World / Asia

Hair cuts and dining in as Thai malls reopen after virus cases ease 01 Sep 2021 - 01:32 pm

BANGKOK: Thailand allowed shopping malls in the capital Bangkok to reopen on Wednesday and restaurants to operate at half capacity, after nearly three...

In Indonesia, drone deliveries provide lifeline for isolating COVID patients 01 Sep 2021 - 10:43 am

MAKASSAR, Indonesia: A group of drone enthusiasts in Indonesia are using their aerial skills to help during the pandemic by providing a contactless...

India schools cautiously reopen even as COVID warnings grow 01 Sep 2021 - 10:24 am

New Delhi: More students in India will be able to step inside a classroom for the first time in nearly 18 months Wednesday,...

Philippines health workers protest neglect as Covid-19 strains hospitals 01 Sep 2021 - 09:45 am

Manila: Scores of healthcare workers protested in the Philippine capital on Wednesday to demand an end to what they called government neglect and...

Australia aims to 'live with virus' instead of eliminating it 01 Sep 2021 - 09:43 am

Sydney: Australian authorities on Wednesday extended the COVID-19 lockdown in Melbourne for another three weeks, as they shift their focus to rapid vaccination...

Japan finds another Moderna vial suspected to contain foreign substance 01 Sep 2021 - 09:39 am

Tokyo: Japan's Kanagawa prefecture said it has found another vial of Moderna Inc's COVID-19 vaccine suspected of containing a foreign substance and has...

Singapore reports most coronavirus cases in nearly 6 weeks 31 Aug 2021 - 03:47 pm

SINGAPORE: Singapore on Tuesday reported 156 new local coronavirus cases, its highest number in almost six weeks. Singapore had fully vaccinated 80% of...

Leaving Afghanistan, US general's ghostly image books place in history 31 Aug 2021 - 01:20 pm

Carrying his rifle down by his side, Major General Chris Donahue, commander of the storied 82nd Airborne Division, became the last U.S. soldier...

Taliban celebrate victory as last US troops leave Afghanistan 31 Aug 2021 - 11:38 am

Celebratory gunfire resounded across Kabul on Tuesday as Taliban fighters took control of the airport before dawn, after the withdrawal of the last...

Hong Kong's strict quarantine rules threaten to erodes allure of financial hub 31 Aug 2021 - 11:21 am

Hong Kong: Hong Kong's government is facing growing pressure from business lobby groups to open borders or risk losing executives and investment as...

As Afghanistan adjusts to Taliban rule, music goes silent 31 Aug 2021 - 10:58 am

Even before the last U.S. flight left Kabul at midnight on Monday, many of the bright and garish sights and sounds of city...

Taiwan expects much-anticipated first BioNTech vaccines to arrive soon 31 Aug 2021 - 10:30 am

TAIPEI: Around 900,000 doses of BioNTech's COVID-19 vaccine are expected to arrive in Taiwan soon, the health minister said on Tuesday, the first...

Australia in vaccine swap pact with Singapore as Covid-19 cases surge 31 Aug 2021 - 10:23 am

Canberra: Australia will receive 500,000 doses of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine from Singapore this week, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Tuesday, after Canberra...

Japan health minister says Okinawa vaccine contaminants likely from needle stick 31 Aug 2021 - 10:18 am

TOKYO: Japan's health minister said on Tuesday it was highly likely that foreign matter found in Moderna Inc COVID-19 vaccines in the southern...

Solar boom, pandemic curbs drive Australia's carbon emissions down 5% 31 Aug 2021 - 10:08 am

MELBOURNE: Australia's greenhouse gas emissions fell 5.3% in the year to March 2021 as coronavirus lockdowns reduced transportation exhaust and increases in solar...