World / Asia

Japan to provide $2.8 bln worth of aid for better nutrition: PM Kishida 07 Dec 2021 - 03:45 pm

TOKYO: Japan will provide aid worth more than $2.8 billion in next three years aimed at combatting malnutrition exacerbated by the coronavirus pandemic,...

Japan billionaire Maezawa to fulfil childhood dream with space flight 07 Dec 2021 - 12:34 pm

Baikonur, Kazakhstan: Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa said he could barely contain his excitement a day ahead of blasting off to the International Space...

Australians to create 'black box' to hold world accountable for climate crisis 07 Dec 2021 - 10:47 am

Melbourne: Australian scientists and artists are looking to hold the world accountable for the Earth's future by creating an "indestructible" storage device to...

Indonesian leader visits eruption survivors, vows to rebuild 07 Dec 2021 - 10:32 am

LUMAJANG, Indonesia: Indonesia’s president on Tuesday visited areas devastated by a powerful volcanic eruption that killed at least 22 people and left thousands...

Suu Kyi sentence reduced to two years from four: Myanmar state TV 06 Dec 2021 - 05:38 pm

Myanmar's deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi has had her sentence reduced from four years to two years after a partial pardon by...

Philippines tentatively reopens schools as COVID-19 cases ease 06 Dec 2021 - 01:38 pm

MANILA: Some children in the Philippines' capital Manila returned to school on Monday after a near two-year suspension as the country, which has...

Omicron spreads in India, full vaccination in focus 06 Dec 2021 - 12:42 pm

NEW DELHI: Cases of the Omicron coronavirus variant have risen to 21 in India over the weekend and people must step up for...

Nepal reports first cases of omicron variant 06 Dec 2021 - 12:02 pm

KATHMANDU, Nepal: Nepalese authorities on Monday reported the first cases of the omicron variant in the Himalayan nation. A Health Ministry statement said...

Myanmar's ousted leader Suu Kyi sentenced to four years jail: source 06 Dec 2021 - 11:22 am

Myanmar's deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi was jailed for four years on Monday on charges of incitement and breaching coronavirus restrictions, a...

US Embassy warns Japan is racially profiling foreigners 06 Dec 2021 - 11:15 am

The USEmbassy in Tokyo issued a warning Monday about foreigners being stopped and searched by Japanese police in what it said were suspected...

Thailand detects first case of Omicron variant 06 Dec 2021 - 09:37 am

BANGKOK: Thailand has detected its first case of the Omicron coronavirus variant in a U.S. citizen who had traveled to the country from...

S.Korea's COVID-19 rules put some vaccinated foreigners in limbo 06 Dec 2021 - 09:31 am

SEOUL: South Korea imposed stricter measures on Monday to contain growing coronavirus infections and the Omicron variant, leaving some foreign residents vaccinated overseas...

Poor weather hampers search and rescue efforts at Indonesia volcano 06 Dec 2021 - 09:25 am

SUMBERWULUH, Indonesia: Heavy rain and wind temporarily halted rescue efforts on Monday after Indonesia's Semeru volcano erupted and killed 14 people on the...

Top China Covid expert hints at how it may return to ‘normality’ 06 Dec 2021 - 08:07 am

China’s top health expert identified two conditions for the country to return to "normality” and maintained that authorities should stick to their Covid...

India detects seven more Omicron cases, making 12 in all 05 Dec 2021 - 07:14 pm

MUMBAI- India's tally of reported cases of the heavily mutated Omicron variant of the coronavirus rose to 12 on Sunday after the state...

Indonesian rescuers dig through volcanic ash after 14 die 05 Dec 2021 - 06:27 pm

Indonesia: Rescuers were sifting through smoldering debris and thick mud in search of survivors a day after the highest volcano on Java island...

Australia regulator approves Pfizer vaccine for children 5-11 05 Dec 2021 - 11:17 am

MELBOURNE: Australia's medicine regulator on Sunday provisionally approved the Pfizer Inc coronavirus vaccine for children between the ages of 5 and 11, with...