Asia

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...

KATHMANDU: The Nepali government on Saturday decided to extend the ongoing suspension of both domestic and international flights on its sky till May 15, as...

Utter silence from the authorities in Pyongyang is fueling speculation surrounding the well-being of Kim Jong Un, the North Korean dictator. Media reports...

SINGAPORE: Singapore will extend its COVID-19 "circuit breaker" period by four weeks to June 1 to stem the spread of the coronavirus, Prime...

MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin said Monday that although the country is managing to slow the spread of COVID-19, its peak is yet to...