SEOUL: South Korea reported its second highest number of daily new COVID-19 cases ever on Wednesday, just days after it began easing social...
SEOUL: South Korea reported its second highest number of daily new COVID-19 cases ever on Wednesday, just days after it began easing social...
WELLINGTON, New Zealand: A New Zealand academic says Twitter temporarily restricted her account after she mocked Chinese President Xi Jinping. University of Canterbury...
Japan seeks to add more solar power in a bid to achieve its ambitious 2030 emissions reduction goal, which could eventually lead to...
NEW DELHI: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi let the world know on Tuesday that he had rung Tibet's spiritual leader the Dalai Lama...
JAKARTA: Indonesia has prepared backup medical facilities for a worst-case scenario where daily coronavirus infections reach 40,000 to 50,000, a senior official said...
Philippine authorities have retrieved a black box from an Air Force plane that crashed at the weekend, killing more than 50 people, Military...
JAKARTA: Indonesia's government on Monday agreed to boost its coronavirus healthcare budget and introduce telemedicine services to non-critical patients, in an effort to...
DHAKA: Bangladesh on Monday extended its strictest lockdown to July 14 to combat a surge in coronavirus cases led by the highly contagious...
ATAMI, Japan: Rescue workers dug through sludge and debris Monday looking for dozens of people who may be trapped after a a torrent...
SEOUL: South Korea is in talks with mRNA vaccine makers including Pfizer and Moderna to produce COVID-19 shots in the country and is...
TAIPEI: Taiwan's Cabinet said on Monday that with COVID-19 cases abating there is room to ease restrictions and ministries and officials should make...
DEPOK, Indonesia: Indonesian volunteer biker Sebastian Dwiyantoro and his team have been particularly busy helping ambulances navigate heavy traffic in Jakarta's satellite city...
TOKYO: Rescuers in Japan searched on Monday for 80 people believed to be missing two days after landslides tore through the seaside city...
Sydney/WELLINGTON: Australia's New South Wales (NSW) on Monday said the next two days would be "absolutely critical" in deciding whether a two-week anti-coronavirus...
BANGKOK: Thousands of people on the outskirts of Thailand's capital were being evacuated on Monday and firefighters battled blazes for hours after a...
DHAKA, Bangladesh – Bangladesh on Sunday witnessed 153 COVID-19 deaths, the highest number since the pandemic hit the country, amid a weeklong strict...
MANILA, Philippines: A Philippine air force C-130 aircraft carrying combat troops crashed in a southern province while landing Sunday, killing at least 29...
The Philippines’ volcanology agency warned that the Taal volano may erupt anytime, flagging record volumes of gas emissions, localized quakes, and rumblings from...