World / Asia

South Korean firm to produce 150 mln doses a year of Russian COVID-19 vaccine: RDIF 13 Nov 2020 - 04:56 pm

MOSCOW/SEOUL: South Korea's GL Rapha will make more than 150 million doses of Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine per year, Russia's sovereign wealth fund...

South Korea begins fining people flouting mask rules, reports 191 new coronavirus cases 13 Nov 2020 - 04:31 pm

SEOUL: South Korea will begin fining people who fail to wear masks in public on Friday as it reported 191 new coronavirus cases,...

Sony PS5 sold out online as pandemic chills real-world retailing 13 Nov 2020 - 02:52 pm

TOKYO: Sony Corp's playstation 5 (PS5) console launched in core markets on Thursday to intense interest online, but with first day real-world sales...

Drones light up Seoul sky with messages of hope amid COVID-19 13 Nov 2020 - 02:31 pm

SEOUL: More than 300 drones lit up the sky over Seoul on Friday in a show the government said was meant to give...

No need for new coronavirus emergency, Japan PM says, as cases hit record 13 Nov 2020 - 01:52 pm

TOKYO - Japan does not need another state of emergency to tackle the novel coronavirus pandemic, Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said on Friday,...

South Korean firm to produce 150 mln doses a year of Russian COVID-19 vaccine - RDIF 13 Nov 2020 - 01:22 pm

MOSCOW/SEOUL - South Korea's GL Rapha will make more than 150 million doses of Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine per year, Russia's sovereign wealth...

China finds coronavirus on packaging of Brazilian beef 13 Nov 2020 - 01:13 pm

BEIJING - The Chinese city of Wuhan said on Friday it had detected the novel coronavirus on the packaging of a batch of...

Indonesia to start mass COVID-19 vaccination this year - President 13 Nov 2020 - 12:48 pm

JAKARTA - Indonesia has sought emergency authorisation to start a mass vaccination campaign by the end of the year to combat the coronavirus...

Australia scraps plans to allow foreign students back 13 Nov 2020 - 12:11 pm

SYDNEY - Australia will not allow foreign students to return as Canberra prioritises the return of locals stuck overseas, Prime Minister Scott Morrison...

China sends 'congratulations' to Joe Biden on US election win 13 Nov 2020 - 11:41 am

Beijing - China congratulated US President-elect Joe Biden on Friday nearly a week after he was declared winner of the American election. US-China...

Philippines hunts for dozens missing after its deadliest typhoon this year 13 Nov 2020 - 10:33 am

MANILA: Philippine police and soldiers joined a search on Friday for missing people after Typhoon Vamco killed at least 42 people, as residents...

South Korea starts fining people not wearing masks 13 Nov 2020 - 10:25 am

SEOUL, South Korea - South Korea has reported its biggest daily jump in COVID-19 cases in 70 days as the government began fining...

Major floods in Manila as typhoon batters Philippines 12 Nov 2020 - 05:35 pm

Manila: The third typhoon to hit the storm-battered Philippines in as many weeks caused major flooding in Manila on Thursday, trapping people on...

New Indian version of hit PUBG mobile game to be launched after China-focused ban 12 Nov 2020 - 03:23 pm

NEW DELHI: PUBG Corp, a subsidiary of a South Korean company, said on Thursday it will launch a new PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG) mobile...

Seven dead as Typhoon Vamco triggers Philippine capital's worst floods in years 12 Nov 2020 - 02:27 pm

MANILA: Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday ordered government agencies to hasten relief efforts after a powerful typhoon killed at least seven people...

Typhoon Vamco lashes the Philippines, paralyses parts of Manila 12 Nov 2020 - 08:10 am

MANILA: Torrential rains from Typhoon Vamco lashed provinces in the Philippines' main Luzon island on Thursday, killing at least one person and paralysing...

India to regulate streaming services, online content 11 Nov 2020 - 11:50 pm

NEW DELHI - India's federal government will regulate content on video streaming platforms, including global services such as Netflix, Amazon Prime Video and...