World / Asia

Japan's capital raises coronavirus alert to highest as cases set record 19 Nov 2020 - 10:20 am

TOKYO: The Japanese capital of Tokyo posted the highest coronavirus alert level on Thursday with its daily tally of new cases set for...

Badly injured street dog swaps India for English countryside 18 Nov 2020 - 03:38 pm

New Delhi: With a wagging tail, an Indian street dog that lost its front legs in a train accident headed Wednesday for a...

South Australia plans six-day lockdown after "highly contagious" virus outbreak 18 Nov 2020 - 10:43 am

SYDNEY: South Australia on Wednesday declared a six-day lockdown to stamp out what the state premier described as a highly contagious outbreak of...

India pins hopes on locally-tested COVID-19 vaccines given Pfizer constraints 17 Nov 2020 - 05:05 pm

NEW DELHI: India hopes five locally-tested vaccines will help it to control COVID-19, as those developed by Pfizer and Moderna may not be...

NATO chief warns of high price if troops leave Afghanistan 17 Nov 2020 - 04:20 pm

BRUSSELS: NATO could pay a heavy price for leaving Afghanistan too early, its chief warned Tuesday after a U.S. official said President Donald...

Robot enforces mask-wearing, distancing at store in Japan 17 Nov 2020 - 03:23 pm

TOKYO: A robot has signed on as the newest staff member at a store in Japan, taking on the job of ensuring customers...

New Malaysia curbs to affect quarter of Top Glove workers; shares slump 17 Nov 2020 - 11:39 am

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia's Top Glove said fresh coronavirus-related curbs in an area where its factories are located will affect a quarter of its...

Australia scrambles to contain new COVID-19 cluster 17 Nov 2020 - 11:00 am

SYDNEY: Australian authorities conducted mass tests on Tuesday and about 4,000 people were confined to quarantine in the hope of stifling a new...

British diplomat praised for saving drowning woman in China 17 Nov 2020 - 10:03 am

BEIJING: A British diplomat is being praised for saving a drowning woman in southwestern China. Stephen Ellison jumped into a stream to rescue...

South Korea to tighten social distancing, warns of new COVID-19 crisis 17 Nov 2020 - 09:47 am

SEOUL: South Korea will impose stricter social distancing rules for the greater Seoul area a month after easing them, officials said on Tuesday,...

Pakistan's second wave of coronavirus infections gathers momentum 16 Nov 2020 - 11:23 pm

KARACHI, Pakistan - Pakistan's recorded its highest number of daily COVID-19 infections since July on each of the last four days as a...

Indian capital's third coronavirus wave has peaked: Minister 16 Nov 2020 - 01:29 pm

NEW DELHI: The latest surge of coronavirus infections in the Indian capital, that has swamped its intensive care wards and killed hundreds of...

Pakistan gets $370 million syndicated loan: Statement 15 Nov 2020 - 03:34 pm

Dubai: The government of Pakistan has closed a $370 million syndicated loan comprising a conventional and Islamic tranche, Dubai's biggest bank Emirates NBD...

Damage, injuries as Vamco hits Vietnam 15 Nov 2020 - 12:38 pm

Hanoi: Storm Vamco barrelled into Vietnam on Sunday, damaging buildings and injuring at least five people after wreaking devastation in the Philippines. The...

Trolls get creative after WHO allegedly censors Taiwan 15 Nov 2020 - 12:27 pm

Taipei: Alleged censorship of Taiwan on the World Health Organization's Facebook page inspired some creative trolling Thursday, with special characters and foreign scripts...

Soumitra Chatterjee, legend of Indian cinema, dies at 85 15 Nov 2020 - 12:22 pm

NEW DELHI: Soumitra Chatterjee, the legendary Indian actor with more than 200 movies to his name and famed for his work with Oscar-winning...

Australia 'victim' of own COVID-19 success as locals want to return: Minister 15 Nov 2020 - 11:38 am

Melbourne: Australia's triumph in reining in COVID-19 while infections surge in many parts of the world is making the country a "victim of...

Asia forms world's biggest trade bloc, a China-backed group excluding U.S. 15 Nov 2020 - 11:28 am

Hanoi: Fifteen Asia-Pacific economies formed the world's largest free trade bloc on Sunday, a China-backed deal that excludes the United States, which had...