Asia

Beijing hit out at the United States on Thursday (Dec 16) for its decision to impose sanctions on Chinese painkiller makers as Washington tries to curb an addiction epidemic that killed a record 100,000 Americans last year. As people…

Japan said on Thursday (Dec 16) that a staff member at a facility housing people found positive with the coronavirus after arriving in the country had tested positive for Omicron, in the first case of a domestically acquired infection of…

Typhoon Rai rapidly intensified to a Category 5 storm before making landfall in the southern Philippines on Thursday (Dec 16), forcing mass evacuations and flight cancellations as floodwaters reached chest-high in many low-lying…

Indonesia started vaccinating elementary school children aged 6-11 against Covid-19 on Tuesday (Dec 14), becoming one of the few countries in Asia to start mass inoculations for young children. Vaccinations against the…

Today (December 12, 2021) at Amita Technology (Thailand) Co., Ltd., Chachoengsao Province Mr. Suriya Soroongkit, the Minister of Industry presided over the ceremony to open a lithium-ion battery factory and a full range of energy storage…

Intel Corp will invest RM30 billion (S$9.7 billion) to expand its manufacturing capabilities in advanced semiconductor packaging technology in Penang, Malaysia, according to a press invitation on Monday (Dec 13). The chipmaker is…

India reported its lowest tally of active Covid-19 cases in 18 months on Monday (Dec 13), but a sharp drop in the use of protective face masks is causing concern after a rise in the number of infections with the Omicron variant. Many…

China and the US have been collaborating "very productively" on fighting climate change, but Beijing needs to raise its game or the world will risk exceeding its temperature target, the current highest ranking US diplomat in China has said.…

The rush to open up has led to an unprecedented spike in hospitalisations and deaths that threaten to undo the progress the country has made so far in the pandemic. South Korea reported 6,320 cases each day on average in the past week,…

The Indonesian Police's anti-terror squad Densus 88 on Monday (Dec 13) arrested four suspected terrorists in the cities of Palembang and Lubuklinggau, in South Sumatra province, a police officer said. They are allegedly linked to the…