World
Asia
China to have sweeping powers over Hong Kong security law
China will have overarching powers over the enforcement of a new national security law in Hong Kong, according to details released on Saturday that signalled the deepest change to the city's way of life since it returned to Chinese rule in 1997.
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China
Warning sign: China's foreign ministry takes control of Gilespie case
The fate of the Australian actor now appears increasingly to be tied to the many diplomatic strains between the two countries.
- by Eryk Bagshaw
China
India seeks to ease tensions with China after Himalayas clash
As funerals are held for Indian soldiers killed in the high-altitude battle, the anti-Chinese sentiment in the country is growing.
World politics
China charges two Canadians with spying in Huawei-linked case
The charges are an apparent bid to step up pressure on Canada to drop a US extradition request for a Huawei executive under house arrest in Vancouver.
Analysis
Coronavirus pandemic
The world's next coronavirus hotspot is emerging next door
Indonesia's coronavirus infection rate is rising rapidly, and the government faces a stark choice.
- by James Massola
International affairs
Satellite images suggest Chinese activity at India border before clash
They show signs of altering the landscape of the valley through widening tracks, moving earth and making river crossings, one expert said.
- by Simon Scarr and Sanjeev Miglani
Coronavirus pandemic
Heavy coronavirus traces found in seafood, meat sections of Beijing food market
Low temperatures favourable to viral survival as well as high humidity might be possible explanations for why seafood markets could be a source of outbreaks.
- by Roxanne Liu and Tony Munroe
World politics
India seeks eased tensions with China after Himalayas clash
India's External Affairs Ministry spokesman Anurag Srivastava said both sides agreed to handle the situation responsibly.
World elections
Coronavirus will sway Singapore's already unfair election, report says
The countries electoral system is already unfair, according to a group of south-east Asian MPs who want to see reform before people go to the polls.
- by James Massola
Courts
Thai minister's criminal past in Australia set for fresh court hearing
Thailand's Constitutional Court has accepted a petition that claims a top political figure should be deemed “unfit for office for being imprisoned for trafficking drugs in Australia”.
- by Michael Ruffles and Michael Evans
Technology & democracy
700 million men and boys: China builds mega DNA surveillance database
The project is a major escalation of efforts to use genetics to control people, which had been focused on tracking ethnic minorities and other targeted groups.
- by Sui-Lee Wee