World / Asia

Blinken hails 'historic' S. Korea announcement on Japan 06 Mar 2023 - 09:16 am

Washington: US top diplomat Antony Blinken on Sunday applauded plans announced by South Korea to compensate victims of Japan's forced wartime labor, as...

Here are the stranger ideas being talked about at China’s elite gathering 06 Mar 2023 - 08:54 am

Thousands of delegates have descended on China’s most important political gathering this week to vie for Beijing’s ear on a slew of unusual...

Fire hits crowded Rohingya refugee camp in Bangladesh 05 Mar 2023 - 05:22 pm

Cox’s Bazar: A massive fire raced through a crammed refugee camp for Rohingya Muslims in southern Bangladesh on Sunday, leaving thousands homeless, a...

Indonesia fuel depot fire kills 19; 3 still missing 05 Mar 2023 - 02:57 pm

JAKARTA, Indonesia: Indonesian rescuers and firefighters on Sunday searched for three people who were still missing after a large fire spread from a...

Islamabad police attempts to arrest ex-PM Khan in Lahore 05 Mar 2023 - 12:36 pm

Police from Pakistan’s capital of Islamabad attempted to arrest former Prime Minister Imran Khan in the city of Lahore after a court order,...

China defense spending to rise 7.2%, fastest in 4 years 05 Mar 2023 - 12:15 pm

China said its defense spending would grow by 7.2% this year - the fastest pace since 2019 amid increasing tensions with the US...

For economists, China's ‘conservative’ GDP goal represents a cautious sign 05 Mar 2023 - 12:06 pm

China’s economic growth target for 2023 is a conservative goal that suggests the government is wary of challenges that may weigh on the...

Thailand spent $13 billion in three years to fight pandemic 05 Mar 2023 - 10:28 am

Thailand spent a total of 444 billion baht ($12.8 billion) on public health during the three years of the pandemic to contain the...

Friends, family remember Thai football boy rescued from cave 04 Mar 2023 - 06:48 pm

Chiang Rai: To the chant of Buddhist prayers, friends and family of one of the football boys rescued from a flooded cave in...

Oxygen plant blast kills five in Bangladesh 04 Mar 2023 - 05:41 pm

Chittagong: At least five people were killed and dozens were injured in an explosion at an oxygen plant outside Bangladesh's port city of...

Indonesians search charred homes after fuel depot fire kills 18 04 Mar 2023 - 05:15 pm

Jakarta: Residents searched through the remains of their charred homes on Saturday as Indonesian state energy firm Pertamina apologised for a fire at...

Indonesia fuel depot fire kills 16, over dozen missing 04 Mar 2023 - 12:26 pm

Jakarta: Indonesian rescuers and firefighters on Saturday searched for more than a dozen missing under the rubble of charred houses and buildings, after...

Philippine governor, 5 others killed in brazen attack 04 Mar 2023 - 12:02 pm

Manila: Gunmen in military uniforms fatally shot a governor and five civilians on Saturday while the provincial leader was meeting villagers at his...

Fire at Indonesian oil depot kills 14; thousands evacuated 03 Mar 2023 - 07:49 pm

JAKARTA: A large fire broke out at a fuel storage depot in Indonesia’s capital on Friday, killing at least 14 people, injuring dozens...

Fishing banned as Philippine oil spill spreads 03 Mar 2023 - 01:54 pm

Manila: Thousands of fishermen in the Philippines have been ordered to stay ashore as authorities struggled Friday to contain an oil spill from...

Japan to attempt next-generation rocket launch again on March 6 03 Mar 2023 - 12:04 pm

Japan will make a second attempt to launch its new flagship rocket on March 6. Masashi Okada, project manager of the H3 rocket’s...

Hong Kong probes cause of blaze in shopping district 03 Mar 2023 - 09:13 am

HONG KONG: Hong Kong authorities on Friday were investigating the cause of a huge blaze that broke out overnight at a construction site...

Rohingya refugees decry 'devastating' cuts to food aid 02 Mar 2023 - 05:54 pm

Kutupalong, Bangladesh: Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh said on Thursday they are struggling to survive after the United Nations slashed their food aid due...