World / Asia

Monsoon to hit India's Kerala coast earlier than usual: Weather office 13 May 2022 - 06:20 pm

MUMBAI: Crop-nourishing monsoon rains are likely to reach Kerala state on India's southern tip on May 27, five days ahead of the usual...

Shanghai aims to defeat COVID over next week as Beijing hunkers down 13 May 2022 - 06:08 pm

SHANGHAI/BEIJING: Locked-down Shanghai aims to ringfence its COVID outbreak over the next week, officials said on Friday, while residents in China's capital Beijing...

N.Korea reports first COVID-19 death as fever spreads 'explosively' 13 May 2022 - 02:20 pm

SEOUL- At least one person confirmed to have COVID-19 has died in North Korea and hundreds of thousands have shown fever symptoms, state...

Sri Lanka protesters vow to continue anti-government campaign despite new PM 13 May 2022 - 09:41 am

COLOMBO- Sri Lanka's new prime minister will begin forming a unity government on Friday, but his appointment has failed to appease anti-government protesters...

Wickremesinghe chosen Sri Lanka PM in effort to end crisis 12 May 2022 - 04:27 pm

COLOMBO, SriLanka: Five-time former SriLankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe was reappointed Thursday in an effort to bring stability to the island nation, engulfed...

Dehydrated birds falling from sky in India amid record heatwave 12 May 2022 - 04:04 pm

Rescuers in India’s western Gujarat state are picking up dozens of exhausted and dehydrated birds dropping every day as a scorching heatwave dries...

Biden calls to congratulate presumptive Philippine president 12 May 2022 - 01:06 pm

MANILA, Philippines: U.S. President Joe Biden called Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Thursday to congratulate him on his apparent landslide victory in the Philippine...

Many Sri Lankans flee Colombo as political leaders meet to seek solution to crisis 12 May 2022 - 11:58 am

Colombo: Many Sri Lankans thronged buses in the main city Colombo on Thursday to return to their hometowns with leaders of political parties...

Passenger Jet bursts into flames during takeoff in China 12 May 2022 - 11:20 am

China’s aviation regulator says it is investigating why a Tibet Airlines plane veered off the runway and burst into flames during takeoff Thursday,...

N.Korea reports first COVID-19 outbreak, orders lockdown in "gravest emergency" 12 May 2022 - 10:22 am

SEOUL: North Korea confirmed its first COVID-19 outbreak on Thursday, calling it the "gravest national emergency" and ordering a national lockdown, with state...

Philippine economy in solid shape as Marcos set to take the helm 12 May 2022 - 10:15 am

MANILA: Newly-elected Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. will inherit an economy that has strongly bounced back from the COVID-19 pandemic when he takes...

Sherpa woman climbs Everest for 10th time, breaks own record 12 May 2022 - 10:09 am

Kathmandu: A Nepali Sherpa broke her own record as the most successful female climber of Mount Everest by reaching the summit of the...

Philippines' Marcos to 'hit the ground running' as president 11 May 2022 - 03:37 pm

MANILA: Philippines election winner Ferdinand Marcos Jr said on Wednesday he would hit the ground running as president and was looking very carefully...

WHO chief's remarks on China's Covid policy blocked on country's social media 11 May 2022 - 10:49 am

Beijing: A United Nations Weibo post on the World Health Organization chief's comments that China's zero-tolerance COVID-19 policy is not sustainable was removed...

Japan passes economic security bill to guard sensitive technology 11 May 2022 - 10:48 am

TOKYO: Japan's parliament on Wednesday passed an economic security bill aimed at guarding technology and reinforcing critical supply chains, while also imposing tighter...

Japan hints masks no longer needed outside ahead of reopening 11 May 2022 - 10:29 am

Japan’s top government spokesman said people don’t need to wear masks outside provided they’re taking proper distancing precautions after a top medical expert...

India eases green rules for coal mines to tackle fuel crisis 11 May 2022 - 10:21 am

India has eased environment approvals for coal mine expansions to boost output amid fuel shortages that have triggered hours-long blackouts. Some existing sites...

Shanghai firm says affiliate carrying out checks after COVID test accuracy questioned 11 May 2022 - 10:13 am

SHANGHAI: Shanghai Runda Medical Technology said on Wednesday it has ordered its COVID testing affiliate to carry out checks after Shanghai residents whose...