World / Asia

China passes amendments outlawing insulting national flag 17 Oct 2020 - 02:18 pm

HONG KONG: The Standing Committee of China’s congress on Saturday passed amendments to a law that will criminalize the intentional insulting of the...

Thousands of Thais again defy protest ban in Bangkok 17 Oct 2020 - 01:08 pm

BANGKOK: Thousands of Thais joined protests that popped up across Bangkok on Saturday in defiance of a crackdown on three months of demonstrations...

Ardern wins landslide in New Zealand election 17 Oct 2020 - 12:52 pm

Wellington: Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern won a landslide victory in New Zealand's general election Saturday, leveraging success battling Covid-19 to gain an unprecedented...

Sinovac coronavirus vaccine offered by Chinese city for emergency use costs $60 17 Oct 2020 - 11:47 am

Beijing: A Chinese city is offering Sinovac Biotech's experimental COVID-19 vaccine to essential workers and other high-risk groups as part of a national...

India selecting 300 million people for Covid vaccine, Times says 17 Oct 2020 - 11:24 am

India is identifying 300 million people who will receive the initial dose of a coronavirus Vaccine, the Times of India newspaper reported on...

Ardern has big lead in New Zealand election on early vote count 17 Oct 2020 - 10:57 am

Jacinda Ardern has snatched a big lead in early election counting as she bids for a second term as New Zealand prime minister....

Thailand reports first local coronavirus cases in over a month 17 Oct 2020 - 08:38 am

Bangkok: Thailand has recorded its first two locally transmitted cases of the coronavirus in more than one month, the COVID-19 administration center said...

Hong Kong activist Grandma Wong says kept back in Shenzhen for 14 months 17 Oct 2020 - 08:38 am

Hong Kong: A Hong Kong protester dubbed "Grandma Wong" said on Saturday that Chinese authorities kept her in custody for a month and...

Fujifilm seeks approval for Avigan as COVID-19 treatment in Japan 16 Oct 2020 - 07:04 pm

TOKYO: Fujifilm Holdings Corp said on Friday it was seeking approval for its flu drug Avigan as a treatment for COVID-19 in Japan,...

Bad weather hampers Vietnam's search for victims of landslide 16 Oct 2020 - 01:44 pm

HANOI - Vietnamese rescuers battled driving rain on Friday as they searched for at least 15 construction workers missing and feared dead after...

Sinovac coronavirus vaccine offered by Chinese city for emergency use costs $60 16 Oct 2020 - 01:02 pm

BEIJING - A Chinese city is offering Sinovac Biotech's experimental COVID-19 vaccine to essential workers and other high-risk groups as part of a...

Smog returns to Indian capital as agriculture fires start 16 Oct 2020 - 12:51 pm

NEW DELHI - The Indian capital’s air quality levels plunged to "very poor” on Friday and a smoggy haze settled over the city,...

Aussies eye end to lockdown as virus numbers tumble 16 Oct 2020 - 12:46 pm

Sydney - Australians living under lockdown in the southeast of the country are eyeing a return of freedoms this weekend as coronavirus numbers...

Japan to release Fukushima's contaminated water into sea: reports 16 Oct 2020 - 12:17 pm

TOKYO - Nearly a decade after the Fukushima nuclear disaster, Japan's government has decided to release over one million tonnes of contaminated water...

Nokia's COVID detection system automatically scans for temperature, mask 15 Oct 2020 - 04:32 pm

STOCKHOLM: Nokia has created an automated system that uses a thermal camera and real-time video analytics to determine if a person has COVID-19...

Japan plans near-full capacity baseball to test virus measures 15 Oct 2020 - 03:19 pm

Tokyo: Japan will allow baseball fans to pack into a near-full stadium to test coronavirus containment measures, the economy minister said Thursday, as...