World / Asia

Red light, green cash: Squid Game helps revive Indonesian cafe 18 Oct 2021 - 03:32 pm

JAKARTA: An Indonesian cafe is jumping on the global Squid Game bandwagon, hoping to fuel its pandemic recovery by recreating some of the...

Australia's Queensland state to open to vaccinated travelers 18 Oct 2021 - 11:43 am

Canberra: Australia’s Queensland state announced plans Monday to open up to vaccinated travelers, ending the status it has enjoyed throughout the pandemic of...

Australian police search for 4-year-old girl missing from campsite 18 Oct 2021 - 11:14 am

SYDNEY: Australian police searching for a four-year-old girl who went missing from an outback campsite said on Monday they would "leave no stone...

Deep earthquake shakes northern, eastern Taiwan 18 Oct 2021 - 10:56 am

TAIPEI: A 5.2 magnitude earthquake struck close to Taiwan's east coast city of Hualien on Monday, the island's weather bureau said, with no...

More than 20 dead after floods in south India 18 Oct 2021 - 10:52 am

KOCHI, India: At least 22 people were killed after heavy rains lashed the south Indian state of Kerala over the weekend, officials said....

India's vaccine effort slows as dose gap trumps output jump 18 Oct 2021 - 10:35 am

NEW DELHI: India's vaccination campaign has slowed despite amassing record stockpiles of vaccine, health ministry data showed on Monday, as authorities maintain a...

New Zealand extends Auckland lockdown in battle on Delta variant 18 Oct 2021 - 10:06 am

Wellington: New Zealand's biggest city of Auckland will retain its lockdown for two more weeks in the battle on the Delta variant of...

Australia seeks Singapore travel bubble, secures Covid drugs 17 Oct 2021 - 11:50 pm

Australia said it’s in talks over a quarantine-free travel bubble with Singapore for fully vaccinated visitors as it secured access to two additional...

Japan PM says Fukushima wastewater release can't be delayed 17 Oct 2021 - 08:14 pm

TOKYO - Japan's new prime minister on Sunday said the planned mass disposal of wastewater stored at the tsunami-wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant cannot...

Heavy rains, floods leave 8 dead, 12 missing in south India 17 Oct 2021 - 11:43 am

NEW DELHI: At least eight people have died and a dozen are feared missing after a day of torrential rains in the southern...

Beijing shop launches 'Squid Game' bake-off challenge 17 Oct 2021 - 11:18 am

Beijing: A Beijing bakery has introduced a Squid Game-themed confection-making challenge in its store as it seeks to cash in on the massive...

China surprises US with hypersonic missile test, FT reports 17 Oct 2021 - 10:23 am

Beijing: China tested a nuclear-capable hypersonic missile in August, showing a capability that caught U.S. intelligence by surprise, the Financial Times reported, citing...

Melbourne to ease world's longest COVID-19 lockdowns as vaccinations rise 17 Oct 2021 - 10:11 am

MELBOURNE: Melbourne, which has spent more time under COVID-19 lockdowns than any other city in the world, is set to lift its stay-at-home...

11 kids drowned, 10 rescued in Indonesian river cleanup 16 Oct 2021 - 05:55 pm

JAKARTA, Indonesia: Eleven students drowned and 10 others were rescued during a school outing for a river cleanup in Indonesia’s West Java Province,...

ASEAN excludes Myanmar junta leader from summit in rare move 16 Oct 2021 - 12:15 pm

Bandar Seri Begawan: Southeast Asian countries will invite a non-political representative from Myanmar to a regional summit this month, delivering an unprecedented snub...

India reopens for foreign tourists as virus infections ebb 15 Oct 2021 - 10:09 pm

NEW DELHI - India reopened to fully vaccinated foreign tourists traveling on chartered flights on Friday in the latest easing of its coronavirus...

Philippines starts COVID-19 vaccinations for 12-17 year olds 15 Oct 2021 - 03:57 pm

MANILA: The Philippines started vaccinating young people aged 12-17 against the coronavirus on Friday, hoping it will enable schools to safely reopen even...

Blast hits mosque in Afghan city of Kandahar; heavy casualties - officials 15 Oct 2021 - 12:44 pm

KABUL: A large explosion tore through a mosque in the southern Afghan city of Kandahar during Friday prayers, causing heavy casualties, a spokesman...