World / Asia

Taiwan says new COVID cases won't affect re-opening plans 03 Apr 2022 - 04:13 pm

KAOHSIUNG, Taiwan: A recent rise in Taiwan's domestic COVID-19 cases will not affect plans to gradually re-open as hardly any of the new...

Shanghai asks entire city to self-test for COVID as frustration grows 03 Apr 2022 - 03:43 pm

Shanghai: Shanghai on Sunday ordered its 26 million residents to undergo two more rounds of tests for COVID-19 as public anger grows over...

China finds new virus subtype as daily cases exceed 13,000 03 Apr 2022 - 01:58 pm

China added more than 13,000 new Covid-19 infections with state media reporting a case infected with a new subtype of the omicron variant....

Pakistan's president approves PM Khan's request to dissolve parliament: Presidency 03 Apr 2022 - 12:45 pm

Islamabad: Pakistan's President Arif Alvi on Sunday approved Prime Minister Imran Khan's advice to dissolve the lower house of parliament, which was to...

Opposition lawmakers in Sri Lanka protest state of emergency 03 Apr 2022 - 11:09 am

Opposition lawmakers in Sri Lanka on Sunday marched in the capital, Colombo, protesting against the president's move to impose a nationwide curfew and...

Pakistan parliament deputy speaker blocks vote seeking PM Khan's ouster 03 Apr 2022 - 10:57 am

Islamabad:Imran Khan survived a move to oust him asPakistan's prime minister on Sunday, getting a reprieve when the deputy speaker of parliament blocked...

WHO suspends procurement, supply of Bharat Biotech covid vaccine Covaxin 03 Apr 2022 - 10:51 am

The World Health Organization suspended procurement and supply of Covaxin, a Covid-19 vaccine made by Bharat Biotech International Ltd., citing issues following an...

Blast in Baku kills 1, injures 31; gas leak suspected 03 Apr 2022 - 10:31 am

Baku, Azerbaijan:An explosion struck a building in the capital of Azerbaijan and set off a fire early Sunday, killing one person and injuring...

Sri Lanka imposes weekend curfew 02 Apr 2022 - 05:03 pm

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka's government imposed a weekend curfew on Saturday even as hundreds of lawyers urged President Gotabaya Rajapaksa to revoke a state...

Pakistan PM accuses United States of backing move to oust him 02 Apr 2022 - 04:28 pm

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan's Prime Minister Imran Khan on Saturday said the move to remove him was an attempt at regime change backed by the...

Beijing autoshow postponed until further notice: statement 02 Apr 2022 - 02:49 pm

Shanghai: Organisers of the Beijing autoshow, which was scheduled to be held in late April, said on Saturday that they will postpone the...

Hong Kong to ask residents to take 3 home Rapid-Covid tests 02 Apr 2022 - 12:51 pm

Hong Kong residents will all receive Covid rapid antigen tests and are urged to undertake them daily between April 8 and 10, Chief...

Security tight in Sri Lanka's capital after state of emergency declared 02 Apr 2022 - 12:31 pm

Colombo: Police stood outside petrol stations in Sri Lanka's capital city Colombo and shops slowly opened on Saturday - the first day after...

Shanghai separates COVID-positive children from parents in virus fight 02 Apr 2022 - 11:26 am

Shanghai: Esther Zhao thought she was doing the right thing when she brought her 2-1/2-year-old daughter to a Shanghai hospital with a fever...

Shanghai moves to 2nd part of lockdown as testing lines grow 01 Apr 2022 - 09:51 pm

BEIJING: About 16 million residents in Shanghai are being tested for the coronavirus during the second stage of the lockdown that shifted Friday...

Malaysia reopens borders to vaccinated passengers after two years of travel curbs 01 Apr 2022 - 03:36 pm

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia fully reopened its borders on Friday, dropping quarantine requirements for people vaccinated against COVID-19 after two years of strict travel...

Sri Lanka lifts curfew after violent protests over economic crisis 01 Apr 2022 - 01:39 pm

COLOMBO- Police in Sri Lanka's capital lifted a curfew on Friday after protests in which dozens of people were arrested and injured near...

S.Korea likely to lift outdoor mask mandate, most COVID curbs this month 01 Apr 2022 - 12:18 pm

SEOUL- South Korea said on Friday it would further relax its social distancing rules next week and possibly scrap most pandemic-related curbs later...