World / Asia

74 killed, 26 missing after 6.8-magnitude quake hits China's Sichuan 07 Sep 2022 - 10:32 am

A total of 74 people have been killed and 26 remain missing after a 6.8-magnitude earthquake jolted Luding County in southwest China's Sichuan...

Japan's travel curbs choke off chance for tourism recovery on weak yen 07 Sep 2022 - 10:17 am

TOKYO: Japan further relaxed its infection border controls on Wednesday, but its insistence on visitor visas means the yen's plunge won't translate to...

India and China clear needle-free COVID-19 vaccines 06 Sep 2022 - 06:47 pm

NEW DELHI: India and China have cleared a new approach to COVID-19 vaccination - two needle-free options, one a squirt in the nose...

French and US lawmakers to visit Taiwan this week 06 Sep 2022 - 05:48 pm

TAIPEI: A delegation of five French lawmakers and another group from the US Congress will visit Taiwan this week, in a show of...

India to start economic partnership talks with Bangladesh 06 Sep 2022 - 03:12 pm

New Delhi: India will start talks on a comprehensive economic partnership agreement (CEPA) with Bangladesh, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Tuesday,...

Hong Kong finds first Monkeypox case in quarantined traveler 06 Sep 2022 - 02:56 pm

Hong Kong reported its first monkeypox case, diagnosed in a 30-year-old man who reported symptoms while in hotel quarantine after flying into the...

Oil’s OPEC+ rally cools with China growth worries lingering 06 Sep 2022 - 01:04 pm

Global benchmark Brent slid below $94 a barrel after ending almost 3% higher on Monday as the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries and...

Viral video shows terrifying moment as swing freefalls in India 06 Sep 2022 - 12:59 pm

Doha: Netizens all over have expressed their shock at a horrifying video of a high-rise carnival ride malfunctioning and free falling to the...

India's Bengaluru flooded after days of torrential rains 06 Sep 2022 - 11:58 am

BENGALURU, India: Life for many in the southern Indian city of Bengaluru was disrupted on Tuesday after two days of torrential rains set...

Rallies across Indonesia as demonstrators denounce fuel price hikes 06 Sep 2022 - 11:26 am

JAKARTA: Thousands of people rallied in Indonesia's biggest cities on Tuesday, seeking to pile pressure on the government to reverse its first subsidised...

Magnitude 4.8 earthquake strikes Afghanistan 06 Sep 2022 - 11:24 am

An earthquake of magnitude 4.8 struck near the Hindu Kush region inAfghanistan today, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said. The quake was at...

Russia scraps visa-free visits to islands disputed with Japan 06 Sep 2022 - 10:27 am

Russia has scrapped an agreement with Japan to allow Japanese former residents to visit disputed islands off Hokkaido without visas, triggering a protest...

Ample world rice supplies to cushion impact of Pakistan, China crop losses 06 Sep 2022 - 09:59 am

SINGAPORE: Abundant rice supplies in key exporters may largely offset an expected drop in output after floods in Pakistan and severe heatwave in...

China launches new test satellites 06 Sep 2022 - 09:30 am

China sent today two new test satellites into space from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China. The CentiSpace-1-S3/S4 test satellites were...

Typhoon batters South Korea, forcing thousands to flee 06 Sep 2022 - 09:15 am

The most powerful typhoon to hitSouth Koreain years battered its southern region Today, dumping almost a meter (3 feet) of rain, destroying roads...

Pakistan's Imran Khan criticizes government, military 05 Sep 2022 - 06:58 pm

ISLAMABAD: Ousted Pakistani premier Imran Khan broadened his fight with the government in an overnight speech accusing officials of delaying snap elections to...

Japan protests to Russia over military exercises with China 05 Sep 2022 - 06:48 pm

TOKYO: Japan has protested to Russia over multinational military exercises being conducted on Russian-held islands claimed by Japan, and is seriously concerned about...