World / Asia

Success story Taiwan faces its worst outbreak in pandemic 15 May 2021 - 04:54 pm

TAIPEI, Taiwan: The island of Taiwan, which has had enviable success in containing COVID-19, imposed new restrictions in its capital city on Saturday...

UNHCR calls for renewed and strong support for Rohingya refugees 15 May 2021 - 01:27 pm

Geneva: Ahead of Tuesday's donor conference and launch of the 2021 Joint Response Plan (JRP) for the Rohingya Humanitarian Crisis, UNHCR, the UN...

Back-to-back tornadoes kill 12 in China; over 300 injured 15 May 2021 - 01:21 pm

Beijing: Back-to-back tornadoes killed 12 people in central and eastern China and left more than 300 others injured, authorities said Saturday. Eight people...

India's daily COVID-19 deaths near 4,000 as police sent to halt dumping of bodies 15 May 2021 - 12:55 pm

MUMBAI: India reported on Saturday its smallest daily increase in coronavirus infections in nearly three weeks, but deaths stayed near the 4,000-mark as...

Protesters march in Sydney, Melbourne against Israeli attacks on Gaza 15 May 2021 - 11:45 am

Sydney: Several thousand people marched in Sydney and hundreds in Melbourne on Saturday, protesting against Israeli attacks on Gaza amid days of conflict...

China cancels Everest spring climbing over coronavirus worries 15 May 2021 - 11:23 am

Shanghai: China has decided to cancel the 2021 spring climbing season from the Tibetan side of Mount Everest, the world's tallest peak, because...

Taiwan tightens curbs after surge in domestic COVID-19 cases 15 May 2021 - 10:52 am

Taipei: Taiwan raised its coronavirus alert level on Saturday in the capital, Taipei, and the city around it, bringing curbs for a period...

Mainland China reports first local COVID-19 cases in more than 3 weeks 14 May 2021 - 07:00 pm

SHANGHAI: Mainland China reported 12 new COVID-19 cases on Friday, including its first local transmissions in more than three weeks, national and regional...

India's Dr. Reddy's to get 36 mln doses of Sputnik V vaccine in next few months 14 May 2021 - 05:00 pm

BENGALURU: Indian drugmaker Dr. Reddy's Laboratories Ltd said on Friday it expects to get 36 million doses of Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine in...

Japan widens virus emergency to three more prefectures 14 May 2021 - 02:22 pm

TOKYO: Japan is declaring a state of emergency in three more prefectures hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic, it said on Friday, in...

Vietnam seeks 31 mln doses of Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine in 2021 14 May 2021 - 02:05 pm

HANOI: Vietnam is seeking 31 million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine jointly developed by Pfizer and BioNTech in 2021, its health ministry said...

Singapore tightens COVID-19 measures, travel bubble unlikely 14 May 2021 - 01:06 pm

SINGAPORE - Singapore further tightened its COVID-19 measures as it sought to control an increase in untraceable coronavirus infections in the city-state. From...

Taiwan community COVID-19 transmissions spread, 29 more cases 14 May 2021 - 12:51 pm

TAIPEI - Taiwan reported a record rise in domestic COVID-19 cases on Friday with 29 new cases, as community transmissions in part of...

Passengers miss India-Australia flight because of COVID-19 14 May 2021 - 12:31 pm

CANBERRA, Australia - Around half the passengers due to arrive on a flight from India to Australia on Saturday after a two-week travel...

Philippines to ease COVID curbs in capital as daily cases decline 13 May 2021 - 07:26 pm

MANILA: Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday approved the easing of some coronavirus restrictions in the capital and nearby provinces, with daily COVID-19...

Singapore reports most COVID-19 cases in 8 months amid airport cluster 13 May 2021 - 04:32 pm

Singapore: Singapore's health ministry on Thursday reported 24 locally transmitted COVID-19 cases, the highest daily number since mid-September, with 17 of the fresh...

Malaysia's new COVID-19 cases highest in 3 months 13 May 2021 - 04:24 pm

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia on Thursday reported its highest number of new coronavirus cases in more than three months, as the Southeast Asian country...

Australia seeks deal with Moderna for domestic production of mRNA vaccines 13 May 2021 - 04:12 pm

CANBERRA: Australia is in talks with Moderna Inc to establish domestic manufacturing of messenger ribonucleic acid (mRNA) vaccines such as the company's COVID-19...