TOKYO - Japan's popular coronavirus vaccination minister, Taro Kono, announced his candidacy on Friday to lead the ruling party and, by extension, become...
TOKYO - Japan's popular coronavirus vaccination minister, Taro Kono, announced his candidacy on Friday to lead the ruling party and, by extension, become...
Hanoi: Vietnam put 500,000 soldiers on standby, readied evacuation plans and ordered vessels to stay in port on Thursday, state media reported, as...
The Taliban denied news reports that chartered planes are expected to fly Americans and other civilians out of Afghanistan on Thursday, saying international...
BANGKOK: Thailand plans to reopen Bangkok and other key destinations to foreign tourists next month, officials said on Thursday, aiming to revive its...
SINGAPORE: Singapore is ramping up COVID-19 testing and has warned it would not rule out reimposing tighter curbs as infections rise - moves...
KABUL, Afghanistan: Qatari envoy says Qatar Airways plane at Kabul international airport will fly Americans, Westerners out of Afghanistan. Afghanistan's Kabul Airport is...
China has temporarily suspended approval for all new online games in a bid to curb a gaming addiction among young people, the South...
WELLINGTON: Around a quarter of a million doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine bought from Spain will arrive in New Zealand this week,...
SEOUL: South Korean researchers say they have developed an artificial skin-like material, inspired by natural biology, that can quickly adjust its hues like...
TOKYO: Japan said on Thursday it will extend emergency COVID-19 restrictions in Tokyo and other regions until the end of this month to...
SHANGHAI: China's crackdown on "fan culture" is aimed at maintaining public order and will not affect its relations with any country, the Chinese...
Thailand's capital launched on Wednesday a pilot bus service to ensure that the elderly and other vulnerable groups in Bangkok are vaccinated against...
MANILA: Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on Wednesday accepted his party's nomination to run for vice president in next year's election, pushing ahead with...
SEOUL: South Korea is drawing up a plan on how to live more normally with COVID-19, expecting 80% of adults to be fully...
SYDNEY: Three-quarters of people over the age of 16 in Australia's New South Wales (NSW) have now had at least their first vaccination...
MANILA: Philippine Senator Panfilo Lacson on Wednesday declared his candidacy for next year's presidential election, the first to confirm a run for the...
Tokyo: Japan should strive for a new form of capitalism to reduce income disparity that has worsened under the coronavirus pandemic, says former...
Jakarta, Indonesia: A massive fire raged through an overcrowded prison near Indonesia’s capital early Wednesday, killing at least 41 inmates and injuring 80...
