BEIJING: Many Chinese are marking a quiet May Day holiday this year as the government's "zero-COVID” approach restricts travel and enforces lockdowns in...
BEIJING: Many Chinese are marking a quiet May Day holiday this year as the government's "zero-COVID” approach restricts travel and enforces lockdowns in...
Seoul: South Korea's President-elect Yoon Suk-yeol's transition committee on Sunday named top presidential aides for the incoming government, including the chief national security...
Sydney: Australian opposition leader Anthony Albanese on Sunday promised the country a "better future" in a campaign launch that was light on controversial...
Ahmedabad: Indian authorities seized 90 kg (198 lbs) of drugs worth $58 million from a port in the western state of Gujarat, a...
Shanghai/Beijing: Shanghai said on Saturday it had detected no new daily COVID-19 cases outside quarantine areas, marking a key milestone in its battle...
SINGAPORE: Beijing's zero-COVID strategy has had dire consequences for the millions Chinese living abroad, most of whom have been unable to see family...
SHENZHEN, China: Authorities in the southern Chinese megacity of Guangzhou scrambled on Friday to quash a COVID-19 outbreak, imposing testing requirements on public...
Seoul, South Korea: South Korea will ease its outdoor mask mandate starting next week as COVID-19 infections and hospitalizations continue to decline. Starting...
HONG KONG: Hong Kong will shorten mandatory hotel quarantine for passenger flight crews to three days from seven, while cargo crews will be...
PESHAWAR, Pakistan/AHMEDABAD,India: Pakistan issued a heat warning after the hottest March in 61 years while in parts of neighbouring India schools were shut...
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka- Sri Lanka’s president has agreed to replace his older brother as prime minister in a proposed interim government to solve...
BEIJING/SEOUL- China has suspended cross-border freight train services with North Korea following consultations after COVID-19 infections in its border city of Dandong, the...
TOKYO- Japan located on Friday the hull of a tour boat off its northern coast, media said, six days after the vessel disappeared...
TAIPEI: Taiwan reported on Thursday that the daily number of confirmed domestic COVID-19 cases had topped 10,000 for the first time, in line...
NEW DELHI: India is facing its worst electricity shortage in more than six years just as scorching temperatures force early closures of schools...
Seoul: When South Korea announced its decision to lift most COVID-19 restrictions earlier this month, 29-year-old office worker Jang was more concerned than...
New Delhi: India has reiterated its position on social-media accountability in response to Elon Musk's pending takeover of Twitter, saying platforms must make...
Colombo: Businesses were closed, teachers absent and public transportation interrupted as Sri Lankans heeded a call for a general strike Thursday to pressure...
