World / Asia

North Korea holds rare meeting on farming amid food shortage 27 Feb 2023 - 07:18 pm

SEOUL: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un opened a major political conference dedicated to agricultural improvement, state media reported on Monday, amid outside...

Tokyo to host 1st World Cup for 'SPOGOMI' trash collecting sport 27 Feb 2023 - 04:04 pm

Doha: For the first time, teams of several people will work together to pick up litter in a defined area under a time...

China considers ways to curb youths’ ‘excessive’ video use 27 Feb 2023 - 01:50 pm

Chinese media regulators are studying measures to curb addiction among youths to short videos, the format popularized by tech giants from ByteDance Ltd....

5 die in SW China mine as hope fades for 47 trapped in north 27 Feb 2023 - 12:09 pm

BEIJING: At least five workers were killed in a roof collapse at a mine in southwestern China, as hope appeared to be fading...

Macao eases COVID mask mandate as virus situation stabilizes 27 Feb 2023 - 10:24 am

HONG KONG: Macao has eased its requirements for people to wear masks after mandating them for most of the COVID-19 pandemic. Starting Monday,...

US agency says Covid likely emerged from China lab leak: reports 27 Feb 2023 - 12:35 am

Washington: The coronavirus pandemic likely arose from a Chinese laboratory leak, the US Department of Energy now says according to media, although the...

Senior Indian opposition official arrested in graft probe 26 Feb 2023 - 07:35 pm

New Delhi: Indian federal investigators on Sunday arrested a leading politician from an up-and-coming opposition party on corruption allegations, his organisation said. The...

Afghan refugees in Pakistan protest delay in US resettlement 26 Feb 2023 - 07:28 pm

ISLAMABAD: Hundreds of Afghan refugees facing extreme delays in the approval of U.S. visas protested in Pakistan's capital on Sunday, as an American...

Sri Lanka police fire tear gas at election protest; 15 hurt 26 Feb 2023 - 04:54 pm

Colombo, Sri Lanka:Police in Sri Lanka on Sunday fired tear gas and water cannons to disperse protesters angry over a decision to postpone...

Hong Kong model’s in-laws face charges in grisly killing 26 Feb 2023 - 01:08 pm

Hong Kong: Police in Hong Kong filed murder charges against the former in-laws of a model, days after her body parts were found...

Hostages freed in PNG after week-long abduction 26 Feb 2023 - 11:16 am

Port Moresby: A New Zealander and two other hostages have been freed in Papua New Guinea, the country's prime minister said Sunday, after...

Bombing in crowded bazaar in southwestern Pakistan kills 5 26 Feb 2023 - 11:13 am

Quetta, Pakistan: A bombing at a crowded bazaar in southwestern Pakistan on Sunday killed at least five people and wounded 16, authorities said...

G-20 meeting in India ends without consensus on Ukraine war 25 Feb 2023 - 04:42 pm

Bengaluru: A meeting of finance chiefs of the Group of 20 leading economies ended on Saturday without a consensus, with Russia and China...

Hong Kong model butchered over money dispute, four arrested 25 Feb 2023 - 01:58 pm

Hong Kong: Hong Kong police have made four arrests for the murder and dismemberment of a 28-year-old model after a financial dispute with...

Trade resumes after key Afghan border crossing with Pakistan reopens 25 Feb 2023 - 01:40 pm

Jalalabad, Afghanistan: Trucks carrying food and pharmaceuticals crossed through a key border crossing between Pakistan and Afghanistan after it reopened Saturday, almost a...