World / Asia

New Covid model predicts over 1 mln deaths in China through 2023 17 Dec 2022 - 02:00 pm

Chicago: China's abrupt lifting of stringentCovid-19 restrictions could result in an explosion of cases and over a million deaths through 2023, according to...

Japan approves major defence overhaul, warning of China threats 16 Dec 2022 - 06:18 pm

Tokyo: Japan approved a major defence policy overhaul on Friday, including a significant spending hike, as it warned China poses the "greatest strategic...

Maiden seeks to reopen plant after India govt lab says cough syrups were safe 16 Dec 2022 - 03:59 pm

NEW DELHI: Maiden Pharmaceuticals Ltd said on Friday it will seek to reopen its main factory after India's main drugs officer said test...

Indonesia quake death toll jumps to 602 after new count 16 Dec 2022 - 03:08 pm

Jakarta: The death toll from an earthquake that hit Indonesia's main island Java last month has jumped by hundreds to 602, a local...

Sixteen killed, 17 missing in Malaysia landslide 16 Dec 2022 - 10:33 am

Batang Kali, Malaysia: At least 16 people were killed when a landslide struck a campsite at a Malaysian farm on Friday, officials said,...

One dead as fresh clashes erupt between Afghan, Pakistani border forces 15 Dec 2022 - 07:13 pm

Quetta: Clashes erupted once again between the border forces of Afghanistan and Pakistan near the key Chaman-Spin Boldak border crossing on Thursday, resulting...

Nepal to end eight-month ban on imports of cars, phones as reserves rise 15 Dec 2022 - 03:07 pm

Kathmandu: Nepal will end an eight-month ban on the import of cars, and expensive mobile phones on Friday as the country's foreign currency...

India boosts facilities at Delhi airport to ease year-end travel congestion 15 Dec 2022 - 02:41 pm

NEW DELHI: A surge in travel that overwhelmed India's busiest airport this week as the holiday season sets in has eased after authorities...

Google says does not change search results after Hong Kong anthem row 15 Dec 2022 - 10:24 am

Hong Kong: Google said Thursday it does not manipulate search results, after Hong Kong's government said the tech giant had refused its demand...

Tokyo makes solar panels mandatory for new homes built after 2025 15 Dec 2022 - 10:23 am

TOKYO: All new houses in Tokyo built by large-scale homebuilders after April 2025 must install solar power panels to cut household carbon emissions,...

Sri Lanka expects up to $8 billion more in loans, asset restructuring 14 Dec 2022 - 04:38 pm

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka is expecting as much as $5 billion in loans next year from multilateral agencies besides an IMF deal, while the...

China says tracking Covid cases 'impossible' as infections soar 14 Dec 2022 - 01:53 pm

Beijing: China's top health body said Wednesday the true scale of coronavirus infections in the country is now "impossible" to track, with officials...

Messi World Cup magic: Pakistani neighbourhood goes mad for Argentina 14 Dec 2022 - 11:25 am

Lyari, Pakistan: Thousands of Pakistanis in a Karachi neighbourhood once synonymous with gang violence and poverty will mass together to roar on Argentina...

Pakistan expecting Saudi financial help - finance minister 13 Dec 2022 - 07:54 pm

Islamabad: Pakistan is seeking financial help from Saudi Arabia that will include doubling the current deferred oil payment facility given by Riyadh to...

China 'shocked' at Kabul hotel attack that injured its five citizens 13 Dec 2022 - 05:35 pm

Kabul: China on Tuesday expressed "shock" at the gun and bomb attack at a hotel in downtown Kabul in which five of its...

India reports injuries on both sides in border clash with China 13 Dec 2022 - 11:26 am

New Delhi: Indian troops prevented Chinese soldiers from entering Indian territory on Dec.9 during a border scuffle, the first such clash since 2020,...

Rare gunfight kills six, including two police officers, in rural Australia 13 Dec 2022 - 11:07 am

SYDNEY: Six people, including two police officers, were killed in a gunfight at a remote property in Australia's Queensland state, authorities said on...