World / Asia

Asian Development Bank cuts 2022 growth outlook for South Korean economy to 2.6% 21 Jul 2022 - 10:47 am

Manila:The Asian Development Bank (ADB) on Thursday slashed its 2022 growth outlook for the South Korean economy to 2.6% amid the ongoing Ukraine...

Sri Lanka swears in new president amid worst economic crisis in decades 21 Jul 2022 - 09:21 am

COLOMBO: Veteran politician Ranil Wickremesinghe was sworn in as Sri Lanka's new president on Thursday, a day after winning a vote in parliament...

China censors strive to filter or erase details of mortgage protests 20 Jul 2022 - 03:47 pm

HANGHAI, BEIJING:As China grapples to contain a mortgage boycott that has triggered rare protests, censors have gone into overdrive with social media messages...

Japan prosecutors investigate Olympic sponsor payments to executive-media 20 Jul 2022 - 12:25 pm

TOKYO: Tokyo prosecutors are investigating payments from clothing retailer AOKI Holdings, an Olympic sponsor firm, to a company run by a former board...

Japan will hold state funeral for Shinzo Abe in late September 20 Jul 2022 - 12:19 pm

Tokyo:The Japanese government is planning to hold a state funeral on Sept. 27 for former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe who was shot dead...

Japan sees fewer foreign visitors even after opening to tourists 20 Jul 2022 - 11:29 am

Foreign visitors to Japan fell in June from the previous month, even after the country began taking steps to reopen its borders to...

Wickremesinghe wins parliamentary vote to be Sri Lanka's new president 20 Jul 2022 - 10:26 am

COLOMBO: Sri Lankan lawmakers voted acting President Ranil Wickremesinghe as the new president on Wednesday, hoping he would pull the country out of...

Pakistan finmin says rupee slide not due to economic fundamentals 20 Jul 2022 - 10:17 am

ISLAMABAD:The current downturn of the Pakistani rupee against the U.S. dollar was not due to economic fundamentals, but because of political turmoil, Finance...

Australia finds foot-and-mouth disease in imported food 20 Jul 2022 - 09:53 am

Australia has detected traces of foot-and-mouth disease on imported animal products, deepening fears about a potential outbreak that could devastate the nation’s livestock...

5.7 Magnitude earthquake hits Southern Sumatra in Indonesia 20 Jul 2022 - 09:44 am

Jakarta: An earthquake measuring 5.7 on the Richter scale struck southern Sumatra in Indonesia. The European Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said on Wednesday...

Sri Lanka's parliament votes for new president as protesters wait 20 Jul 2022 - 09:43 am

COLOMBO: Sri Lankan lawmakers voted in parliament on Wednesday to choose the next president from three contenders amid tight security, hoping the new...

Japan extends detention for Abe's alleged assassin 19 Jul 2022 - 06:22 pm

TOKYO: Japanese authorities have obtained court approval to extend the detention of the suspect in former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s assassination earlier this...

Sri Lanka's Wickremesinghe to face low-key lawmaker in tight race for president 19 Jul 2022 - 01:30 pm

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka's main opposition leader withdrew from the presidential race on Tuesday and promised support to a low-profile politician from the ruling...

China’s Covid cases near 700 as Shanghai widens testing 19 Jul 2022 - 12:40 pm

New Covid-19 cases in China jumped to almost 700, with more infectious strains of the virus continuing to test the country’s hardline approach...

S.Korea's first homegrown fighter jet completes test flight 19 Jul 2022 - 11:46 am

SEOUL:South Korea's domestically developed fighter jet successfully completed its first test flight on Tuesday, a defence agency said, amid a push to replace...

Rescuers search for 13 after boat sinks in Indonesian waters 19 Jul 2022 - 11:12 am

JAKARTA, Indonesia:Rescuers were searching on Tuesday for 13 passengers from a boat that sank in bad weather and high waves while traveling between...