Hong Kong is locking down about 2,700 residents for five days, the first time it’s closed off an apartment building for more than...
Hong Kong is locking down about 2,700 residents for five days, the first time it’s closed off an apartment building for more than...
BANGKOK:Thailand will ease entry requirements for vaccinated visitors from all countries next month as concerns about the omicron variant of the coronavirus decline,...
MUMBAI: India's wealthiest state will reopen schools next week, its education minister said on Thursday, as new cases of the Omicron variant of...
The Philippines again tops Southeast Asia in daily Covid-19 infections, with record cases last week prompting tighter restrictions, disrupting businesses and filling up...
Philippine vice-presidential candidate Sara Duterte said she will push mandatory military service for the young people if elected, signaling she would continue with...
WELLINGTON: A 57-year-old Tongan man who said he swam around 27 hours after getting swept out to sea during Saturday’s devastating tsunami has...
TOKYO: Japan's western prefecture of Osaka and two neighbouring regions are expected to join in a widening declaration of COVID-19 prevention measures, Osaka's...
The first aircraft carrying humanitarian supplies arrived in Tonga on Thursday, five days after the South Pacific island nation was hit by a...
The Indian drug regulator's subject expert committee on Wednesday recommended full approval for Covishield and Covaxin, the two COVID-19 vaccines that have dominated...
Two New Zealand navy vessels will arrive in Tonga on Friday carrying critical water supplies for the Pacific island nation reeling from a...
Vietnam has recorded its first cases of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus in the community, state media reported on Wednesday, as health...
SYDNEY: Telephone links between Tonga and the wider world began to be reconnected on Wednesday, though restoring full internet connectivity is likely to...
NEW DELHI: India reported new coronavirus infections at an eight-month high on Wednesday and a government scientist warned it will take weeks before...
MANILA: The Philippines on Wednesday confirmed the first domestic deaths caused by the highly infectious Omicron variant of COVID-19. The health ministry said...
TOKYO: Japan was poised on Wednesday to widen COVID-19 curbs to the capital, Tokyo, and a dozen regions covering half the population, as...
Two New Zealand navy vessels will arrive in Tonga on Friday carrying critical water supplies for the Pacific island nation reeling from a...
Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd. is offering bonuses of up to HK$29,000 ($3,700) to pilots willing to endure Hong Kong’s strict quarantine regime in...
KATHMANDU: Nepal recorded 10,258 new coronavirus infections on Tuesday, government data showed, the highest number reported in a single day as the government...
