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Japan has world’s most powerful passport in post-pandemic world

Japan has the world’s most powerful passport, the latest rankings have revealed. As vaccine rollouts increase the likelihood of international travel resuming, the Henley Passport Index specifically looked at travel…

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India’s new coronavirus infections hit record of 184,372

India's new coronavirus infections reached a record of 184,372 in the last 24 hours, health ministry data showed on Wednesday, as most of the south Asian nation battles a second…

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Biden to pull U.S. troops from Afghanistan by Sept. 11, sources say

resident Joe Biden has decided to withdraw U.S. troops from Afghanistan by Sept. 11, 2021, 20 years to the day after al Qaeda's attacks triggered America's longest war, three sources familiar with…

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China urges U.S. to refrain from playing with fire on Taiwan issue

China on Tuesday urged the United States to refrain from playing with fire on the Taiwan issue, after it issued new guidelines that will enable U.S. officials to meet more freely with…

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Japan to release contaminated Fukushima water into sea after treatment

Japan will release more than 1 million tonnes of contaminated water from the destroyed Fukushima nuclear station into the sea, the government said on Tuesday, a move opposed by neighbours including China,…

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Japan denies considering vaccine priority for Olympic athletes

Japan said on Thursday it was not currently looking to prioritise COVID-19 vaccines for Olympic athletes, dismissing a media report that sparked a social media outcry since the country's inoculations are trailing…

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Sanofi to invest 400 mln euros in new vaccine production site in Singapore

French drugmaker Sanofi said on Monday it would invest 400 million euros ($475.40 million) over five years in a new vaccine production site in Singapore. The new site would provide…

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After sanctions, Huawei turning to businesses less reliant on high-end U.S. tech

Chinese telecoms equipment maker Huawei Technologies will invest more in businesses that are less reliant on advanced process techniques, it said on Monday, citing U.S. sanctions that have reduced its…

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Thailand reports record COVID-19 cases ahead of national holiday

Thailand on Monday reported 985 new COVID-19 cases, a record daily jump for a second day in a row, as the country deals with a third wave of infections and…

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China considers mixing COVID-19 vaccines to boost protection rate

China's top disease control official has said the country is formally considering mixing COVID-19 vaccines as a way of further boosting vaccine efficacy. Available data shows Chinese vaccines lag behind…

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IMF warns on rising debt risks in virus-hit Middle East, Central Asia

The International Monetary Fund said countries in the Middle East and Central Asia need to curb their financing requirements, as a surge in government debt, exacerbated by the pandemic, threatens…

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India overtakes Brazil as world’s second worst-hit country by COVID-19

India reported a record 168,912 COVID-19 infections overnight, data from the health ministry showed on Monday, overtaking Brazil to become the second-most affected country globally by the coronavirus. India's overall…

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Philippine capital to be under less restrictive quarantine curbs from Monday

MANILA, April 11 (Reuters) - Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte has approved placing the capital region and four adjacent provinces under a less restrictive community quarantine status from April 12, his…

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S.Korea to resume wider use of AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine, exclude people under 30

SEOUL, April 11 (Reuters) - South Korean authorities said on Sunday they will move ahead with a coronavirus vaccination drive this week, after deciding to continue using AstraZeneca PLC's vaccine…

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Myanmar security forces with rifle grenades kill over 80 protesters – monitoring group

Myanmar security forces fired rifle grenades at protesters in a town near Yangon on Friday, killing more than 80 people, the Assistance Association for Political Prisoners (AAPP) monitoring group and a…

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21 miners trapped after Xinjiang coal mine accident – official media

BEIJING, April 11 (Reuters) - Eight miners have been rescued and 21 remain trapped in a coal mine that flooded in northwest China's Xinjiang region, Chinese state news agency Xinhua…

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Sinopharm’s protein-based COVID-19 vaccine candidate gets China clinical trial nod

The China National Biotec Group Company (CNBG) has obtained regulatory approval to move a third COVID-19 vaccine candidate into the human testing stage in China, CNBG said on Saturday. The…

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South Asia surpasses grim milestone of 15 million COVID-19 cases

Coronavirus infections in the South Asia sub-region surpassed the grim milestone of 15 million on Saturday, a Reuters tally shows, led by India's record daily infections and vaccine shortages. South…

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India’s COVID-19 infections hit another record

India reported a record 145,384 new COVID-19 cases on Saturday and the highest number of deaths in more than five months, as it grapples with an overwhelming second-wave of infections…

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Magnitude 5.9 quake hits Indonesia, no tsunami

An earthquake of magnitude 5.9 struck in the ocean 91 km (57 miles) off the southern coast of the eastern part of Indonesia's Java island, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre said…

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Photo Story: Whale carcass washes ashore in Bangladesh

Local people take photos next to the carcass of a whale that washed up at Himchari beach in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh. Humayun Kabir, divisional forest officer (DFO) of Cox's Bazar…

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China fines Alibaba record $2.75 billion

Chinese regulators have fined Alibaba Group Holding Ltd 18 billion yuan ($2.75 billion) for violating anti-monopoly rules and abusing its dominant market position, marking the highest ever antitrust fine to…

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Philippines records 401 coronavirus deaths, highest daily increase

The Philippines' health ministry on Friday reported 401 new coronavirus deaths, the highest single-day spike in fatalities since the start of the pandemic, and 12,225 additional infections. In a bulletin,…

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China will take necessary measures to uphold rights of Chinese companies

China said on Friday it would take necessary measures to uphold the rights and interests of Chinese companies, after the United States added Chinese supercomputing entities to an economic blacklist.…

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China halts new enrollments at business school backed by Jack Ma

Beijing authorities have forced an elite business school backed by Alibaba Group Co Ltd founder Jack Ma to halt enrollments, the Financial Times said on Friday, citing sources familiar with…

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India’s new COVID-19 infections hit record, deaths at over five-month high

India reported another record number of new COVID-19 infections on Friday with daily deaths also hitting their highest in more than five months as the country battles a second wave…

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J&J set to begin India trial of its single-shot vaccine

Johnson & Johnson has told Indian regulators that it will soon begin clinical trials of its single-shot COVID-19 vaccine in the country, the Indian Express newspaper reported on Friday. The…

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South Korea unveils prototype of KF-X fighter jet

South Korea on Friday unveiled the first prototype of the KF-X fighter jet it is developing with Indonesia, amid lingering uncertainty over the future of Jakarta's role in the project.…

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Hong Kong govt to delay imports of AstraZeneca vaccine amid safety concerns

Hong Kong said on Friday it will delay shipments of AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine this year amid mounting concerns over possible links between the shot and very rare cases of blood…

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Singapore deputy PM unexpectedly steps aside as future PM, in succession setback

SINGAPORE, April 8 (Reuters) - Singapore's Deputy Prime Minister Heng Swee Keat will step aside as the designated successor to current premier Lee Hsien Loong, in an unexpected decision that…

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Myanmar crisis sounds death knell for garment industry, jobs and hope

Two years after opening his garment factory in Myanmar, Li Dongliang is on the verge of closing down and laying off his 800 remaining workers. Business had been struggling because…

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Thailand eyes nightlife curbs to arrest 3rd coronavirus wave

Thailand is considering closing entertainment venues in Bangkok and 40 provinces, its COVID-19 taskforce said on Thursday, as authorities rushed to tackle a new wave of coronavirus cases and the…

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South Korea weighs more virus curbs as daily infections surge

South Korea reported 700 new coronavirus cases on Thursday, its highest daily tally since early January, and the prime minister reiterated warnings that new social distancing rules would likely be…

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Asia’s rising coronavirus cases a worry as vaccine doubts cloud campaigns

India, South Korea and Thailand faced mounting coronavirus infections on Thursday, undermining cautious hopes that Asia might be emerging from the worst of the pandemic as worries about safety threatened…

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Singapore becomes a global cruise leader, for now

Singapore currently accounts for a third of the world's cruises its tourism body said on Wednesday, owing to the roaring success of its "cruises to nowhere" at a time of…

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Photo Story – Anti-government protesters face charges of lese majeste, Thailand

Thai pro-democracy activists flash the three-finger salute in front of a portrait of Suwat Jangyodsuk, Commissioner of the Royal Thai National Police, as they arrive to face charges at a…

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Philippines suspends use of AstraZeneca vaccine for people under 60

Philippine health authorities suspended on Thursday the use of AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine for people below 60 years of age to investigate reports of blood clots coming from overseas. The temporary…

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India reports record 126,789 new COVID-19 cases

India reported a record-high 126,789 new COVID-19 cases, health ministry data showed on Thursday, with much of the country struggling to contain a second surge in coronavirus infections. Deaths rose…

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Twitter launches ‘Milk Tea Alliance’ emoji as movement grows

Social media giant Twitter on Thursday launched an emoji for the Milk Tea Alliance, a global online pro-democracy movement that has united anti-Beijing campaigners in Hong Kong and Taiwan with…

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UPDATED:Ousted Myanmar ambassador tells UK: reject the military’s envoy

Myanmar's ousted ambassador to the United Kingdom, who has been locked out of his embassy by the military, urged the British government on Thursday to refuse to recognise the junta's…

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Scientists call for new probe into COVID-19 origins – with or without China

SHANGHAI, April 8 (Reuters) - A joint China-World Health Organization (WHO) study into COVID-19 has provided no credible answers about how the pandemic began, and more rigorous investigations are required…

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Photo Story: Vietnamese with a Lego collection of over 2 million bricks

Vietnamese Lego collector Hoang Dang completes one of his creations, a fishing boat which weights more than 20 kilograms, at his home in Hanoi, Vietnam. Hoang, 31, an industrial designer,…

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India reports record 115,736 new COVID-19 infections

India's second wave of coronavirus infections continued to swell as the country reported a record 115,736 new cases on Wednesday, data from the health ministry showed, as the worst hit…

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Taiwan says will fight to the end if China attacks

Taiwan will fight to the end if China attacks, its foreign minister said on Wednesday, adding that the United States saw a danger that this could happen amid mounting Chinese…

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What’s the new coronavirus variant in India and how should it change their COVID response?

After genome sequencing of over 10,000 COVID-19 cases in India, researchers have discovered a new variant with two new mutations which may be better at evading the immune system. In…

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Photo Story – Protest against military coup, in Mandalay, Myanmar

Demonstrators carry homemade weapons during an anti-military coup protest in Mandalay, Myanmar, 06 April 2021. At least 570 people have been killed by Myanmar armed forces since the military took…

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Photo Story – Flash flood aftermath in East Flores, Indonesia

People search for useable belongings after a flash flood hit their village in Adonara, East Flores, Indonesia, 06 April 2021. According to the Indonesian National Board for Disaster Management (BNPB)…

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Photo Story – Aftermath of Taiwan train derailment

A photo taken with a drone shows salvage workers removing parts of a train that had derailed in a tunnel north of Hualien County, eastern Taiwan, 06 April 2021. At…

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Rescuers hunt for survivors after cyclone wreaks havoc in Indonesia

Rescuers searched for dozens of people missing in remote islands of southeast Indonesia on Tuesday while expecting more casualties in the aftermath of a tropical cyclone that has killed at least 128.…

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North Korea drops out of Tokyo Olympics citing COVID-19, dashing South Korea hopes

North Korea will not join the Tokyo Olympics this year due to coronavirus concerns, the country's sports ministry said on Tuesday, dashing South Korean hopes the Games could be a catalyst to revive…

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Japan fears COVID-19 variants are behind possible fourth wave

Japanese health authorities are concerned that variants of the coronavirus are driving a nascent fourth wave in the pandemic with just 109 days remaining until the Tokyo Olympics. The variants…

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Photo Story: Aftermath of floods in East Timor

A damaged road in the aftermath of floods in Dili, East Timor, also known as Timor Leste, 05 April 2021. Scores were killed and dozens went missing as floods and…

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Young Pakistanis rush to purchase Russian vaccine as private sales open

Thousands of Pakistanis rushed to get inoculated in the first round of commercial sales of COVID-19 vaccines that began over the weekend, with vaccination sites in the southern city of…

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Photo Story: Rescue operation after fatal boat accident in Bangladesh

A crane lifts the capsized ferry boat from the waters in the Shitalakkhya river in Narayanganj, Dhaka, Bangladesh, 05 April 2021. A ferry carrying around 50 passengers sank after an…

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Singapore to accept COVID-19 digital travel pass from next month

Singapore will next month accept visitors who use a mobile travel pass containing digital certificates for COVID-19 tests and vaccines, its aviation regulator said on Monday, becoming one of the…

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Subaru to temporarily shut its plant due to chip shortage

Japan's Subaru Corp said on Monday that the automaker will shut its Yajima plant between April 10 and 27 due to a chip shortage, affecting 10,000 vehicles. Subaru will restart…

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Tropical cyclone kills at least 76 in Indonesia, East Timor

Floods and landslides triggered by tropical cyclone Seroja in a cluster of islands in southeast Indonesia and East Timor have killed at least 76 people and displaced thousands, officials said…

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