World / Asia

Indonesian clowns bring some cheer to children displaced by eruption 09 Dec 2021 - 08:18 pm

LUMAJANG, Indonesia- Clowns brought a few moments of cheer to displaced children in Indonesia on Thursday, putting on a special show after a...

Pakistan may have first Omicron case: Health Ministry Official 09 Dec 2021 - 12:37 pm

KARACHI: Authorities in Pakistan are investigating the first possible case of the Omicron variant of coronavirus in the South Asian nation, a provincial...

Demand still strong for India-made AstraZeneca vaccine doses: COVAX's GAVI 09 Dec 2021 - 10:51 am

New Delhi: Global vaccine-sharing network COVAX is still seeing strong demand for India-made doses of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 shot, its co-lead GAVI said,...

Japan's COVID-19 cases defy Asia rebound, yet fears remain for winter wave 09 Dec 2021 - 10:36 am

TOKYO: Japan's COVID-19 infections are falling in contrast with rebounds in other parts of Asia, baffling experts. New daily infections have slowed to...

China's southern megacities warn of water shortages during East River drought 09 Dec 2021 - 10:21 am

SHENZHEN: China's major southern cities Guangzhou and Shenzhen have warned of severe water shortages lasting into next spring as the East River, a...

Philippines bans travellers from France to prevent Omicron spread 08 Dec 2021 - 04:26 pm

MANILA: The Philippines will ban travellers coming from France to prevent the spread of the Omicron COVID-19 variant, the presidential office said on...

India's military chief, 12 others killed in helicopter crash 08 Dec 2021 - 03:59 pm

NEW DELHI: India's Defence Chief Bipin Rawat, his wife and 11 other people were killed after a military helicopter they were travelling in...

S.Korea "webtoon" firms leverage low-cost stories with potential huge upside 08 Dec 2021 - 03:36 pm

SEOUL: Netflix's most-watched series in late November, "Hellbound", is making a splash on TV, but it first appeared on much smaller screens as...

Indonesia considers relocations after deadly volcanic eruption 08 Dec 2021 - 02:16 pm

JAKARTA: Indonesia’s volcanology agency is sending a team of researchers to the Mount Semeru volcano to identify areas too dangerous for villagers to...

Indian vaccine makers bank on boosters as demand crashes 08 Dec 2021 - 12:59 pm

New Delhi: Indian Covid-19 vaccine makers are lobbying the government to authorise boosters as supplies have so outstripped demand that one drugmaker told...

Helicopter carrying Indian military chief crashes 08 Dec 2021 - 12:20 pm

New Delhi: AnIndian army helicopter carrying the country's military chief crashed Wednesday in southern Tamil Nadu state, the air force said. It did...

Japanese billionaire Maezawa blasts off to International Space Station 08 Dec 2021 - 12:15 pm

BAIKONUR, Kazakhstan: Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa blasted off to the International Space Station (ISS) on Wednesday in his first space flight, a voyage...

S.Korea considers expanded COVID-19 home care as new cases top 7,000 08 Dec 2021 - 11:52 am

SEOUL: South Korea will consider expanding home treatment of COVID-19 patients, a health official said on Wednesday, as both new daily infections and...

Australia joins diplomatic boycott of Beijing Winter Games 08 Dec 2021 - 11:39 am

Sydney/Beijing: Australia will join the United States in a diplomatic boycott of the Winter Olympic Games in Beijing, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said...

Hope, sadness as volunteers search for victims of Indonesian volcano 07 Dec 2021 - 08:02 pm

CURAH KOBOKAN, Indonesia- At the foot of Indonesia's Mount Semeru, what is left of the houses along the main village road are covered...

Japan to provide $2.8 bln worth of aid for better nutrition: PM Kishida 07 Dec 2021 - 03:45 pm

TOKYO: Japan will provide aid worth more than $2.8 billion in next three years aimed at combatting malnutrition exacerbated by the coronavirus pandemic,...

Japan billionaire Maezawa to fulfil childhood dream with space flight 07 Dec 2021 - 12:34 pm

Baikonur, Kazakhstan: Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa said he could barely contain his excitement a day ahead of blasting off to the International Space...

Australians to create 'black box' to hold world accountable for climate crisis 07 Dec 2021 - 10:47 am

Melbourne: Australian scientists and artists are looking to hold the world accountable for the Earth's future by creating an "indestructible" storage device to...