World / Asia

Cold air, gales to drop temperatures in China 09 Nov 2023 - 04:06 pm

Beijing: Frequent cold air movements will affect many parts of China and bring gales and temperature drops over the next ten days, China's...

4 buried in building collapse in Malaysia's Terengganu 09 Nov 2023 - 03:52 pm

Kuala Lumpur: Four construction workers were buried when a building under construction collapsed on Perhentian Island in Malaysia's Terengganu state on Thursday. The...

Philippines to launch five coast guard patrol ships with Japan aid 09 Nov 2023 - 02:00 pm

Manila: The Philippines is to launch five coast guard vessels worth half a billion dollars through a Japanese government loan, a senior official...

Indonesia inaugurates Southeast Asia's largest floating solar farm 09 Nov 2023 - 11:44 am

Cirata, Indonesia: Indonesia inaugurated a $100 million floating solar farm on Thursday, the largest in Southeast Asia, as it seeks more opportunities to...

Japanese billionaire's lunar SpaceX voyage postponed 09 Nov 2023 - 10:04 am

Tokyo: Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa announced Thursday the postponement of his journey around the Moon on a SpaceX rocket, a voyage that boasts...

China, US agree to work together for Xi, Biden's meeting in San Francisco 08 Nov 2023 - 06:22 pm

Beijing:China and the United States have agreed to work together for the meeting between Chinese President Xi Jinping and USPresident Joe Biden in...

Seoul announces steps to prepare for winter 08 Nov 2023 - 03:39 pm

The Seoul Metropolitan Government on Wednesday announced a set of measures to prepare for the upcoming winter season. With the winter season coming...

South Korean man killed by industrial robot 08 Nov 2023 - 03:06 pm

Seoul: A man was crushed to death by a robot in South Korea after the machine apparently failed to differentiate him from the...

Philippine typhoon survivors pray for victims on 10th anniversary 08 Nov 2023 - 02:11 pm

Tacloban, Philippines: Survivors of Super Typhoon Haiyan prayed for their dead loved ones in the devoutly Catholic Philippines on Wednesday as they commemorated...

Bangladesh garment worker shot dead in new wage protests 08 Nov 2023 - 02:08 pm

Dhaka: A Bangladeshi woman was shot dead Wednesday in the latest violent protests by garment workers after they rejected a government wage increase...

7.1-magnitude quake hits Indonesia's Banda Sea 08 Nov 2023 - 09:46 am

Jakarta: A 7.1-magnitude earthquake struck Indonesia's Banda Sea on Wednesday, the United States Geological Survey said, with no immediate reports of damage or...

South Korean gov't to combat bedbug infestations with major 4-week campaign 08 Nov 2023 - 08:57 am

The South Korean government on Tuesday unveiled a plan to conduct massive inspections and take preventive measures against bedbug infestations over the next...

Telecoms outage cuts off millions of Australians 08 Nov 2023 - 08:04 am

Sydney: More than 10 million Australians were cut off from internet and phone services on Wednesday after unexplained outages struck one of the...

Prince William honours five environmental innovators 07 Nov 2023 - 10:28 pm

Singapore: Prince William honoured five environmental innovators on Tuesday with his Earthshot prize at a star-studded ceremony in Singapore. The Earthshot Prize initiative...

Korean Air says 'strictly manages' radiation exposure after crew death ruling 07 Nov 2023 - 03:41 pm

Seoul: Korean Air said Tuesday it "strictly manages" cosmic radiation exposure for its flight crew, after a landmark decision ruled an air steward's...

Indonesia denies Israel claim over Gaza hospital 07 Nov 2023 - 11:52 am

Jakarta: Indonesia denied on Tuesday an Israeli claim that a hospital built in Gaza using Indonesian funding sits atop a network of Hamas...

Singapore luxury resort says data of 665,000 customers hacked 07 Nov 2023 - 11:26 am

Singapore: A luxury resort operator in Singapore said Tuesday that the personal data of about 665,000 members of its shopping loyalty programme had...