World / Asia

Hong Kong, Singapore announce plans for travel bubble 15 Oct 2020 - 11:44 am

Hong Kong/SINGAPORE: Hong Kong and Singapore will set up a travel bubble, the two cities announced on Thursday, as they moved to re-establish...

Ardern vows to quit if she loses New Zealand election 15 Oct 2020 - 11:03 am

Wellington: New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said Thursday she will step down as leader of the centre-left Labour Party if opinion polls...

China's Sinopharm offers experimental COVID-19 vaccines to students: WSJ 15 Oct 2020 - 10:56 am

Oct 14 (Reuters) - A division of Chinese state-run Sinopharm Group Co Ltd that is developing two COVID-19 vaccines is offering them for...

Philippines eyes Sinovac trial as early as November 15 Oct 2020 - 10:47 am

MANILA: Sinovac Biotech may start late-stage trials of its coronavirus vaccine in the Philippines as early as next month, its food and drugs...

Thailand bans protests as challenge to establishment escalates 15 Oct 2020 - 08:52 am

BANGKOK: Thailand's government banned protests and police arrested at least three protest leaders on Thursday in the face of escalating demonstrations targeting King...

Duterte wants entire Philippine population vaccinated for COVID-19 14 Oct 2020 - 10:51 pm

MANILA - Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said on Wednesday his government has the money to procure coronavirus vaccines but he would need more...

Astrazeneca to provide Indonesia 100 million COVID-19 vaccines next year: Foreign minister 14 Oct 2020 - 04:19 pm

JAKARTA: AstraZeneca is set to provide Indonesia with 100 million coronavirus vaccines next year, Indonesian Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi said on Wednesday. Indonesia's...

2 Afghan helicopters crash amid Helmand fighting, 9 dead 14 Oct 2020 - 02:06 pm

LASHKAR GAH, Afghanistan: Two Afghan army helicopters collided while transporting wounded soldiers amid renewed fighting against Taliban militants in the southern Helmand province,...

China uses new tactic in campaign against Taiwan with spy accusations 14 Oct 2020 - 10:52 am

Taipei: China has opened a new front in its pressure campaign against Taiwan with a series of spying allegations and confessions aired on...

Myanmar centenarian shrugs off coronavirus, worries about grandchildren 13 Oct 2020 - 04:53 pm

YANGON: Myanmar centenarian Thein Khin not only beat the coronavirus, but barely knew she had it. Thein Khin, 100, tested positive for COVID-19...

Singapore reports no new local virus cases for first time since February 13 Oct 2020 - 03:24 pm

Singapore recorded no new local cases of Covid-19 for the first time since February, as the city-state rebounded from an outbreak in migrant...

Indonesia to create firm to build up electric vehicle battery industry 13 Oct 2020 - 02:30 pm

JAKARTA: A group of Indonesian state-owned companies will form a venture to make batteries to power electric vehicles, the Mining Industry Indonesia (MIND...

Indian activists oppose plans to make Goa a coal transport hub 13 Oct 2020 - 02:22 pm

Chennai: Indian activists and politicians in the southwestern state of Goa, known globally for its pristine coastline and dense forests, are opposing a...

Philippine house ends leadership spat after Duterte budget plea 13 Oct 2020 - 11:12 am

MANILA: Philippine lawmakers elected a new house speaker on Tuesday, ending a protracted leadership battle that was threatening to delay passage of a...

One dead as building collapses at Western Australia university: Media 13 Oct 2020 - 10:40 am

SYDNEY: One person died on Tuesday after part of a building collapsed at a Curtin University campus in Western Australia, with images online...

One-third of Chinese city of 9 million swabbed for virus in two days 13 Oct 2020 - 09:10 am

Beijing: More than three million swabs have been taken in a matter of days in Qingdao, the Chinese port city where a minor...

Pakistan stocks reverse gains after Premier’s adviser resigns 12 Oct 2020 - 09:03 pm

Pakistan’s stocks reversed gains Monday as Prime Minister Imran Khan’s special assistant on information Asim Saleem Bajwa, a retired lieutenant general, resigned days...