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Metro Manila topped the five regions or provinces with the highest number of daily confirmed coronavirus cases reported on Thursday at 2,041, followed by Laguna province, south of Manila, 222; Cebu province in the central Philippines, 221; Cavite province, south of Manila, 100; and Rizal province, east of Manila, 81. … [Read more...] about COVID-19 cases in Philippines near 120,000 with 3,561 new cases

SEOUL, Aug. 6 (Xinhua) -- South Korea's tech behemoth Samsung Electronics unveiled new devices in the company's first online rollout event amid the lingering worry about the COVID-19 pandemic, the company said Thursday. … [Read more...] about S. Korea’s Samsung unveils new devices in 1st online rollout event

But Japan is showing signs of growing closer to China. Vice foreign ministers from both sides held five hours of strategic talks in Japan's Nagano Prefecture on Saturday to discuss strengthening bilateral ties and to prepare for Chinese President Xi Jinping's visit to Japan next year. … [Read more...] about Japan’s New Defense White Paper Downplays Korea’s Role

"It's inspiring to see Australian science enabling Australian businesses to supply life-saving surgical face masks to protect our frontline health care workers - yet another way science is tackling the COVID-19 pandemic," Larry Marshall, the chief executive of the CSIRO, said in a media release. … [Read more...] about Australia opens first face mask testing facility

The North’s state media have recently churned out articles thick with rallying propaganda that describe the latest anti-virus work as “an all-people’s campaign” that demonstrates the Kim government’s resolve to protect public safety “at any cost.” The articles also say that any individual carelessness or breach of anti-virus guidelines may lead to “critical consequences.” … [Read more...] about Coronavirus | North Korea’s escalating virus response raises fear of outbreak