World / Asia

Japan records best-ever monthly visitor numbers 17 Apr 2024 - 03:37 pm

Tokyo: More than three million foreigners visited Japan in March, a record for a single month, government data showed Wednesday in a major...

High Court orders Pakistan government to restore X in one week: lawyer 17 Apr 2024 - 02:59 pm

Karachi: A Pakistan High Court said on Wednesday the government must restore social media platform. The platform, formerly known as Twitter, has been...

Philippines' high court overturns ban on vote machine firm 17 Apr 2024 - 02:43 pm

Manila: The Philippines' highest court overturned a ban on voting machine company Smartmatic that prevented it from bidding for election contracts, court documents...

Taiwan's air force plunges into underwater survival training 17 Apr 2024 - 02:10 pm

Kaohsiung, Taiwan: Under strobing lights, a vessel carrying Taiwanese air force lieutenants plunged into an indoor pool with roiling water on Wednesday --...

Death toll from 4 days of rains rises to 63 in Pakistan with more rain on the forecast 17 Apr 2024 - 01:58 pm

Peshawar, Pakistan : Lightning and heavy rains led to 14 deaths in Pakistan, officials said Wednesday, bringing the death toll from four days...

Apple CEO says company will 'look at' manufacturing in Indonesia 17 Apr 2024 - 01:19 pm

JAKARTA, Indonesia: Apple CEO Tim Cook said the company will "look at” manufacturing in Indonesia as he met with Indonesian President Joko Widodo...

Woman, 5 children dead after boat capsizes in Indian Kashmir 16 Apr 2024 - 02:21 pm

Srinagar: A woman and five children were killed after a boat ferrying them across a swollen river capsized in Indian-administeredKashmiron Tuesday, officials said....

Philippines' Marcos says 'not one person died' as police make huge drug bust, in dig at predecessor 16 Apr 2024 - 10:53 am

Manila, Philippines: Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said Tuesday police seized the largest haul of methamphetamine in the country in years without anybody...

'The country failed': S. Korea ferry victims' families 10 years on 15 Apr 2024 - 08:12 pm

Seoul: Ten years ago Tuesday, an overloaded South Korean ferry capsized and sank, killing hundreds of schoolchildren who had been ordered to stay...

Lightning, downpours kill 41 people across Pakistan 15 Apr 2024 - 04:27 pm

Lahore,Pakistan: At least 41 people have died in storm-related incidents acrossPakistansince Friday, including 28 killed by lightning, officials said on Monday. Pakistan's National...

Australian police probe why man who stabbed 6 people to death in Sydney mall targeted women 15 Apr 2024 - 04:02 pm

Melbourne: Australian police are examining why a lone assailant who stabbed six people to death in a busy Sydney shopping mall and injured...

Singapore PM Lee to step down, deputy to take over May 15 15 Apr 2024 - 02:47 pm

Singapore: SingaporePrime Minister Lee Hsien Loong will step down next month and his deputy Lawrence Wong will take over, the second non-member of...

Police arrest man after reports of stabbing in western Sydney 15 Apr 2024 - 02:18 pm

Sydney: Four people are being treated for "non-life threatening injuries" after a stabbing at a live-streamed church service in Sydney on Monday, the...

OpenAI comes to Asia with new office in Tokyo 15 Apr 2024 - 12:23 pm

Tokyo: ChatGPT creator OpenAI opened a new office in Tokyo on Monday, the first Asian outpost for the groundbreaking tech company as it...

Australia reunites magpie and dog after uproar 15 Apr 2024 - 10:16 am

Sydney: Australian authorities on Monday issued a licence allowing a magpie called Molly to reunite with a pet dog, after sparking public outrage...

Marcos rules out giving US access to more Philippine military bases 15 Apr 2024 - 10:14 am

Manila: Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos said Monday the United States would not be given access to more Philippine military bases. "The answer to...