World / Asia

Pelosi lauds Taiwan, says China's fury cannot stop visits by world leaders 03 Aug 2022 - 08:45 pm

TAIPEI: U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi left Taiwan on Wednesday after touting its democracy and pledging American solidarity during her brief...

India withdraws privacy bill proposal, working on new law 03 Aug 2022 - 03:10 pm

NEW DELHI: India's information technology minister on Wednesday withdrew a data protection bill which was first proposed in 2019 and alarmed big tech...

Heatwaves increasing in India but related deaths fall 03 Aug 2022 - 03:00 pm

NEW DELHI: Temperatures during India's monsoon season have risen this century and the country could see more frequent heatwaves in future, the government...

3 killed, 6 injured in attack on Chinese kindergarten 03 Aug 2022 - 02:45 pm

BEIJING: Police in southern China are searching for a man who allegedly killed three people and injured six at a kindergarten in the...

Thailand reports third monkeypox case, plans to import vaccine 03 Aug 2022 - 11:24 am

Thailand reported its third case of monkeypox, and the government said it plans to import a vaccine for the disease this month. A...

Sri Lanka to restart IMF bailout talks, president calls for unity government 03 Aug 2022 - 10:30 am

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka will restart bailout talks with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in August, its new president said on Wednesday, while calling...

5.6 magnitude earthquake hits Southern Philippines 03 Aug 2022 - 10:23 am

Manila: An earthquake measuring 5.6 on the Richter scale hit Tuesday the southern Philippine province of Davao Oriental. According to the Philippine Institute...

Help wanted: New Zealand industries struggle to find workers 03 Aug 2022 - 10:03 am

Wellington: New Zealand video game developer PikPok found a solution to prolonged difficulty in finding experienced workers: Colombia. The company, which is behind...

Pelosi’s Taiwan trip spurs Chinese battery giant to pause plant debut 02 Aug 2022 - 11:48 pm

A giant Chinese supplier of electric-vehicle batteries decided to push back announcing a multibillion-dollar North American plant to supply Tesla Inc. and Ford...

China slaps export ban on 100 Taiwan brands before Pelosi visit 02 Aug 2022 - 10:53 pm

China barred shipments from more than 100 Taiwanese food exporters in an apparent effort to impose economic pressure on a key industry ahead...

Philippine president says won't rejoin International Criminal Court 02 Aug 2022 - 08:35 pm

MANILA: Newly elected President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said on Monday the Philippines has no plan to rejoin the International Criminal Court, a decision...

US House Speaker Pelosi lands in Taiwan; Chinese warplanes take to skies 02 Aug 2022 - 06:41 pm

TAIPEI: U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi arrived in Chinese-claimed Taiwan aboard a U.S. military aircraft late on Tuesday, the first such...

World’s No. 2 clothes exporter faces order drop as power falters 02 Aug 2022 - 02:35 pm

Bangladesh’s garment industry, the world’s No. 2 exporter after China, is facing a double whammy from slowing global demand and an energy crisis...

One killed, one injured in aircraft crash western Malaysia 02 Aug 2022 - 12:49 pm

Kuala Lumpur:A person was killed and other injured in aircraft crash Monday, in the state of Perak, western Malaysia. A flight instructor was...

Tourism workers strike as Indonesia hikes fee to see rare dragons 02 Aug 2022 - 12:14 pm

JAKARTA: Hundreds of Indonesian tourism workers were on strike on Tuesday over a hefty hike in ticket prices to see the country's famous...

Hong Kong lowers age for Sinovac vaccine shot to six months 02 Aug 2022 - 11:50 am

HONG KONG: Hong Kong on Tuesday reduced the minimum age for getting vaccinated with China's Sinovac COVID-19 shot to six months from three...

How the CIA identified and killed Al-Qaeda leader Zawahiri 02 Aug 2022 - 11:43 am

WASHINGTON: Al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri was killed in a U.S. strike in Afghanistan over the weekend, the biggest blow to the militant...

Al Qaeda leader Zawahiri killed in US drone strike in Kabul 02 Aug 2022 - 11:01 am

KABUL/WASHINGTON: The United States killed al Qaeda leader Ayman Al Zawahiri in a "precision" strike in the centre of Kabul, the Afghanistan capital,...