BEIJING/SEOUL: The Chinese embassy in South Korea has suspended issuing short-term visas for South Korean visitors, it said on Tuesday, the first retaliatory...
BEIJING/SEOUL: The Chinese embassy in South Korea has suspended issuing short-term visas for South Korean visitors, it said on Tuesday, the first retaliatory...
Jakarta: A strong 7.6-magnitude earthquake hit deep under the ocean off Indonesia and East Timor early Tuesday, the US Geological Survey reported. The...
TAIPEI/BEIJING: Taiwan condemned China on Monday for holding its second military combat drills around the island in less than a month, with the...
Geneva: Pakistan received pledges of more than $9 billion on Monday to help the country recover from last year's catastrophic floods and improve...
Thailand’s Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-Ocha formally joined a new political party on Monday as the former coup-leader seeks to retain the job after...
Dhaka: Two top leaders of Bangladesh's main opposition party were released from prison on Monday, officials said, a month after they were arrested...
Geneva: Pakistan said on Monday that donors had committed to give more than $8bn to help it recover from last year's devastating floods...
MANILA: Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr has chosen a former military chief who led the country's fight against the coronavirus as his new...
Beijing: Zhao Lijian, a brash and outspoken diplomat who exemplified Beijing's "wolf warrior" turn against the West, will no longer serve as a...
The Philippines’ agriculture department is planning to import 22,000 tons of onions to boost domestic supply as surging prices of the cooking ingredient,...
Bangkok: Chinese tourists bounded back into Thailand on Monday after Beijing eased travel rules, welcomed at Bangkok's main airport by officials with flowers...
GENEVA: U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday called for massive support to help Pakistan with a $16 billion rebuilding effort following devastating floods,...
South Koreans, used to getting mobile phone alerts warning of earthquakes or Covid outbreaks, received a more unusual notification Monday morning, cautioning of...
Panipat: An old Bollywood film song playing on loop exhorted travellers to keep walking as opposition leader Rahul Gandhi and an entourage marched...
Bangkok: Thailand on Monday rescinded a policy announced at the weekend requiring visitors to show proof of COVID-19 vaccination, its health minister said,...
NEW DELHI: Heavy fog in Delhi on Monday delayed flights, and a cold wave forced authorities to defer school reopenings a week, as...
Beijing: China braced for a "new phase" in its battle against COVID-19 on Monday and financial markets strengthened after Beijing dropped pandemic border...
BEIJING: China will not include Pfizer Inc's Paxlovid in an update to its list of medicines covered by basic medical insurance schemes as...
