APIA, Samoa — Pacific island states are pushing hard to restart quarantine-free travel and boost their battered economies, as cautious optimism about controlling COVID-19 spreads through the region. Countries across Asia and worldwide are hammering out a combination of bilateral and multilateral arrangements to get passengers flying again. But the […]
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Chinese ships chase Japanese fishing boat near Senkaku Islands
NAHA, Japan (Kyodo) — Two China Coast Guard ships have approached and chased a Japanese fishing boat in Japanese territorial waters around the Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea, the Japan Coast Guard said Saturday. The Japanese coast guard ordered the Chinese vessels to leave the waters and deployed […]
Coronavirus threatens first residents of India’s Andaman Islands
NEW DELHI — After 33 coronavirus cases were reported in India’s Andaman and Nicobar Islands, a remote crescent of 572 islands in the Bay of Bengal, experts began worrying about the indigenous people who live there. “Even though all reported cases are among nontribals, our biggest challenge is to protect […]