World / Asia

Hong Kong reopens venues, extends dining hours as COVID cases fall 21 Apr 2022 - 02:14 pm

HONG KONG: Hong Kong reopened gyms, beauty parlours, theme parks and cinemas on Thursday for the first time in more than four months,...

Incoming S.Korean leader's team to review lifting of COVID curbs 21 Apr 2022 - 01:53 pm

Seoul: South Korean president-elect Yoon Suk-yeol is at odds with a decision by the outgoing government to lift nearly all coronavirus curbs this...

Eight-hour blackouts hit India after hottest March on record 21 Apr 2022 - 12:45 pm

An already sweltering summer and acute coal shortages are triggering blackouts across parts of India, raising fears of a new power crisis that...

Taiwan approves second COVID booster dose, infections yet to peak 21 Apr 2022 - 10:26 am

Taipei: Taiwan's government has approved a second COVID-19 booster vaccine dose for those 65 and older, and third boosters for the immunocompromised, as...

Johnson arrives in India to meet Modi, seek economic deals 21 Apr 2022 - 09:31 am

London: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is trying to set aside his political troubles and focus on economic ties and the war in...

India’s capital reimposes mask mandate as daily Covid cases rise 20 Apr 2022 - 03:21 pm

India’s capital has reinstated the mask mandate in public spaces and stepped up testing for new variants, amid concerns around rising daily Covid-19...

China’s initial report sheds little light on March jet crash 20 Apr 2022 - 02:10 pm

Chinese authorities said they need more time to figure out what caused a China Eastern Airlines Corp. jet to plunge into a hillside...

Pakistan to cut expenditures, development funds to revive IMF programme 20 Apr 2022 - 01:49 pm

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan will need to cut expenditures and development funds to try and revive an International Monetary Fund (IMF) programme, Finance Minister Miftah...

Philippines' poll body throws out last petition against Marcos 20 Apr 2022 - 01:43 pm

MANILA: The Philippines' poll body on Wednesday cleared a major legal hurdle in frontrunner Ferdinand Marcos Jr.'s path to the presidency when it...

Sri Lanka PM expects police to investigate after anti-government protests turn deadly 20 Apr 2022 - 11:00 am

Rambukkana,Sri Lanka: Sri LankaPrime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa on Wednesday said he expects the police to investigate clashes between police officers and anti-government protesters...

Shanghai hopes Covid tide turning as cases dwindle outside quarantined areas 20 Apr 2022 - 10:28 am

Shanghai: Shanghai reported on Wednesday no new cases of COVID-19 outside quarantined areas in two districts, raising hopes that the tide was turning...

Pakistan's new PM picks coalition cabinet after Khan ousted 19 Apr 2022 - 08:26 pm

ISLAMABAD- New Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday appointed a multi-party coalition cabinet made up of what had previously been political rivals...

One dead after police fire on protesters in Sri Lanka amid bailout talks with IMF 19 Apr 2022 - 06:08 pm

COLOMBO: Sri Lankan police fired live ammunition to scatter protesters on Tuesday, killing one person and injuring a dozen more, as the country...

As China's travel chill deepens, tourist-starved regions struggle to get by 19 Apr 2022 - 05:18 pm

BEIJING: As China's domestic tourism unravels, desperate provinces are slashing ticket prices, offering tax breaks and even begging locals to help save plummeting...

Pakistan's new finance minister faces tight time frame to tackle crises 19 Apr 2022 - 04:04 pm

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan's new prime minister has appointed 57-year-old economist and businessman Miftah Ismail as the finance minister who will be tasked with quickly...

Hong Kong zero-COVID policies create mountains of plastic waste 19 Apr 2022 - 03:37 pm

HONG KONG: Hong Kong arrivals meet plastic everywhere in quarantine hotels: Remote controls are wrapped in cellophane, pillows are encased in plastic bags,...