World / Asia

Chinese cities brace for wave of Foxconn workers from COVID-hit Zhengzhou 30 Oct 2022 - 11:22 am

BEIJING: Cities in central China hastily drew up plans to isolate migrant workers fleeing to their hometowns from a vast assembly facility of...

South Korea Halloween disaster leaves desperate families seeking word of missing 30 Oct 2022 - 10:15 am

SEOUL: In tears, Philomene Aby's hands shook as she asked workers at a South Korean community centre for any news of her 22-year-old...

Scenes of horror in Seoul after Halloween stampede 30 Oct 2022 - 08:09 am

Seoul: Party-goers in costumes fleeing in panic, desperate attempts at first aid on the sidewalks, scores of bodies lined up under makeshift shrouds:...

At least 146 killed in Halloween stampede in South Korea 29 Oct 2022 - 10:29 pm

Seoul: At least 146 people were killed in a stampede when a huge crowd celebrating Halloween crammed into an alley in a night...

At least 59 dead, 150 injured in Halloween stampede in South Korea 29 Oct 2022 - 08:56 pm

Seoul: At least 59 people were killed and 150 injured in a stampede after a crowd poured into a central district of the...

Storm Nalgae intensifies as it makes landfall in Philippines; death toll climbs to 72 29 Oct 2022 - 09:12 am

Manila: ThePhilippineshas recorded 72 deaths from Tropical Storm Nalgae that caused floods and landslides in southern provinces, the country's disaster agency said on...

Pakistan's Ex-PM Khan begins 'long march' for early election 28 Oct 2022 - 09:37 pm

Lahore: Former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan launched a so-called "long march" on Friday on the capital Islamabad to demand early elections, piling...

India sets up govt panel to hear social media content moderation complaints 28 Oct 2022 - 06:13 pm

NEW DELHI: The Indian government on Friday announced amendments to its information technology (IT) rules that will apply to social media companies, in...

Philippines floods, landslides leave 42 dead, dozens missing 28 Oct 2022 - 03:40 pm

MANILA: Philippine search and rescue teams pulled bodies from water and thick mud on Friday, bringing to 42 the death toll from flooding...

China rolls out first inhalable COVID vaccine 28 Oct 2022 - 01:24 pm

SHANGHAI: In what is believed to be a world first, China's commerical capital of Shanghai this week introduced a new type of COVID-19...

Japan reports first bird flu outbreaks of season, culling 340,000 chickens 28 Oct 2022 - 11:34 am

TOKYO: Japan has detected its first outbreaks of bird flu for the season in 2022, with a "highly pathogenic" strain identified at a...

Australian energy minister does not rule out price caps 28 Oct 2022 - 11:30 am

MELBOURNE: Australia's Energy Minister Chris Bowen said on Friday the country could not rule out energy price caps, as it deals with rising...

Death toll from floods, landslides in Philippines' south rises to 31: Govt official 28 Oct 2022 - 11:27 am

MANILA: Flooding and multiple landslides in a southern Philippines province killed at least 31 people, a senior government official said on Friday, as...

Myanmar warns any ASEAN pressures would create 'negative implications' 27 Oct 2022 - 10:14 pm

Jakarta: Myanmar's military government warned on Thursday that any pressure from its Southeast Asian neighbours to put a time frame on a peace...

Attack on Taliban vehicle carrying military employees kills five 27 Oct 2022 - 08:01 pm

Kabul: An attack on a vehicle in western Afghanistan killed five medical personnel employed by Taliban security forces on Thursday, a defence ministry...

Attack on Taliban vehicle carrying military employees kills five 27 Oct 2022 - 02:25 pm

Kabul: An attack on a vehicle in western Afghanistan killed five medical personnel employed by Taliban security forces on Thursday, a defence ministry...