# Asia

This year

2023

China reports almost 60,000 Covid-related deaths in a month

China has been widely accused of underreporting its number of coronavirus fatalities since the abandonment of its zero-Covid policy.

13.4k

Jan 14th 2023, 12:37 PM

# South Korea

South Korean police seek manslaughter charges over deadly crush

158 people died in a crush in Seoul during Halloween festivities last year.

4.5k

Jan 13th 2023, 8:37 AM

# Shinzo Abe

Suspect charged with murder in assassination of Japan’s former leader Shinzo Abe

Tetsuya Yamagami was arrested immediately after allegedly shooting the former prime minister with a homemade gun.

4.7k

Jan 13th 2023, 7:27 AM

Last year

2022

# China

EU health agency says China traveller screening 'unjustified' in bloc

Hospitals across China have been overwhelmed by an explosion of infections following Beijing’s decision to abandon its zero-covid policy.

23.2k

Updated

Dec 29th 2022, 4:44 PM

Chinese city seeing half a million Covid cases a day, says official

A health official was quoted in a local news outlet said Qindao was seeing up to 530,000 new cased a day.

18.4k

Dec 24th 2022, 7:18 AM

# Covid-19

Covid cases soar in China after sudden easing of harsh lockdowns

The United States has warned the outbreak is now of concern to the rest of the world.

12.2k

Dec 20th 2022, 1:35 PM

# China

China cities under heavy policing after protests as authorities accelerate push to vaccinate elderly

Several protests were planned for last night but did not materialise.

10.4k

Updated

Nov 29th 2022, 8:50 AM

# RIP

Indonesia quake death toll rises to 252

The quake hit Indonesia’s main island of Java.

3.7k

Updated

Nov 22nd 2022, 9:39 AM

# RIP

At least 38 killed in fire at industrial wholesaler in central China

Two other people were injured.

5.7k

Nov 22nd 2022, 7:59 AM

# south korea tragedy

South Korea police admit crowd surge response was 'insufficient'

At least 156 mostly young people were killed, and scores more injured, in a deadly crowd surge on Saturday.

6.6k

Nov 1st 2022, 6:47 AM

# RIP

Suspension bridge collapse kills at least 132 in India

The bridge had been closed for renovation for almost six months and was reopened just four days ago.

18.0k

Oct 31st 2022, 9:34 AM

# South Korea

South Korea mourns Halloween crowd surge victims

Calls for accountability were growing this morning in the press and online, as potential lapses of crowd control and policing emerged.

6.4k

Oct 31st 2022, 9:30 AM

# Philippines

At least 31 dead after floods and landslides in south Philippines

Tropical Storm Nalgae caused unusually heavy rains in Maguindanao province.

4.7k

Oct 28th 2022, 8:53 AM

# North Korea

North Korea fires two ballistic missiles, says South's military

Washington and Seoul have warned that such launches could culminate in another nuclear test.

6.6k

Oct 28th 2022, 8:09 AM

# North Korea

North Korean nuclear test would meet 'unprecedented' response: US, Japan, South Korea

Seoul and Washington have repeatedly warned that Pyongyang could be close to testing an atomic bomb for the first time since 2017.

17.4k

Oct 26th 2022, 8:01 AM

# North Korea

North Korea fires ballistic missile, Seoul's military says

It is the latest in a blitz of launches amid tensions over US-led military exercises in the region.

20.0k

Updated

Oct 9th 2022, 3:57 PM

# North Korea

North Korea fires ballistic missile over Japan

South Korean and US fighter jets have conducted precision bombing drills in response.

28.1k

Updated

Oct 4th 2022, 10:37 AM

# indonesia tragedy

Indonesia police chief and nine senior officers removed over football disaster

At least 17 children were among the dead and seven were being treated in hospitals.

4.4k

Oct 4th 2022, 6:58 AM

# Shinzo Abe

Japan honours Shinzo Abe at controversial funeral

The former Prime Minister was shot dead in July, but the decision to give him a state funeral provoked opposition.

14.4k

Sep 27th 2022, 6:48 AM

# LGBTQ

Singapore to repeal colonial-era law against gay sex

Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong maintained that the government will continue to “uphold” marriage as being between a man and a woman.

16.8k

Aug 21st 2022, 4:00 PM

# Taiwan

Taiwan accuses China of preparing invasion as it holds defence drill

China launched its largest-ever air and sea exercises around Taiwan last week.

13.0k

Aug 9th 2022, 7:02 AM

# Afghanistan

Death toll from Afghanistan’s earthquake rises to 1,150 people

The magnitude six quake has left thousands more without shelter.

4.7k

Jun 24th 2022, 12:06 PM

# Flooding

Deluges of rain flood parts of India and Bangladesh

At least 24 people have been killed due to the floods in recent weeks.

4.5k

May 23rd 2022, 1:33 PM

# North Korea

North Korea reports 15 more 'fever' deaths amid Covid outbreak

North Korea has no Covid vaccines, antiviral treatment drugs or mass-testing capacity.

14.0k

May 15th 2022, 12:10 PM

# wildlife

Monkey, gecko and succulent bamboo among 224 new species found in Greater Mekong

WWF said the newly identified species showed the region is a nature ‘hotspot’ but action is needed to protect wildlife.

17.9k

Jan 26th 2022, 8:48 AM

All time

Voices

Opinion: The virus may rapidly spread to countries that lack even the most basic resources to fight it

Were coronavirus to spread across the entire African continent, countries will have to rely only on their own scarce resources, writes Trócaire CEO Caoimhe de Barra.

27.5k

Mar 25th 2020, 7:00 PM

# Outbreak

Public Health Emergency Team to meet to 'advance Covid-19 preparedness plans for Ireland'

Three people have died in Italy, which is experiencing Europe’s first major outbreak of the virus.

40.2k

Updated

Feb 24th 2020, 9:47 AM

# MOUSE DEER

Miniature fanged ‘deer’ not seen for 30 years rediscovered tiptoeing through Vietnam

The animal was last recorded in 1990.

56.5k

Nov 11th 2019, 7:00 PM

# Made the cut

Ireland underage goalkeeper Bazunu included in Man City's pre-season tour squad

The former Shamrock Rovers netminder will join Pep’s side on their tour of Asia.

9.0k

Jul 14th 2019, 10:38 AM

# Equality

Taiwan's parliament has become the first in Asia to pass legislation for same-sex marriage

Debate is ongoing over what, if any, provisions will be made for same-sex couples to adopt.

9.5k

May 17th 2019, 10:07 AM

# capital acquisition

Indonesia approves plans to move capital away from rapidly-sinking city of Jakarta

Half of the city, which is home to 30 million people, is below sea level.

37.6k

Apr 30th 2019, 10:47 AM

# On Tour

Boyzone singer Keith Duffy hospitalised before show in Bangkok

The band performed without him after he was taken to hospital.

63.5k

Mar 29th 2019, 10:32 AM

# Asia

Philippine president Duterte under fire after admitting he molested a maid when a teenager

Women’s rights political party Gabriela denounced Duterte’s comments as “repulsive”.

34.9k

Dec 30th 2018, 5:11 PM

# cathay pacific

'Surprising' level of interest in direct flight from Dublin to Asia

The new Dublin to Hong Kong route has attracted interest from Chinese, Japanese and Filipino globetrotters.

32.1k

Apr 28th 2018, 9:45 AM

# no smoke without fire

Big Tobacco made €7,900 for every dead smoker in 2015, according to a new report

The latest edition of the Tobacco Atlas says that the industry is maximising profits by targeting the ‘vulnerable’ in places like Africa, Asia, and the Middle East.

11.8k

Mar 9th 2018, 6:05 AM