World / Asia

'Chip alliance': S. Korean president kicks off Dutch trip 12 Dec 2023 - 01:26 pm

Amsterdam: South Korea's president kicked off a visit to the Netherlands Tuesday, hoping to forge a "chip alliance" between the two global semiconductor...

Indian state imposes up to one-year jail time for waste management violations 12 Dec 2023 - 11:50 am

Doha, Qatar: In an aggressive push towards cleanliness, the south Indian state of Kerala has announced amendments to its waste management rules. As...

Japan's oldest person dies at 116 12 Dec 2023 - 10:49 am

Tokyo: Japan's oldest person passed away Tuesday at the age of 116, officials said, offering their condolences for Fusa Tatsumi who lived through...

Suicide bomber kills 3, wounds 16 in northwest Pakistan 12 Dec 2023 - 08:40 am

Peshawar, Pakistan: A suicide bomber detonated his explosive-laden vehicle at a police station's main gate in northwest Pakistan on Tuesday, killing at least...

TikTok to spend $1.5 billion taking over GoTo’s Indonesia shop 11 Dec 2023 - 04:56 pm

ByteDance Ltd.’s TikTok agreed to invest $1.5 billion in a joint venture with Indonesia’s GoTo Group that it will control, part of a...

Philippines summons Chinese envoy over maritime confrontations 11 Dec 2023 - 02:27 pm

Manila: The Philippines said it had summoned China's envoy on Monday and flagged the possibility of expelling him following the most tense confrontations...

Four dead in fireworks factory fire in central Philippines 11 Dec 2023 - 01:24 pm

MANILA: Fire gutted a fireworks factory and nearby houses in Cebu province in the central Philippines on Monday, leaving four dead and six...

Fiji sees surge of Chinese tourists 11 Dec 2023 - 12:48 pm

SUVA: Fiji has witnessed a significant increase in Chinese visitors, with a recorded revenue of 18.1 million Fijian dollars (8 million U.S. dollars)...

TikTok announces $1.5 bn deal to restart Indonesia online shop 11 Dec 2023 - 12:23 pm

Jakarta: TikTok on Monday announced a $1.5 billion investment in GoTo in a deal that would allow the Chinese-owned short video app to...

India's Supreme Court upholds revocation of Kashmir's autonomy 11 Dec 2023 - 12:15 pm

New Delhi: India's top court on Monday upheld a move by Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government to revoke the limited autonomy of Kashmir,...

Schools switch to online teaching in east China due to snowfall 11 Dec 2023 - 11:07 am

JINAN: In response to the snowfall starting early Monday morning, primary and secondary schools as well as kindergartens in Jinan, capital of east...

S. Korean president flies to Netherlands for chip-focused visit 11 Dec 2023 - 10:38 am

Seoul: South Korea's President Yoon Suk Yeol headed to the Netherlands Monday for a state visit that he said would focus on boosting...

US F-16 crashes into sea off South Korea after in-flight problem 11 Dec 2023 - 10:34 am

A US F-16 jet on a training mission crashed into waters off the coast of South Korea, stoking safety concerns after eight US...

Australia to cut record high migration as housing crisis bites 10 Dec 2023 - 05:12 pm

Australia plans to bring record-high levels of migration under control by cracking down on student visas and unskilled migration, as the country struggles...

Five Bangladesh opposition figures die in prison: BNP 10 Dec 2023 - 03:54 pm

Dhaka, Bangladesh: Five members of Bangladesh's main opposition party have died in prison in the past two weeks, officials and relatives said Sunday,...

China's respiratory disease control remains stable in elderly care facilities 10 Dec 2023 - 03:13 pm

BEIJING: The overall respiratory disease prevention and control situation in elderly care institutions across China has remained stable, an official with the Chinese...

Body of plane crash victim found in northern Philippines 10 Dec 2023 - 02:26 pm

MANILA: Rescuers on Sunday found the body of a female passenger of a Piper plane that crashed in Isabela province in the northern...

Japan celebrates Ohtani's record Dodgers deal 10 Dec 2023 - 11:41 am

Tokyo: Pride and incredulity gripped Japan Sunday after baseball superstar Shohei Ohtani signed a record-shattering $700 million deal with the Los Angeles Dodgers,...