North Korea blows up inter-Korean liaison office near border with South

Jun 16,2020
North Korea blew up an inter-Korean liaison office on its side of the border on Tuesday, the South's Unification ministry said, after days of increasingly virulent rhetoric from Pyongyang.
Xi says China ready to strengthen anti-pandemic cooperation with Laos
Jun 16
China is ready to strengthen cooperation with Laos in fighting the COVID-19 epidemic, said General Secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday.
Coronavirus cases top 8 mil. worldwide
Jun 16
The number of people confirmed infected with the coronavirus worldwide topped 8 million on Tuesday.
New Zealand reports first new virus cases in 25 days
Jun 16
New Zealand reported two cases of COVID-19 Tuesday, ending a three-and-a-half week spell without any fresh infections, health authorities said.
N.Korea threatens to send military to DMZ
Jun 16
North Korea's military says it is reviewing an action plan to reenter the demilitarized zone on the border with South Korea.
Beijing in 'critical situation' with over 100 cluster virus infections
Jun 16
Beijing is in a critical situation with coronavirus prevention following the fresh cluster of infections linked to its Xinfadi wholesale market, said Cai Qi, secretary of the Beijing Municipal Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC), on Monday.
India's Chennai to reimpose lockdown as coronavirus cases surge
Jun 16
A lockdown will be reimposed Friday on some 15 million people in the Indian city of Chennai and several neighbouring districts, state officials said, as coronavirus cases surge in the region.