Asia

WELLINGTON: New Zealand reported no new COVID-19 case over the past 24 hours, the first time in 49 days, with the total number of infections staying at...

MANILA: The Philippines has released a total of 9,731 inmates in an apparent move to decongest jails as the country grapples with an increasing number of...

HANOI: Vietnam reported no new cases of COVID-19 infection on Saturday, the eighth day in a row, with its total confirmed cases remaining at 270, according...

PYONGYANG: Kim Jong Un, top leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), attended the ribbon-cutting ceremony of a phosphatic fertilizer...

TOKYO: The COVID-19 cases in Japan increased by 247 to 13,860, according to the latest figures from the health ministry and local authorities on Tuesday...

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia has entered the "recovery phase" of containing the COVID-19 outbreak as new confirmed cases and active cases continue to...

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is 'alive and well', South Korean sources reported Sunday, following weeks of speculation over Kim's health...

JAKARTA: The Indonesian police have thwarted thousands of people planning to go back to hometowns for celebrating the Islamic festivity as the country has...

MOSCOW: Russia's daily confirmed cases have registered a new record of 6,361 over the past 24 hours, raising the total number of COVID-19 infections to...

BEIJING: China's inactivated COVID-19 vaccine entered the second phase of clinical trial on Friday, according to its developers. The inactivated...