World / Asia

Sydney orders evacuations as torrential rain causes flooding 03 Jul 2022 - 10:09 am

Authorities in Sydney asked thousands of people to evacuate their homes as torrential rain lashes Australia’s largest city, causing widespread flooding. A severe...

Japan's JERA says it shut down a 500 MW power plant due to fire 03 Jul 2022 - 10:00 am

TOKYO: A fire caused Japan's biggest power generator JERA to shut down a 500 megawatt (MW) unit at its Chiba thermal power station...

China’s Anhui locks down second county amid Covid flareup 03 Jul 2022 - 09:24 am

China’s Anhui put a second county under lockdown this week after a surge in Covid-19 cases stoked fears of a widespread breakout in...

5.2 magnitude earthquake hits Xinjiang in Northwest China 03 Jul 2022 - 08:55 am

Beijing: An earthquake with 5.2 magnitude on Richer scale hit Akto County in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region (XUAR) in Northwest China. According to...

India's monsoon rains cover entire country but still down on average 02 Jul 2022 - 02:15 pm

NEW DELHI: India's annual monsoon covered the entire country on Saturday, six days earlier than usual, the state-run weather office said, but rain...

China lashed by year's first typhoon, record rains forecast 02 Jul 2022 - 01:06 pm

SHANGHAI: China's first typhoon of the year brought gales and rain to its southern shores on Saturday, as forecasters warned of record rainfall...

Over two dozen crew missing as storm Chaba hits Hong Kong 02 Jul 2022 - 01:00 pm

HONG KONG: More than two dozen crew on an engineering vessel with 30 people on board were missing after it snapped in two...

Rescuers recover 26 dead from mudslide in India's northeast 02 Jul 2022 - 11:58 am

GAUHATI, India: Fresh rain and falling boulders on Saturday hampered rescuers who have so far pulled out 26 bodies from the debris of...

Galloping inflation forces Sri Lankan households to cut back on meals 01 Jul 2022 - 04:22 pm

COLOMBO: With an out of work husband, housewife Sujeewa Nelum Perera is all too familiar with the struggle of feeding a family of...

Japanese asked to save power as country's east sizzles 01 Jul 2022 - 10:30 am

TOKYO: The highest temperatures in at least 147 years have scorched much of eastern Japan for a week as of Friday, with the...

Philippines' Marcos appoints career diplomat as foreign minister 01 Jul 2022 - 10:22 am

MANILA: Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos appointed career diplomat Enrique Manalo as foreign affairs secretary, the president's press secretary said on Friday. Before the...

China cyberspace regulator cracks down on counterfeit investment platforms 01 Jul 2022 - 10:16 am

SHANGHAI: China's cyberspace regulator said on Friday that it has cracked down on counterfeit investment platforms, as part of the country's campaign to...

Mudslide leaves 16 dead, over 70 missing in northeast India 01 Jul 2022 - 10:11 am

GAUHATI, India: Rescuers found two more bodies as they resumed clearing operations after an overnight halt looking for nearly 70 missing people after...

India bans some single-use plastic as part of broader plan 01 Jul 2022 - 09:32 am

NEW DELHI: India banned some single-use or disposable plastic products Friday as part of a federal plan to phase out the ubiquitous material...

The rise, fall and return of the Philippines' Marcos dynasty 30 Jun 2022 - 09:39 pm

Ferdinand Marcos Jr took the oath of office on Thursday as Philippines president, 36 years after a people's revolt drove his father from...

14 dead, over 30 missing in northeast Indian mudslide 30 Jun 2022 - 05:49 pm

Gauhati, India: Pounding rain following weeks of heavy downpours triggered a mudslide in northeast India that killed at least 14 people and left...

South Korea authorises AstraZeneca Covid therapy Evusheld for vulnerable people 30 Jun 2022 - 04:13 pm

Seoul: South Korea on Thursday authorisedAstraZenecaPLC's antibody-based therapy for preventing COVID-19 infection in people with a poor immune response, increasing its options as...

Sri Lanka eyes trimming presidential powers amid unrest over economic crisis 30 Jun 2022 - 03:45 pm

Colombo: Sri Lanka's government on Thursday proposed amending the constitution to trim presidential powers and beef up anti-corruption powers to help shore up...