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There are still many unanswered questions about the new coronavirus

What We Know About The 'Devious' Coronavirus

What we know about the 'devious' coronavirus

BTS Breaks YouTube Record: 'DNA' Music Video Becomes Most Commented-On MV

The BTS concerts are the latest events to be cancelled or postponed as the outbreak has spread in the world's 12th-largest economy

BTS recently made history for garnering the most comments on a music video on YouTube.

Viral Content: Tokyo Governor's Distancing Call Is Online Hit

Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike has become an accidental social media hit with messages promoting social distancing during the coronavirus pandemic

Viral content: Tokyo governor's distancing call is online hit

NY Governor Andrew Cuomo, in a March 27, 2020 file image, said 540 people had died in his state of 20 million inhabitants in the preceding 24 hours

Coronavirus Update: New York Starts 'Aggressive' Antibody Testing, A Step Towards Reopening Economy

The timing of the announcement coincides with the FDA approving a test for the COVID-19 antibody that the body produces as a defense against the SARS-CoV-2 virus.

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Iran says it has achieved a "small victory" against the coronavirus by keeping its daily death rate to below 100 even as its overall death toll tops 5,000

Iran Virus Deaths Top 5,000: Ministry

Iran virus deaths top 5,000: ministry

Billions of people around the world have been put into lockdown to limit the spread of the deadly coronavirus, which has put an unprecedented strain on the global economy

Exit Lockdowns With Caution To Avoid Being Confined Again: Experts

Exit lockdowns with caution to avoid being confined again: experts

South Korea's economy is dominated by a number of family-controlled conglomerates known as chaebol

South Korean Conglomerate Boss Convicted Of Rape

South Korean conglomerate boss convicted of rape

An Iranian deputy minister has acknowledged that limited testing may mean official coronavirus figures are too low but stressed that was true of many countries around the world

Iran Says Virus Deaths Rise 92 To 4,869

Iran says virus deaths rise 92 to 4,869

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Blackpink Releases Coachella 2019 Performance Videos On Youtube [WATCH]

Catch Blackpink's full performance videos of their appearance in Coachella 2019.

South Korea's Democratic party secured an absolute majority in the National Assembly on the back of President Moon Jae-in's response to the coronavirus pandemic

Asia Virus Latest: South Korea Election Win; Singapore Cases Surge

Asia virus latest: South Korea election win; Singapore cases surge

South Koreans were still being asked to maintain social distancing

South Korea Ruling Party Wins Big Parliamentary Majority

South Korea ruling party wins big parliamentary majority

Defector and former North Korean diplomat Thae Yong Ho celebrates his election in the Gangnam constituency on behalf of the conservative United Future Party

Ex-North Korean Diplomat Wins Parliamentary Seat In South

Ex-North Korean diplomat wins parliamentary seat in South

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China's Giving Cash To Car Buyers But Auto Market Struggling To Shift Gears

Chinese auto industry was struggling to get back on track after the coronavirus outbreak as buyers were keeping away despite government's offer of cash stimulus and tax breaks to rev up sales.

A man in a facemask stands on his balcony in Havana, Cuba

US To Ease Lockdown After Virus Passes 'Peak'

US to ease lockdown after virus passes 'peak'

Coronavirus testing equipment seen in Guadalajara, Mexico on April 14, 2020

Study Shows Iceland Got It Right With Early, Widespread Virus Testing

Study shows Iceland got it right with early, widespread virus testing

Chart showing South Korea's outgoing parliament as the nation heads to the polls on Wednesday.

South Koreans Back Moon In Pandemic Poll

South Koreans back Moon in pandemic poll

A woman sunbathes behind a Spanish flag on her balcony in Madrid during the national lockdown

Trump Freezes WHO Funds As World Weighs Easing Lockdown

Trump freezes WHO funds as world weighs easing lockdown

Al Hilal of Saudi Arabia won the AFC Champions League last year

Asian Football Tournaments To Go Ahead This Year, Official Says

Asian football tournaments to go ahead this year, official says

The latest test comes a day before North Korea marks the 108th anniversary of the birth of its founder Kim Il Sung, grandfather of current leader Kim Jong Un

N. Korea Fires Suspected Missiles Day Before Key Anniversary

N. Korea fires suspected missiles day before key anniversary

Supporters wearing facemasks listen to a stump speech by former South Korean prime minister Lee Nak-yon, a candidate for the ruling Democratic Party in parliamentary elections

South Koreans Head To Polls Despite Global Pandemic

South Koreans head to polls despite global pandemic

A man in a Seoul railway station watches a television broadcast on April 14, 2020, showing file footage of a North Korean missile test, after Pyongyang launched several suspected short-range cruise missiles toward the sea

Pentagon Downplays N. Korea's Apparent Missile Launches

Pentagon downplays N. Korea's apparent missile launches

Emirates aircraft grounded at Dubai international Airport after the carrier suspended all passenger operations amid the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic

Coronavirus Grounding: Global Airlines May Lose $314 Billion In Revenues This Year

IATA estimated that global airlines could lose $314 billion in revenue this year, up from its prior $252 billion estimate

The IMF says Asia's biggest economies will narrowly avoid recession this year, but should boubnce back strongly in 2021

China, India To Narrowly Avoid Recession In Virus-hit 2020: IMF

China, India to narrowly avoid recession in virus-hit 2020: IMF

Vietnam's Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc waits for the start of the ASEAN meeting

ASEAN Leaders Meet Online To Tackle Coronavirus

ASEAN leaders meet online to tackle coronavirus

The leaders of Australia and New Zealand have said tough measures to curb the spread of COVID-19 will not be eased right away to consolidate gains

Australia, New Zealand Flatten Virus Curve But Keep Lockdowns Intact

Australia, New Zealand flatten virus curve but keep lockdowns intact

China faces a fresh battle against imported infections, mostly Chinese nationals returning home

Asia Virus Latest: China Infections Rise, Oil Rally Fizzles

Asia virus latest: China infections rise, oil rally fizzles

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