China’s highly guarded capital is seeing signs of further coronavirus spread, with new cases of both the omicron and delta variants found less...
China’s highly guarded capital is seeing signs of further coronavirus spread, with new cases of both the omicron and delta variants found less...
Sydney: "The worst fear is always that you're not going to see the people that you love again," says Seini Taumoepeau, a Tongan-Australian...
BANGKOK: Thailand will lower its COVID-19 alert level and is considering easing more restrictions to boost its economy, its health minister said on...
Hong Kong: Hong Kong authorities said Tuesday that they will cull some 2,000 small animals, including hamsters after several of the rodents tested...
SHANGHAI: China is urging people to wear masks and gloves when opening mail, especially from abroad, after authorities suggested the first case of...
TOKYO: Japan's government is preparing social restrictions in Tokyo and other regions as the omicron variant of the coronavirus infects more people. Japan...
Jakarta: Indonesia's parliament has approved a bill to relocate the nation's capital from Jakarta to a jungled area of Kalimantan on Borneo island,...
SYDNEY/WELLINGTON: Tonga's small outlying islands have sustained major damage from a massive volcanic eruption and tsunami, the United Nations said on Tuesday, with...
Sydney: Australia suffered its deadliest day of the pandemic on Tuesday as a fast-moving Omicron outbreak continued to push up hospitalisation rates to...
KARACHI, Pakistan- Pakistani health authorities on Monday announced the completion of a successful clinical trial of Chinese traditional herbal medicine for treating COVID-19,...
NEW DELHI- Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Monday that a collective global effort is needed to deal with the problems posed...
MANILA: The Philippines must bring down COVID-19 cases, hovering at record highs, by April to ensure this year's presidential election will not become...
BEIJING: Tickets for the Winter Olympics set to begin on Feb. 4 will be distributed to "targeted" groups of people and will not...
TASHKENT: Uzbekistan on Monday reported 1,037 new COVID-19 cases over the previous 24 hours, the highest number on record, after confirming the presence...
TOKYO: The governors of Tokyo and surrounding prefectures agreed on Monday to request further measures from the central government, including shorter opening hours...
Thailand is considering resumption of its program that allows quarantine-free entry for vaccinated travelers from more than 60 countries, according to the Health...
New Delhi: India's Gennova Biopharmaceuticals is working on an Omicron-specific COVID-19 vaccine candidate that could be ready in a month or two, a...
New Delhi: India's capital Delhi and financial hub Mumbai have reported a big fall in COVID-19 infections in the past two days and...