World / Asia

SEOUL: South Korean police found on Thursday a Chinese man who went missing after testing positive for COVID-19 upon arrival, and said he...

Beijing / Manila: China is ready to resume oil and gas talks and manage maritime issues "cordially" with the Philippines, China President Xi...

Dera Ismail Khan: Islamist militant group Tehreek-e-Taliban on Wednesday claimed the killing of a senior official of Pakistan's premier intelligence agency and another...

New Delhi: India has approved an incentive plan of 174.9 billion rupees ($2.11 billion) to promote green hydrogen in a bid to cut...

Beijing: Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos said Wednesday he hoped to strengthen ties with Beijing on his first state visit to China since taking...

TOKYO: Japan will toughen from Sunday its COVID-19 border control measures for travellers from China, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said, in response to...

BEIJING/HONG KONG/GENEVA: State media in China played down the severity of a surge of COVID-19 infections on Tuesday, while its scientists briefed the...

MANILA/BEIJING: Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr will fly to Beijing on Tuesday for a three-day visit, during which he is expected to discuss,...

Seoul: South Korea's antitrust regulator said on Tuesday it will fine Tesla 2.85 billion won ($2.2 million) for neglecting to inform customers that...

LONDON: Leading scientists advising the World Health Organization said they wanted a "more realistic picture" about the COVID-19 situation from China's top experts...

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan's government has ordered all malls and markets to close by 8:30 p.m. among other measures in a new energy conservation plan,...

Hanoi: Vietnam on Tuesday mobilised soldiers and engineering experts to try free a 10-year-old boy trapped in a buried hollow concrete pillar on...

Shanghai: Coughing, groaning, and gasping for breath, elderly Covid patients crammed hospital corridors in Shanghai on Tuesday as a wave of Covid-19 cases...

Beijing: China is experiencing a huge Covid-19 surge after years of hardline containment restrictions were dismantled last month. A growing number of countries...

NEW DELHI: India has proposed a body for the online gaming industry to regulate itself as concerns rise over the addictiveness of games...

BEIJING: Some people in the Chinese cities of Beijing, Shanghai and Wuhan braved the cold and a rise in COVID-19 infections to return...

Colombo: Sri Lanka began a fresh austerity drive Monday, freezing government recruitment as new taxes and higher electricity prices kicked in with authorities...

Sydney: Passengers on a luxury New Year's cruise around New Zealand and Australia have reportedly been stranded on board for a week because...