World / Asia

Japan to release contaminated Fukushima water into sea after treatment 13 Apr 2021 - 12:27 pm

TOKYO - Japan will release more than 1 million tonnes of contaminated water from the destroyed Fukushima nuclear plant into the sea, the...

India approves Russia's Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine 12 Apr 2021 - 11:00 pm

NEW DELHI/MOSCOW: India has approved the use of Russian Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine, the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) said on Monday, confirming...

Hong Kong to ease Covid restrictions for vaccinated people 12 Apr 2021 - 08:23 pm

Hong Kong plans to ease social-distancing rules for those vaccinated against the coronavirus to incentivize more people to get inoculated so the city...

Philippines' Duterte reappears in public, dismisses rumours of health problems 12 Apr 2021 - 07:44 pm

MANILA: Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte reappeared in public on Monday after an absence of nearly two weeks which had fuelled concerns about his...

Cockpit voice recorder from crashed Indonesian jet downloaded successfully - investigator 12 Apr 2021 - 01:44 pm

JAKARTA - The cockpit voice recorder (CVR) from a crashed Sriwijaya Air jet has been downloaded successfully and includes the last minutes of...

Cyclone destroys homes, cuts power to 31,500 on Australia's west coast 12 Apr 2021 - 01:02 pm

SYDNEY - A tropical cyclone on Australia's west coast destroyed several homes and cut electricity to tens of thousands of people overnight before...

South Korea to begin producing Novavax COVID-19 vaccine as early as June 12 Apr 2021 - 12:55 pm

SEOUL - South Korea said on Monday it plans to begin local production of Novavax Inc's COVID-19 vaccine as early as June, while...

Thailand reports record COVID-19 cases ahead of national holiday 12 Apr 2021 - 12:46 pm

BANGKOK - Thailand on Monday reported 985 new COVID-19 cases, a record daily jump for a second day in a row, as the...

Low efficacy of Chinese shots fuels concern about global rollout 12 Apr 2021 - 12:18 pm

Concern is mounting that China’s Covid-19 vaccines are less effective at quelling the disease, raising questions about nations from Brazil to Hungary that...

Pakistan's iconic human rights defender I.A. Rehman dies 12 Apr 2021 - 11:39 am

Lahore, Pakistan: An iconic Pakistani human rights defender and journalist I.A. Rehman has died in the eastern city of Lahore after a brief...

India's coronavirus tally overtakes Brazil; thousands join ritual bath 12 Apr 2021 - 11:29 am

LUCKNOW - India reported a record daily tally of 168,912 COVID-19 infections on Monday, the world's highest, while worries grew over a further...

New Zealand's Ardern says border workers must take COVID-19 vaccine after new cases 12 Apr 2021 - 10:59 am

WELLINGTON - New Zealand's Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said on Monday that people working at the borders must be vaccinated by the end...

India bans Remdesivir exports as coronavirus rages on; rallies continue 11 Apr 2021 - 10:34 pm

NEW DELHI - India on Sunday banned the export of anti-viral drug Remdesivir and its active pharmaceutical ingredients as demand rocketed due to...

China considering mixing COVID-19 vaccines to boost protection rate 11 Apr 2021 - 08:42 pm

BEIJING - China's top disease control official has said the country is formally considering mixing COVID-19 vaccines, as a way of further boosting...

S.Korean battery makers agree $1.8 billion settlement, aiding Biden's EV push 11 Apr 2021 - 03:19 pm

Washington/Seoul: South Korean battery makers LG Energy Solution and SK Innovation Co agreed on Sunday to settle disputes over electric-vehicle (EV) battery technology,...

Lulu Group Chairman escapes unhurt in helicopter accident 11 Apr 2021 - 11:50 am

Doha: Leading NRI businessman and Lulu Group chairman Yusuff Ali MA, his wife and five others escaped unhurt as the helicopter they were...

Philippines to ease some tough COVID-19 restrictions from Monday 11 Apr 2021 - 10:58 am

MANILA: Strict COVID-19 lockdowns in the Philippines capital and four adjacent provinces will be eased from April 12, a spokesman for President Rodrigo...