported Sunday.

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Politics, Regional, People
South Korea
| 16 Feb 2020 | 15:18

SEOUL (The Korea Herald/ANN) - South Korean Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha met with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Saturday and agreed to cooperate to combat COVID-19 and proceed with preparations for Chinese President Xi Jinping’s visit to Seoul in the first half of the year.

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Politics, Regional
South Korea
| 16 Feb 2020 | 15:16

SEOUL (The Korea Herald/ANN) - Seven hundred people airlifted from China’s coronavirus-hit Wuhan were released from two weeks of isolation over the weekend.

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General, Regional
Nepal
| 16 Feb 2020 | 14:46

KATHMANDU (The Kathmandu Post/ANN) - Improperly planned infrastructure and unplanned urbanisation are giving an open invitation to disasters.

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General, People
Vietnam
| 16 Feb 2020 | 14:11

HANOI (Viet Nam News/ANN) - When he sent three of his four boats to be upgraded with better seating and canopies, Trinh Van Sau was hoping he could recover his investment this festive season, when people from all over Vietnam and even overseas usually visit the Huong (Perfume) Pagoda.

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General
Vietnam
| 16 Feb 2020 | 14:09

HANOI (Viet Nam News/ANN) - As the number of novel coronavirus (COVID-19) infection cases soars in China and spreads across the world, misinformation on social networks about the origins, scale and magnitude of the epidemic has hit countries across Asia, including Vietnam.

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General
Nepal
| 16 Feb 2020 | 14:07

KATHMANDU (The Kathmandu Post/ANN) -  While former Maoists continue to extol the war as a historic event, former UML leaders are yet to endorse it wholeheartedly.

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Politics, People
Nepal
| 16 Feb 2020 | 14:02

KATHMANDU (The Kathmandu Post/ANN) - Improperly planned infrastructure and unplanned urbanisation are giving an open invitation to disasters.

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Politics, Economy
Malaysia
| 16 Feb 2020 | 13:33

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (Sin Chew Daily / ANN) - Former Council of Eminent Persons (CEP) chairman Daim Zainuddin holds the view that the Pakatan Harapan-led government should serve the people by delivering election pledges made earlier. 

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Politics, Regional
Japan
| 16 Feb 2020 | 13:27

TOKYO (The Japan News/ANN) - A rehearsal was carried out ahead of the Olympic torch relay slated to start in March, on an actual part of the course in Tokyo on Saturday.

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Sports