World / Asia

Philippines approves emergency use of J&J, Bharat BiotechCOVID-19 vaccines 20 Apr 2021 - 02:00 pm

MANILA: The Philippines' Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has allowed the emergency use of COVID-19 vaccines made by Johnson & Johnson and India's...

India reports record daily COVID-19 death toll, many cities in lockdown 20 Apr 2021 - 12:21 pm

BENGALURU - India reported 1,761 deaths from COVID-19 overnight, its highest daily toll, with large parts of the country now under lockdown, as...

Chinese woman who stormed Tesla display at car show detained for 5 days 20 Apr 2021 - 11:33 am

SHANGHAI - An unhappy customer who invaded the Tesla booth at the Shanghai auto show by clambering atop a car in protest, creating...

Microsoft to invest $1 bln in Malaysia to set up data centres: Malaysian PM 19 Apr 2021 - 04:55 pm

KUALA LUMPUR: Microsoft Corporation will invest $1 billion over the next five years in Malaysia as part of a new partnership programme with...

Pacific Ocean storm intensifies into year's first super typhoon 19 Apr 2021 - 04:52 pm

MANILA: Strong winds and high waves lashed the eastern Philippines on Monday as the strongest typhoon ever recorded in April barrelled past in...

India to fund capacity boost at Serum Institute as vaccines run short - source 19 Apr 2021 - 12:55 pm

NEW DELHI - India is set to accept the Serum Institute of India's (SII) request for a grant of 30 billion rupees ($400...

Approaching typhoon displaces 68,000 people in Philippines 19 Apr 2021 - 12:51 pm

MANILA, Philippines: An approaching typhoon has flooded villages in the eastern and central Philippines, where more than 68,000 people have been evacuated to...

Hong Kong bans flights from India, Pakistan and the Philippines for 2 weeks 19 Apr 2021 - 11:52 am

HONG KONG - Hong Kong will suspend flights from India, Pakistan and the Philippines from April 20 for two weeks after the N501Y...

Australia-New Zealand travel bubble opens with joy, tears 19 Apr 2021 - 10:52 am

Wellington, New Zealand: As the passengers walked a little dazed through the airport gates, they were embraced one after another by family members...

India's Delhi to lock down for six days as COVID-19 outbreak worsens 19 Apr 2021 - 10:44 am

New Delhi: India's capital region of Delhi ordered a six-day lockdown on Monday as daily COVID-19 cases nationwide hit a new record and...

Taiwan rattled by quakes, no immediate reports of damage - weather bureau 18 Apr 2021 - 05:47 pm

TAIPEI: A 5.8 magnitude earthquake quickly followed by another at 6.2 struck eastern Taiwan on Sunday, the island's weather bureau said, with no...

Cambodia uses wedding halls for COVID patients as cases surge 18 Apr 2021 - 04:50 pm

PHNOM PENH: Cambodia began setting up thousands of hospital beds in two wedding party halls on Sunday to cope with an influx of...

Germany will not abandon Afghan staff, minister says 18 Apr 2021 - 03:13 pm

Berlin: Germany will not let down its Afghan staff as the international military mission in the country winds down after nearly two decades...

Japanese leader asks Pfizer for additional vaccine supply 18 Apr 2021 - 01:06 pm

TOKYO - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga asked the U.S. drug maker Pfizer Inc. for additional supplies of the COVID-19 vaccine to speed...

Sydney virus cases transmitted during quarantine raise concerns 18 Apr 2021 - 12:12 pm

Concerns in Australia about Covid-19 spreading in quarantine are mounting as three new cases among a family of returned travelers were discovered to...