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Sun, May 22, 2022 | 23:13
Morgues overflowing as Hong Kong suffers deadly COVID wave
Morgues overflowing as Hong Kong suffers deadly COVID wave
Workers in PPE gear in Hong Kong carted the bodies of coronavirus victims into refrigerated shipping containers on Wednesday, as the city's morgues run out of space from a deadly Omicron surge.
2022-03-16 19:43
Indian court upholds ban on hijab in schools and colleges
Indian court upholds ban on hijab in schools and colleges
A court in a southern Indian state has upheld a ban on the wearing of the hijab in schools and colleges, saying the Muslim headscarf was not an essential religious practice of Islam.
2022-03-15 15:20
China unemployment jumps as COVID surge disrupts business
China unemployment jumps as COVID surge disrupts business
Unemployment in China rose and youth unemployment spiked in the first months of the year, data showed Tuesday, as a surge in COVID-19 cases rattled businesses and forced closures.
2022-03-15 13:28
  • COVID-19 cases more than double in China's growing outbreak
COVID-19 cases more than double in China's growing outbreak
COVID-19 cases more than double in China's growing outbreak
China's new COVID-19 cases more than doubled from the previous day Monday as the country faces by far its biggest outbreak since the early days of the pandemic.
2022-03-15 11:30
  • China unemployment jumps as COVID surge disrupts business
  • China on brink of biggest COVID-19 crisis since Wuhan as cases surge
Marcos Jr. holds big lead in poll for Philippines presidency
Marcos Jr. holds big lead in poll for Philippines presidency
The son and namesake of late Philippine dictator Ferdinand Marcos is maintaining a strong lead in the Philippines' presidential election race, according to an opinion poll published Monday.
2022-03-15 10:10
Korea's China policy faces shift under Yoon administration
Korea's China policy faces shift under Yoon administration
HONG KONG - The election of conservative Yoon Suk-yeol as South Korea's next president has raised questions over the future direction of relations between Seoul and Beijing, with the former prosecutor making clear he plans to strengthen trade and security ties with Washington. Yoon has taken a harder stance on China than outgoing liberal president Moon Jae-in, who has placed ...
2022-03-15 05:30
  • President-elect Yoon faces limited choices over North Korea
  • Yoon discusses North Korea, Ukraine crisis with British PM
Taiwanese military reservists train under cloud of Ukraine war
Taiwanese military reservists train under cloud of Ukraine war
Hundreds of Taiwanese military reservists carried out training exercises on Monday after the island's president called for "unity" as the Ukraine war rattles nerves over the threat of invasion from China.
2022-03-14 21:01
Chinese cities and factories lock down as outbreak spreads
Chinese cities and factories lock down as outbreak spreads
Seventeen million people in the Chinese tech hub of Shenzhen began their first full day under lockdown Monday, with restrictions also imposed in Shanghai and other major cities in an effort to extinguish the biggest threat to the nation's zero-tolerance COVID strategy.
2022-03-14 15:08
  • China on brink of biggest COVID-19 crisis since Wuhan as cases surge
Japan marks 11 years since quake, tsunami, nuclear disaster
Japan marks 11 years since quake, tsunami, nuclear disaster
Japan on Friday paid tribute to the victims and renewed searches for those still missing from a massive earthquake and tsunami 11 years ago that also triggered a nuclear disaster in Fukushima where tens of thousands still cannot return home.
2022-03-11 19:22
Chinese Premier Li confirms he will step down next March
Chinese Premier Li confirms he will step down next March
China's Premier Li Keqiang confirmed Friday that he plans to step down after his current term expires next March.
2022-03-11 13:41
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