World / Asia

Tourists flock to Japan after COVID restrictions lifted 11 Oct 2022 - 10:57 am

TOKYO: Eager to admire colorful foliage, eat sushi and go shopping, droves of tourists from abroad started arriving Tuesday in Japan for the...

Sri Lanka cabinet approves downgrade to 'low income country' 11 Oct 2022 - 08:55 am

Colombo: Sri Lanka's cabinet has approved a proposal to downgrade the island nation's economic status to "low income country", in order to get...

Taiwan leader tells China war 'absolutely not an option' 10 Oct 2022 - 11:10 pm

Taipei: China's threats of military action against Taiwan are "absolutely not an option” and will "only push our two sides further from each...

Earthquake rattles Taiwan, but epicentre out at sea 10 Oct 2022 - 11:02 pm

Taipei: A 5.9 magnitude earthquake with its epicentre in the sea off Taiwan's east coast rattled the island on Tuesday, the island's weather...

Thai PM orders tighter gun control, drugs crackdown after mass killing 10 Oct 2022 - 03:18 pm

BANGKOK: Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha on Monday ordered law enforcement agencies to tighten gun ownership rules and crack down on drug use...

Japan reopens to tourists with shuttered souvenir shops, hotel staff shortage 10 Oct 2022 - 12:30 pm

TOKYO: As Japan throws open its doors to visitors this week after more than two years of pandemic isolation, hopes for a tourism...

Heavy rains damage Indian crops ahead of harvest, threatening higher food prices 10 Oct 2022 - 11:56 am

MUMBAI: Heavy rainfall in India has damaged key summer-sown crops such as rice, soybean, cotton, pulses and vegetables just before harvesting, which could...

Philippines makes cellphone SIM registration compulsory to fight scams, fraud 10 Oct 2022 - 11:42 am

MANILA: Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos Jr on Monday signed into law a measure making cellphone SIM registration compulsory, in a key step towards...

China urges 'patience' as Covid cases rebound ahead of key congress 10 Oct 2022 - 10:17 am

Beijing: China called for "patience" with its COVID policies and warned against any "war-weariness" as local cases soared to their highest since August,...

Indian socialist leader Mulayam Singh Yadav dies at 82 10 Oct 2022 - 09:53 am

New Delhi: Mulayam Singh Yadav, India’s former defense minister and a veteran socialist leader, died in a hospital Monday after a prolonged illness....

North Korea nuclear talks offer still on table: White House 09 Oct 2022 - 07:41 pm

The US remains ready for talks with North Korea on denuclearizing the Korean peninsula, while ensuring "that we have also the capabilities in...

Chinese ambassador to US thanks Musk for proposal on Taiwan 09 Oct 2022 - 07:26 pm

China's ambassador to the United States has thanked billionaire Elon Musk for proposing a special administration zone for Taiwan but stressed Beijing's call...

CNN apologizes for entering Thai massacre site, pulls video 09 Oct 2022 - 06:22 pm

UTHAI SAWAN, Thailand: CNN pulled a story on the massacre of Thai preschoolers and apologized Sunday over criticism that its journalists entered the...

Pakistan will not seek Paris Club debt restructuring, says minister 09 Oct 2022 - 05:09 pm

Islamabad: Pakistan will not seek debt restructuring from Paris Club creditor nations, the country's finance minister Ishaq Dar said on Sunday as he...

CNN crew fined, leaving Thailand in day care attack coverage 09 Oct 2022 - 04:45 pm

Uthai Sawan: Thai authorities on Sunday fined two CNN journalists for working in the country on tourist visas but cleared them of wrongdoing...

Roof collapse kills 9 members of family in northern Pakistan 09 Oct 2022 - 02:32 pm

PESHAWAR, Pakistan: The roof of a home made of mud and wood in northern Pakistan caved in early Sunday killing nine family members,...

Heavy rains ease in Australia's New South Wales, flood warnings remain 09 Oct 2022 - 10:59 am

WELLINGTON: Rains eased in Australia's New South Wales on Sunday but authorities continued to warn people to be aware of rising flood waters,...

North Korea fires two ballistic missiles in seventh of recent launches 09 Oct 2022 - 09:05 am

North Koreafired two ballistic missiles early on Sunday, authorities in neighbouring countries said, the seventh such launch by Pyongyang in recent days that...