TOKYO: The governors of Tokyo and surrounding prefectures agreed on Monday to request further measures from the central government, including shorter opening hours...
TOKYO: The governors of Tokyo and surrounding prefectures agreed on Monday to request further measures from the central government, including shorter opening hours...
Thailand is considering resumption of its program that allows quarantine-free entry for vaccinated travelers from more than 60 countries, according to the Health...
New Delhi: India's Gennova Biopharmaceuticals is working on an Omicron-specific COVID-19 vaccine candidate that could be ready in a month or two, a...
New Delhi: India's capital Delhi and financial hub Mumbai have reported a big fall in COVID-19 infections in the past two days and...
BEIJING: Several Chinese cities went on high COVID-19 alert as the Lunar New Year holiday travel season started on Monday, requiring travellers to...
MANILA, Philippines: People who are not fully vaccinated against COVID-19 were banned from riding public transport in the Philippine capital region Monday in...
New Delhi: BirjuMaharaj, a legend of classical Indian dance and among the country’s most well-known performing artists, died Monday. He was 83. Maharaj...
Politicians from at least four Indian states took to Twitter to invite Tesla Inc. to set up shop in their provinces, just days...
Kathmandu: Nepal began giving COVID-19 vaccine booster shots on Monday as coronavirus infections surged due to the spread of the Omicron variant, officials...
BEIJING: State media are reporting the Chinese city of Xi’an has gradually begun lifting restrictions after over three weeks of lockdown as authorities...
Jakarta: Indonesia will introduce new tax breaks on property and automotive sales this year in a bid to accelerate its economic recovery from...
BANGKOK: Thailand has reported its first death from the highly contagious Omicron coronavirus variant, a health official said on Sunday. The death, a...
Beijing: China on Sunday reported 65 locally transmitted COVID-19 cases for Jan. 15, including the first Omicron case in Beijing, just weeks from...
BEIJING: China's state planner on Sunday urged local governments to minimise the impact from COVID-19 restrictions over the upcoming Lunar New Year holiday...
Manila: The Philippines is buying 32 S-70i Black Hawk helicopters from Poland-based Sikorsky Aircraft subsidiary PZL Mielec to beef up its existing fleet...
SYDNEY: Australia's daily coronavirus infections on Sunday fell below 100,000 for the first time in five days, amid expectations that the Omicron wave...
A top law-enforcement official in kazakhstan said Saturday that 225 people died during the violent demonstrations that shook the country this month, a...
Doha: The Russian Defense Ministry announced today that the Russian peacekeeping forces, operating within the forces of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO),...
