World / Asia

North Korea seeks to boost education with toy-like robots 03 Nov 2021 - 03:06 pm

SEOUL: A toy-like robot with scowling blue eyes and a North Korean flag across its chest roams around a classroom at a university...

Hong Kong to launch COVID-19 booster campaign from next week 03 Nov 2021 - 01:40 pm

Hong Kong: Hong Kong will roll out booster doses of COVID-19 vaccines from next week, Health Secretary Sophia Chan said on Wednesday, as...

China ministry orders 38 apps to rectify excessive collection of personal data 03 Nov 2021 - 01:19 pm

SHANGHAI: China's government on Wednesday ordered 38 apps from a number of companies including social media giant Tencent Corp to rectify what it...

S.Korean teens drive up COVID-19 cases ahead of full school reopening 03 Nov 2021 - 11:26 am

SEOUL: South Korea said on Wednesday it would ramp up COVID-19 testing at schools after a sharp rise of infections among children, weeks...

Chinese stock up on food as temperatures fall and COVID-19 spreads 03 Nov 2021 - 09:50 am

BEIJING: Beijing shoppers stocked up on cabbage, rice and flour for the winter on Wednesday, after the government urged people to keep stores...

Philippines' Duterte threatens to punish officials for slow pace of Covid-19 vaccinations 03 Nov 2021 - 09:45 am

Manila: Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte said on Wednesday that local government officials will be punished for falling behind their targets for COVID-19 vaccinations...

Australian 4-year-old girl who went missing reunited with parents after 18 days 03 Nov 2021 - 09:28 am

SYDNEY: A 4-year-old girl who went missing from an Australian outback campsite more than two weeks ago has been returned safely to her...

AstraZeneca increases COVID-19 vaccine supply to Thailand after row 02 Nov 2021 - 03:48 pm

BANGKOK: AstraZeneca Plc provided Thailand 10.5 million doses of its COVID-19 vaccine last month, the firm said on Tuesday, months after an official...

Japan eases COVID-19 border curbs, trails major partners 02 Nov 2021 - 01:23 pm

TOKYO: Japan confirmed on Tuesday plans to gradually ease COVID-19 border curbs, but fell short of demands by business lobbies to open up...

Blasts, gunfire heard at military hospital in Kabul, casualties unknown 02 Nov 2021 - 12:53 pm

Kabul: At least two explosions followed by gunfire hit Afghanistan's biggest military hospital inKabul, witnesses and Taliban officials said on Tuesday. Interior ministry...

China won't give up on its zero-tolerance COVID policy soon - experts 02 Nov 2021 - 12:27 pm

BEIJING: China will not give up on its zero-tolerance policy towards local COVID-19 cases any time soon, some experts said, as the policy...

After clean spell, air quality set to plummet in India's capital 02 Nov 2021 - 11:21 am

New Delhi: Favourable weather conditions led to a rare drop in pollution in India's capital New Delhi, with residents last month breathing the...

New Zealand seals off northern region over suspected spread of COVID-19 02 Nov 2021 - 10:16 am

WELLINGTON: Authorities planned to seal off the northern tip of New Zealand with police cordons on Tuesday, as they enforce a lockdown in...

India will reach net-zero emissions by 2070, Modi tells COP26 01 Nov 2021 - 08:25 pm

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said the world’s third-biggest emitter will zero out pollution by 2070, the boldest statement of intent at the...

Indonesia first to green light Novavax COVID-19 vaccine 01 Nov 2021 - 03:23 pm

JAKARTA, Indonesia: Biotechnology company Novavax said Monday that Indonesia has given the world's first emergency use authorization for its COVID-19 vaccine, which uses...

At least 17 injured in knife attack and fire on Tokyo subway crowded with Halloween revelers 01 Nov 2021 - 11:26 am

A knife-wielding man rampaged through a Tokyo metro train on Sunday, setting a fire and injuring at least 17 passengers as commuters headed...

Indonesia authorises Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine for children aged 6-11 01 Nov 2021 - 11:22 am

JAKARTA: Indonesia has approved the Sinovac Biotech COVID-19 vaccine for children aged 6-11, its food and drug agency said on Monday, following the...