World / Asia

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...

NZ's Ardern visits Antarctica to highlight climate change challenges 27 Oct 2022 - 12:47 pm

WELLINGTON: Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern visited scientists at New Zealand's Scott Base in Antarctica on Thursday, as part of a trip aimed at...

Chinese cities double down on zero-COVID as outbreaks widen 27 Oct 2022 - 11:08 am

BEIJING: Chinese cities from Wuhan in central China to Xining in the northwest are doubling down on COVID-19 curbs, sealing up buildings, locking...

Cyclone lashes Bangladesh, killing 15, causing power cuts 26 Oct 2022 - 03:42 pm

Dhaka: A cyclone roared into the Bangladesh coast on Tuesday, killing at least 15 people, destroying houses, uprooting trees and disrupting road, power...

Beijing shuts Universal Resort, Wuhan locks down district in COVID curbs 26 Oct 2022 - 01:20 pm

BEIJING: The Universal Beijing Resort amusement park closed on Wednesday for COVID-19 prevention measures and the cities of Wuhan and Guangzhou locked down...

China's space station lab module Mengtian ready for launch 26 Oct 2022 - 10:35 am

The combination of China's space station lab module Mengtian and its carrier rocket Long March-5B Y4 has been transported to the launch area,...

Pakistan bringing home body of journalist killed in Kenya 25 Oct 2022 - 09:11 pm

Islamabad: The body of an outspoken Pakistani journalist who was shot and killed by Nairobi police while living in hiding in Kenya was...

Pakistan ex-PM Khan announces march on capital to call for early elections 25 Oct 2022 - 08:46 pm

Lahore: Former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan announced on Tuesday that he would begin a protest march with his supporters from the eastern...

Philippines eases rules on mask use, foreign visitors 25 Oct 2022 - 04:01 pm

President Ferdinand Marcos will issue an executive order to make indoor mask use voluntary in the Philippines and ease the rules for foreign...

At least 13 die in Bangladesh after tropical storm hits 25 Oct 2022 - 11:12 am

A tropical storm that lashed Bangladesh left at least 13 people dead across the delta nation, officials and news reports said Tuesday. Tropical...

Hundreds of thousands evacuated as Bangladesh braces for cyclone 24 Oct 2022 - 08:31 pm

DHAKA: Authorities in Bangladesh were evacuating hundreds of thousands of people on Monday before Cyclone Sitrang made landfall amid fears of heavy damage...

Ethnic group says Myanmar air attack kills 80 at celebration 24 Oct 2022 - 08:29 pm

Bangkok: Air strikes by Myanmar’s military killed as many as 80 people, including singers and musicians, attending an anniversary celebration of the Kachin...

China's exports of COVID protection equipment to North Korea surge 24 Oct 2022 - 08:22 pm

BEIJING: China's exports to North Korea rose at a slower pace in September, but shipments of masks and other COVID-related items surged as...

Indonesia may seek prosecution of pharma firms as child AKI deaths rise 24 Oct 2022 - 02:25 pm

JAKARTA: Indonesia's food and drugs agency on Monday said it may pursue criminal action against two pharmaceutical firms that made products linked to...