Singapore’s government will hit pause on its reopening plans for the economy after a recent rise in virus cases, and plans to start...
Singapore’s government will hit pause on its reopening plans for the economy after a recent rise in virus cases, and plans to start...
SEOUL: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un urged efforts to prevent natural disasters or coronavirus outbreaks from damaging the economy as he convened...
BEIJING: China is facing growing difficulties in expanding its mass COVID-19 vaccination drive, but it will continue to inoculate more people and step...
SEOUL: South Korea on Friday extended social distancing curbs for several weeks to rein in COVID-19 outbreaks nationwide as the country supercharges its...
TOKYO - Japan's government is considering easing restrictions on restaurants lengthening their opening hours in areas under COVID-19 state of emergency measures, local...
TOKYO - When Yoshihide Suga took over as Japan's prime minister last year, hopes were high that skills honed over years as a...
SYDNEY - Australia will receive an additional 4 million doses of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine this month after agreeing a swap deal with Britain,...
WELLINGTON - New Zealand police have shot and killed a man who injured several people in a serious incident unfolding at a mall...
MANILA - Philippines' President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday denied allegations that medical supplies like personal protective equipment and face masks were overpriced, lashing...
BEIJING: China's President Xi Jinping on Thursday said the country would set up a stock exchange in its capital, Beijing, to serve small...
Wildlife officials have rescued an abandoned baby elephant in woodland in China's Yunnan province and treated its inflamed belly button, state broadcaster CCTV...
BANGKOK: Thailand's health ministry said on Thursday that its COVID-19 vaccine regimen of China's Sinovac followed by British-developed AstraZeneca was safe and successfully...
BENGALURU: India reported the biggest single-day rise in COVID-19 cases in two months on Thursday, as the government worries about the virus spreading...
Colombo: Sri Lanka's government has started seizing stocks of sugar and rice from warehouses and will release them on the open market at...
WELLINGTON: New Zealand reported a drop in new COVID-19 infections on Thursday, which authorities said was a sign that a nationwide lockdown was...
MANILA: Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte's daughter said late Wednesday that politicians, including her father's closest aide and preferred successor, have offered to run...
TOKYO - Moderna Inc and Takeda Pharmaceutical Co Ltd on Wednesday said they are working with Japanese authorities to recall three batches of...
BANGKOK: Thailand allowed shopping malls in the capital Bangkok to reopen on Wednesday and restaurants to operate at half capacity, after nearly three...
