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Next year's Olympics will be cancelled if pandemic not over: Games chief

The postponed Tokyo 2020 Olympics will have to be cancelled if the coronavirus pandemic isn't brought under control by next year, the organising committee's president said in comments published Tuesday.

Apr 28, 2020 11:31 AM Read more >

Released Chinese rights lawyer finally reunites with family

Chinese human rights lawyer Wang Quanzhang was finally reunited with his family in Beijing on Monday, a homecoming that was delayed as authorities had kept him confined in another province after he served nearly five years in prison.

Apr 27, 2020 7:00 PM Read more >

Three Beijing activists missing after preserving virus articles online

Three Beijing-based internet activists have disappeared and are believed to be detained by police for archiving censored coronavirus news stories online, according to a relative.

Apr 27, 2020 4:30 PM Read more >

Airbnb unveils new cleaning protocols in bid to revive bookings

Airbnb announced new protocols Monday for cleaning and sanitizing its listed properties in an effort to reassure travelers and revive bookings for the home-sharing platform, which is reeling from the coronavirus pandemic.

Apr 27, 2020 12:00 PM Read more >

Australia launches app to trace coronavirus contacts

Australia has launched a smartphone app to trace people who come in contact with coronavirus patients despite privacy concerns that authorities insisted Sunday were unwarranted.

Apr 26, 2020 2:00 PM Read more >

Beijing bans 'uncivilized' behaviour to improve public hygiene

Beijing has banned "uncivilized" behaviour such as not covering the mouth and nose when coughing or sneezing, the city government said Sunday, in a new set of regulations to improve public hygiene amid the coronavirus outbreak.

Apr 26, 2020 9:00 AM Read more >

Joy! Tokyo deploys Marie Kondo in virus fight

Worried about getting bored while stuck at home during holidays amid the coronavirus pandemic? The Tokyo governor has a solution: Decluttering with Marie Kondo.

Apr 23, 2020 7:00 PM Read more >

China suspends consular visits to detained Canadian pair over coronavirus

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Thursday, on the 500th day of China's controversial detention of two Canadians, that consular visits had been blocked due to a coronavirus lockdown of prisons.

Apr 23, 2020 4:31 PM Read more >

North Shore's top doc offers hope for easing of COVID restrictions

The North Shore’s chief medical doctor offered glimpses of hope for some return to normalcy during a live question and answer session hosted online by Vancouver Coastal Health on Thursday. Dr.

Apr 23, 2020 2:33 PM Read more >

Asia virus latest: Vietnam eases lockdown; further Olympic delay 'impossible'

Here are the latest developments from Asia related to the novel coronavirus pandemic: - Vietnam loosens curbs - Vietnam eased some social distancing measures Thursday, with experts pointing to a decisive response involving mass quarantines and expans

Apr 23, 2020 9:30 AM Read more >