World / Asia

India confirms its first monkeypox death 01 Aug 2022 - 12:52 pm

KOCHI, India: India confirmed its first monkeypox death on Monday, which occurred in the state of Kerala, a Kerala government minister told reporters....

South Korea reports trade deficit for fourth straight month in July 01 Aug 2022 - 10:00 am

Seoul:South Korea suffered a trade deficit for the fourth consecutive month in July over high global energy prices, though its exports rose 9.4...

Hot dogs - and cats - get wearable fans to beat Japan's scorching summer 01 Aug 2022 - 09:42 am

TOKYO: A Tokyo clothing maker has teamed up with veterinarians to create a wearable fan for pets, hoping to attract the anxious owners...

S.Korea teachers, parents protest plan to lower school entry age to 5 01 Aug 2022 - 09:16 am

SEOUL: South Korean parents and teachers groups protested on Monday against a plan to bring forward school enrolment by one year to age...

Philippine ex-President Fidel Ramos dies 31 Jul 2022 - 01:21 pm

MANILA:Philippine former President Fidel Ramos, who ruled the Southeast Asian country between 1992 and 1998, died on Sunday aged 94, online news site...

Slim majority of Japanese oppose state funeral for ex-PM Shinzo Abe - poll 31 Jul 2022 - 01:11 pm

TOKYO: Just over half of Japanese oppose plans for a state funeral for Shinzo Abe, the former prime minister whose assassination this month...

Tokyo 2020 ex-board member got more payments from Olympic sponsor 31 Jul 2022 - 10:37 am

OKOHAMA: A company run by a former Tokyo Olympic organiser received more than $1 million from Games sponsor AOKI Holdings Inc, on top...

China's factory activity contracts unexpectedly in July as COVID flares up 31 Jul 2022 - 10:25 am

BEIJING: China's factory activity contracted unexpectedly in July after bouncing back from COVID-19 lockdowns the month before, as fresh virus flare-ups and a...

Pelosi’s Asia itinerary skips mention of Taiwan stopover 31 Jul 2022 - 09:54 am

US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi will visit at least four Asian countries in her trip to the region, according to a statement from...

Chinese rocket falls to Earth, NASA says Beijing did not share information 31 Jul 2022 - 09:38 am

WASHINGTON: A Chinese rocket fell back to Earth on Saturday over the Indian Ocean but NASA said Beijing had not shared the "specific...

China announces military exercise opposite Taiwan 30 Jul 2022 - 12:20 pm

BEIJING: China said it was conducting military exercises Saturday off its coast opposite Taiwan after warning Speaker Nancy Pelosi of the U.S. House...

North Korea reports no ‘fever cases’ for first time since April 30 Jul 2022 - 10:09 am

North Korea reported zero new "fever” cases Saturday for the first time since it confirmed an outbreak of what appears to be Covid-19...

Japan's Foreign Minister warns against China's behavior in Indo-Pacific 30 Jul 2022 - 09:33 am

Washington:Japan's Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi warned against China's behavior in the Indo-Pacific region, saying that the "logic of brute force" is gaining more...

Grenade explosion inside Kabul cricket stadium injures four 29 Jul 2022 - 07:43 pm

KABUL: An explosion went off inside Kabul's main cricket stadium during a domestic league match on Friday, injuring four people, an official of...

Philippines detects first monkeypox case, health department says 29 Jul 2022 - 09:45 am

The Philippines has detected its first case of monkeypox in a citizen who arrived from abroad last week, the health department said Friday.The...

Japan looks to regions to mount COVID fight as variant spreads 29 Jul 2022 - 09:07 am

TOKYO: Japan is encouraging regional authorities to take their own counter-measures against the spread of a new coronavirus variant that has sent cases...

In call with Biden, Xi warns against 'playing with fire' over Taiwan 28 Jul 2022 - 09:07 pm

WASHINGTON/BEIJING: USPresident Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping held a fifth call as leaders on Thursday, and Xi warned against "playing with...