World / Asia

Indonesia's Bali to reopen to some foreign tourists from mid-October 04 Oct 2021 - 12:37 pm

JAKARTA: Indonesia will reopen its tourist island Bali for some international travellers, including those from China, New Zealand, and Japan, among others, from...

Thailand in talks with Merck for 200,000 courses of anti-COVID pills 04 Oct 2021 - 12:00 pm

BANGKOK: Thailand's government is in talks with U.S. drugmaker Merck & Co to purchase 200,000 courses of the company's experimental antiviral pill for...

'We are tired': Workers flee Vietnam's largest city as long lockdown eases 04 Oct 2021 - 11:13 am

HANOI: Tens of thousands of people, mostly migrant workers, left Ho Chi Minh City over the weekend as the largest metropolis in Vietnam...

Indonesian museum made from plastic bottles, bags highlights marine crisis 04 Oct 2021 - 10:51 am

GRESIK, Indonesia: Environmentalists in Indonesia keen to send a message about the world's worsening ocean plastics crisis have created a museum made entirely...

Manila mayor files candidacy for Philippines presidency 04 Oct 2021 - 10:03 am

MANILA: Manila City mayor Francisco Domagoso registered to run for the presidency of the Philippines on Monday, touting himself as a unifying candidate...

New Zealand phases out elimination strategy as Delta persists 04 Oct 2021 - 09:25 am

Wellington: New Zealand on Monday abandoned its strategy of eliminating coronavirus amid a persistent Delta outbreak, and will instead look to live with...

Taliban say forces destroy Islamic State cell hours after Kabul blast 04 Oct 2021 - 08:42 am

Kabul: Taliban government forces destroyed an Islamic State cell in the north of Kabul late on Sunday, a spokesperson for the movement said,...

New Zealand's delta outbreak spreads outside Auckland 03 Oct 2021 - 11:46 am

WELLINGTON: New Zealand's delta variant outbreak spread beyond the largest city of Auckland, prompting Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern on Sunday to put additional...

Beijing to resume marathon after one-year COVID-19 suspension 03 Oct 2021 - 11:15 am

SHANGHAI: Beijing will hold its city-wide marathon on Oct. 31, resuming the annual race after suspending it last year due to COVID-19, state...

Philippines' Duterte says daughter running for president in 2022 elections - media 03 Oct 2021 - 10:32 am

MANILA: Philippine President Rodrigo's daughter would run for president in next year's election and her father's long-time aide, who filed his vice presidential...

Taiwan angered by Chinese air force's largest ever incursion 02 Oct 2021 - 02:54 pm

Taipei: Taiwan sharply criticised China on Saturday after Beijing marked the founding of the People's Republic of China with the largest ever incursion...

Singapore reviewing complex COVID-19 protocols 02 Oct 2021 - 02:51 pm

Singapore: Singapore is reviewing how to simplify its COVID-19 pandemic protocols that many in the city state find over complex, including whether to...

Duterte to retire from politics, won’t run for vice president 02 Oct 2021 - 11:54 am

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said he’s retiring from politics and won’t be seeking the vice presidency in 2022, a surprise move that saw...

Pacquiao makes Philippines presidential run official 01 Oct 2021 - 09:03 pm

MANILA: Newly retired boxing icon Manny Pacquiao was the first to file his candidacy to be the next president of the Philippines at...

Philippines lower house approves $98.6 billion 2022 budget 01 Oct 2021 - 08:46 pm

MANILA: The Philippines' lower house of Congress has approved on third and final reading President Rodrigo Duterte's proposed 5.02 trillion pesos ($98.64 billion)...

India announces COVID-19 tests and quarantine for Britons 01 Oct 2021 - 07:52 pm

NEW DELHI: India said Friday that British nationals arriving in the country will be subjected to COVID-19 tests and a 10-day mandatory quarantine,...

S.Korea extends social distancing curbs as COVID-19 cases rise in Seoul 01 Oct 2021 - 06:02 pm

SEOUL: South Korea extended social distancing curbs to combat the coronavirus pandemic on Friday for two weeks, offering more incentives to people to...

Japan's Takeda says 'human error' caused contamination of Moderna vaccines 01 Oct 2021 - 05:50 pm

TOKYO: Japan's Takeda Pharmaceutical Co Ltd said on Friday that "human error" caused metal contaminants to get into Moderna Inc COVID-19 vaccine doses,...