World / Asia

Thailand warns COVID-19 surge pushing hospitals to the brink 29 Jul 2021 - 02:24 pm

Hospitals in Thailand's capital Bangkok and surrounding province are running out of beds due to a jump in COVID-19 patients, a health official...

Vaccinate anyone who wants a COVID shot, says Philippines' Duterte 28 Jul 2021 - 09:54 pm

MANILA - Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte ordered his government on Wednesday to open the coronavirus vaccination campaign to anyone who wants a shot...

Legal wrangles hold up US vaccine donations to India 28 Jul 2021 - 08:25 pm

NEW DELHI - Two months after India dropped local-trial rules for COVID-19 vaccines approved by developed countries, not a single dose has arrived...

Olympic host Tokyo's daily coronavirus cases hit new record 28 Jul 2021 - 07:13 pm

TOKYO: The Olympic host city Tokyo registered a record 3,177 new coronavirus cases on Wednesday, authorities announced, as rising infections put pressure on...

CanSinoBIO's inhaled COVID vaccine candidate triggers immune response-early trial 28 Jul 2021 - 07:03 pm

BEIJING: An inhaled version of CanSino Biologics' (CanSinoBIO) COVID-19 vaccine triggered immune responses without serious side effects, an early-stage clinical trial showed. The...

Philippines' Diaz returns to hero's welcome after winning historic gold 28 Jul 2021 - 06:20 pm

MANILA: Olympic gold medallist Hidilyn Diaz received a hero's welcome upon her return to the Philippines on Wednesday after making history as her...

Vietnam's major cities eye tightening COVID curbs as cases keep rising 28 Jul 2021 - 05:01 pm

HANOI: Vietnam's major cities may extend or tighten restrictions on movement to contain the spread of COVID-19 as new daily cases have surpassed...

Sydney adds four weeks to lockdown as Australia COVID-19 cases grow 28 Jul 2021 - 04:39 pm

Sydney: Australia's biggest city, Sydney, extended a lockdown by four weeks on Wednesday after an already protracted stay-at-home order failed to douse a...

Thailand builds COVID-19 hospital in Bangkok airport amid surge in cases 28 Jul 2021 - 03:41 pm

BANGKOK: Thai volunteers on Wednesday turned a cargo warehouse at Bangkok's Don Muang Airport into a 1,800-bed field hospital for COVID-19 patients with...

S.Korea reports record daily COVID-19 cases as Moderna pledges vaccines 28 Jul 2021 - 02:14 pm

SEOUL: South Korea on Wednesday reported 1,896 new COVID-19 cases for Tuesday, its highest-ever daily increase, as the country struggles to subdue a...

Pakistani, 19, becomes youngest person to summit K2 27 Jul 2021 - 08:14 pm

ISLAMABAD - A 19-year-old Pakistani has become the youngest person to summit K2, the world's second highest mountain, the Alpine Club of Pakistan...

Moderna says COVID-19 vaccine supply outside United States to slow down 27 Jul 2021 - 07:18 pm

SEOUL - Moderna said on Tuesday its COVID-19 vaccine manufacturing partners outside the United States are facing delays due to laboratory testing operations...

Bangkok to convert disused train carriages into Covid-19 ward 27 Jul 2021 - 03:34 pm

Bangkok: Authorities in Thailand's capital Bangkok plan to convert 15 disused railway carriages into a 240-bed COVID-19 isolation ward for patients with less...

Pakistan, Saudi Arabia to work on easing travel restrictions 27 Jul 2021 - 02:43 pm

Islamabad: Pakistan and Saudi Arabia on Tuesday discussed how to ease COVID-19 travel restrictions, which have stranded around 400,000 Pakistani workers back home,...

First person charged under HK security law found guilty of terrorism, inciting secession 27 Jul 2021 - 11:58 am

Hong Kong: The first person charged under Hong Kong's national security law was found guilty on Tuesday of terrorism and inciting secession in...

Myanmar floods, coup, complicate growing COVID-19 outbreak 27 Jul 2021 - 11:00 am

Flooding in Myanmar has displaced hundreds of people, slowing efforts to battle a fast-growing coronavirus outbreak amid the chaos that followed the Southeast...

Pakistani authorities plan to remove fuel from stranded ship 26 Jul 2021 - 08:01 pm

KARACHI, Pakistan - Pakistani port authorities plan to remove fuel from a merchant ship that ran aground in rough seas last week before...

Pakistan PM Khan's ruling party wins Kashmir regional election 26 Jul 2021 - 04:07 pm

Muzaffarabad, Pakistan: The ruling party of Pakistan's Prime Minister Imran Khan has won a majority of seats in Pakistan-administered Kashmir's regional assembly, the...