World / Asia

S.Korean youth fight 'click war' in hunt for COVID-19 vaccines 16 Jul 2021 - 04:45 pm

SEOUL: South Korean graduate student Kim Hyun-jin sits with her thumbs flailing away at the screen of her phone, hoping to land a...

Australian leaders under pressure to contain COVID-19 outbreak 16 Jul 2021 - 01:47 pm

SYDNEY - Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison and state premiers were under increasing public pressure on Friday to get on top of a...

Philippines tightens curbs after detecting first local cases of Delta variant 16 Jul 2021 - 12:58 pm

MANILA - The Philippines has recorded the country's first locally acquired cases of the more infectious Delta variant, prompting authorities to reimpose stricter...

India orders 660 mln vaccine doses amidst warnings over shortages - media 16 Jul 2021 - 12:55 pm

The Indian government has ordered 660 million vaccine doses for August-December, its largest procurement, local news reports said on Friday, as state authorities...

Taliban propose to Afghan government three-month ceasefire 15 Jul 2021 - 03:57 pm

Kabul: Taliban proposed to the Afghan government a conditional ceasefire between the two sides for a period of three months. Afghan government negotiator...

Grappling with 'worst-case scenario', Indonesia faces more COVID-19 pain 15 Jul 2021 - 02:12 pm

Indonesia is now fighting a "worst-case scenario" epidemic, a senior minister said on Thursday, adding the government was preparing for a further spike...

Volunteer ambulance drivers help take the strain on Indonesia's COVID frontline 14 Jul 2021 - 03:24 pm

JAKARTA: As Indonesia's health service struggles to cope with soaring coronavirus infections, volunteer ambulance drivers like Sunaryo have been working flat out to...

S.Korea extends COVID curbs far and wide as new cases spike to record 14 Jul 2021 - 03:00 pm

SEOUL: South Korea tightened social distancing rules across most of the country on Wednesday to tackle its worst-ever outbreak of coronavirus a day...

All on Singapore cruise ship confined to cabins after suspected COVID-19 case 14 Jul 2021 - 01:52 pm

SINGAPORE: A Genting Cruise Lines' ship on a "cruise to nowhere" has returned to Singapore after a passenger was suspected of having contracted...

Philippines bars entry of travellers from Indonesia over Delta variant 14 Jul 2021 - 12:27 pm

MANILA: The Philippines will ban travellers coming from Indonesia to prevent the spread of the highly contagious Delta COVID-19 variant, the presidential spokesperson...

Concern grows over Indonesia's regions as Delta variant ravages Java 14 Jul 2021 - 12:18 pm

JAKARTA: Concerns are mounting in Indonesia over the ability of its regions to cope with a spike in coronavirus cases, according to its...

Thailand considering regulating its AstraZeneca vaccine exports 14 Jul 2021 - 12:08 pm

BANGKOK: Thailand is considering regulating the volume of locally manufactured AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines for export, a health official said on Wednesday, a move...

China to start giving COVID-19 shots to teenagers this month 14 Jul 2021 - 12:02 pm

BEIJING: Several areas in China will start vaccinating teenagers this month against COVID-19, state media and local authorities said, as the country steps...

Azerbaijan raises alarm at transboundary pollution of Okhchuchay River 14 Jul 2021 - 11:13 am

Baku, Azerbaijan: The total length of the Okhchuchay River is up to 83km and it is the left tributary of the Araz River....

Pakistan bus blast kills eight, including six Chinese - sources 14 Jul 2021 - 10:03 am

PESHAWAR, Pakistan: At least eight people, including at least six Chinese nationals and one Pakistani soldier, were killed in a blast targeting a...

At least 8 dead in hotel collapse in eastern China 14 Jul 2021 - 12:02 am

BEIJING - Authorities say at least eight people have died and nine remained missing in a hotel collapse in Suzhou city in eastern...

Delta variant hits Pakistan amid 4th COVID wave worries 13 Jul 2021 - 08:50 pm

ISLAMABAD - Concerns of a fourth wave of coronavirus in Pakistan have grown amid the emergence of the Delta variant, a strain of...

Vietnam to mix doses of Pfizer, AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines 13 Jul 2021 - 03:22 pm

HANOI: Vietnam will offer the coronavirus vaccine jointly developed by Pfizer and BioNTech as a second dose option for people first inoculated with...