Asia

BEIJING: China has logged its hottest August since records began, state media reported Tuesday (Sep 6), following an unusually intense summer heatwave that parched rivers, scorched crops and triggered isolated...

SINGAPORE From Aug 29, non-fully vaccinated short-term visitors aged 13 and above travelling to Singapore no longer need to apply for entry approval.  They are not required to undergo a...

SINGAPORE: Taiwan has removed Singapore, Malaysia and a host of other countries from an initial list of nations announced as eligible for visa-free entry starting next week. On Monday (Sep...

TAIPEI: Taiwan's government expressed its condolences to China on Tuesday (Sep 6) for an earthquake in Sichuan province and said it was ready to send rescuers, in a sign of...

HONG KONG: Hong Kong has reported its first case of monkeypox, health authorities said on Tuesday (Sep 6), after symptoms were discovered in a 30-year-old man who arrived from the...

LONDON/COLOMBO: Sri Lanka's International Monetary Fund (IMF) bailout plan could be a turning point in its worst economic crisis, but far-from-stable politics and a need to get debt relief from...

“When there’s prolonged heavy rain, the high humidity and moisture in the atmosphere will lead to fungus infecting the crops. And if the rain continues to be heavy, farmers don’t...

Judging by the stock market, Adani’s moves have been wildly successful. Shares in some of his companies have climbed more than 1,000 per cent since 2020. That compares with a...

JAMSHORO, Pakistan: Pakistan was scrambling on Tuesday (Sep 6) to widen a breach in its biggest lake and prevent the waters from overflowing to swamp nearby towns, so worsening unprecedented...

TAIPEI: The combat skills of Taiwan's military are now "more mature" and it is better able to fight thanks to having to repeatedly scramble to see off Chinese forces during...