World / Asia

Japan suspends 1.6 mln doses of Moderna shot days after contamination reports 26 Aug 2021 - 01:20 pm

TOKYO: Japan suspended the use of 1.63 million doses of Moderna Inc's COVID-19 vaccine on Thursday, more than a week after the domestic...

China criticises US 'scapegoating' as COVID origin report to be released 25 Aug 2021 - 10:04 pm

BEIJING - China criticised on Wednesday the U.S. "politicization" of efforts to trace the origin of the coronavirus, demanding a U.S. military laboratory...

Pakistan sees surging infections, deaths 25 Aug 2021 - 09:32 pm

ISLAMABAD - Pakistan on Wednesday reported 141 deaths from COVID-19, one of its highest tallies since May. According to Pakistan’s National Command and...

Bangladeshi women try on rare leadership roles for a fairer fashion future 25 Aug 2021 - 02:04 pm

Dhaka: Bangladeshi garment worker Nurunnahar Begum never imagined winning a leadership role at the Dhaka clothing factory where she first began as a...

Japan expands virus emergency to 80% of population on covid surge 25 Aug 2021 - 01:22 pm

Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga will expand a state of emergency to eight more areas and cover about 70% of the population as...

Vietnam urges WHO to send more COVID-19 shots as cases surge despite lockdown 25 Aug 2021 - 12:52 pm

SINGAPORE/HANOI: While the rapid spread of the Delta variant and low vaccinations have caught much of Asia off-guard, no country shows more vividly...

India hurries teacher vaccinations as some physical classes resume 25 Aug 2021 - 12:16 pm

NEW DELHI: India will supply millions of additional COVID-19 vaccine doses to its states to try to inoculate all school teachers by early...

Vietnam to pay recovered Covid-19 patients to help in hospitals 25 Aug 2021 - 12:12 pm

Hanoi: Vietnam is offering patients who have recovered from the coronavirus a monthly allowance if they agree to stay on at stretched hospitals...

Sydney hospitals battle coronavirus as daily infections hit record 25 Aug 2021 - 11:50 am

SYDNEY: Sydney's COVID-19 infections hit a daily record on Wednesday, putting parts of the health system under pressure, officials said, calling for vaccinations...

New Zealand pushes ahead with vaccinations as Delta outbreak widens 25 Aug 2021 - 11:30 am

WELLINGTON: New Zealand recorded 62 new cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday, taking the total number of infections in the latest outbreak to 210...

Japan doesn’t have enough electric cars for its EV chargers 25 Aug 2021 - 11:28 am

Japan, which Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga has pledged will become carbon neutral by 2050, is grappling with a classic ‘build it and they...

Kazakhstan bans unvaccinated from malls and restaurants on weekends 25 Aug 2021 - 10:31 am

ALMATY: Kazakhstan said on Wednesday it would ban unvaccinated people from shopping malls, restaurants and cafes on weekends in a bid to contain...

Thailand develops robotic system to squeeze out more vaccine doses 25 Aug 2021 - 10:25 am

BANGKOK: As Thailand struggles with its worst coronavirus outbreak yet, researchers in the country have developed a machine to draw out COVID-19 vaccine...

Taiwan reports no new domestic COVID-19 cases, first time since May 9 25 Aug 2021 - 09:59 am

TAIPEI: Taiwan reported zero new domestic COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, the first time since May 9 it has logged no community transmissions, with...

Some Afghans vow to resist Taliban from mountain enclave 24 Aug 2021 - 04:07 pm

In a mountain valley north of Kabul, the last remnants of Afghanistan's shattered security forces have vowed to resist the Taliban in a...

India says homegrown mRNA COVID-19 shot safe in early trial 24 Aug 2021 - 02:40 pm

BENGALURU: Indian pharmaceutical firm Gennova Biopharmaceuticals' COVID-19 vaccine, the first homegrown mRNA-based shot, was found to be safe and effective in an early-stage...

Women football players leave Afghanistan on evacuation flight 24 Aug 2021 - 01:18 pm

KABUL, Afghanistan: Players from Afghanistan women’s national soccer team had an "important victory” on Tuesday when they were among a group of more...