World / Asia

Australia's stunning economic recovery trips on Delta, vaccine snags 22 Jul 2021 - 11:02 am

SYDNEY: In Australia's largest city, construction has come to a standstill for the first time in living memory as a surge in COVID-19...

China evacuates tens of thousands as China storms spread north 22 Jul 2021 - 10:41 am

ZHENGZHOU, China: Tens of thousands of people were being evacuated from flood-hit regions of central China on Thursday as officials raised the death...

Indonesia to expand coronavirus testing in urban areas before easing curbs 21 Jul 2021 - 09:31 pm

JAKARTA - Indonesia will increase coronavirus testing in densely populated urban areas to prevent more major COVID-19 outbreaks, among measures the government will...

COVID hospitals in Pakistan's largest city reaching capacity 21 Jul 2021 - 09:15 pm

KARACHI, Pakistan - The spread of the coronavirus Delta variant is reaching alarming levels in Pakistan’s largest city Karachi on the eve of...

China’s ‘iPhone City’ relocates 100,000 after floods leave 12 dead 21 Jul 2021 - 01:54 pm

More than two dozen people have died and 100,000 have been evacuated as catastrophic floods swept through the central Chinese province of Henan....

India's pandemic death toll could be in the millions 20 Jul 2021 - 05:12 pm

NEW DELHI: India's excess deaths during the pandemic could be a staggering 10 times the official COVID-19 toll, likely making it modern India’s...

South Korean Paralympian missing after fall from Pakistan mountain 20 Jul 2021 - 02:37 pm

ISLAMABAD: A South Korean Paralympian was missing on Tuesday after falling from the world's 12th highest mountain, the 8,047-metre (26,400 foot) Broad Peak...

Dozen central Chinese cities under water as river banks burst 20 Jul 2021 - 02:35 pm

BEIJING: Heavy rain pounded the central Chinese province of Henan on Tuesday, bursting the banks of major rivers, flooding the streets of a...

Australia man ties bedsheets together to escape 4th floor hotel quarantine - police 20 Jul 2021 - 02:02 pm

SYDNEY: A man in the Australian city of Perth escaped mandatory quarantine in a hotel by scaling down a rope made of tied...

Brazilian sets burpee Guinness Record in Singapore 20 Jul 2021 - 01:01 pm

SINGAPORE: Burpees are the gym exercise everyone loves to hate: You start in a standing position. Bend down, and with hands on the...

Taiwan's Medigen to start late-stage clinical trial for COVID-19 vaccine in Paraguay 20 Jul 2021 - 12:45 pm

TAIPEI: Taiwan's Medigen Vaccine Biologics Corp said on Tuesday it will start a late-stage clinical trial this year in Paraguay for its COVID-19...

Indonesians celebrate Eid al-Adha festival under COVID-19 curbs 20 Jul 2021 - 12:20 pm

JAKARTA: Millions of Muslims in Indonesia on Tuesday celebrated Eid al-Adha, one of the most important Islamic festivals, as President Joko Widodo pledged...

China's port city Qingdao suffers worst algae infestation 20 Jul 2021 - 12:15 pm

BEIJING: China's eastern port city Qingdao is experiencing the worst ever algae infestation in the region, with more than 1,700 square km of...

China unveils 600 kph Maglev train - state media 20 Jul 2021 - 12:03 pm

BEIJING: China unveiled a Maglev train capable of a top speed of 600 kph on Tuesday, state media said. The maximum speed would...

Singapore tightens coronavirus curbs to buy time to boost vaccinations 20 Jul 2021 - 11:49 am

SINGAPORE: Singapore will halt restaurant dining and ban gatherings of more than two people for one month from Thursday, the health ministry said,...

Australia's COVID-19 lockdowns cover more than half the 25 million population 20 Jul 2021 - 11:21 am

SYDNEY: More than half of Australia's 25 million population is under lockdown after a third state imposed movement restrictions on Tuesday to contain...

Thailand warns daily COVID-19 cases could hit 30,000 in worst case 19 Jul 2021 - 01:40 pm

Thailand's COVID-19 task force on Monday called on people to follow stricter containment measures, warning that without cooperation record daily infection rates could...