Badminton World Tour finals moved from China to Thailand because of COVID
China will no longer host the season-ending Badminton World Tour Finals in December because of the Covid-19 pandemic, the sport’s…
Category: Asia
Indonesia revokes licenses of drug firms over syrups linked to child deaths
Indonesia’s food and drug agency on Wednesday revoked the licences of two chemical firms to distribute materials used in syrup…
Iran yamkamata mwanahabari aliyemhoji babake Mahasa Amini
Shirika la kutetea haki za binadamu, limesema kuwa mwandishi huyo wa habari alikamatwa siku ya jumapili.
Seoul scrambles jets after detecting 180 N. Korea warplanes
Shortly after South Korea announced the decision to extend the joint drills on Thursday, Pyongyang launched three more short-range ballistic missiles, calling the decision “a very dangerous and wrong choice”.
Rais Samia aanza ziara China
Rais Samia Suluhu Hassan amewasili mjini Beijing, China kwa ziara ya kiserikali inayolenga kuimarisha ushirikiano kati ya nchi hizo mbili.
Man’s body travels 900 km undetected in Indian train toilet
Police said Thursday they discovered the dead body of a man that had travelled undetected for 900 kilometres (560 miles)…
China imposes Covid lockdown on 600,000 people around iPhone plant
Chinese authorities imposed lockdowns on 600,000 people in the area surrounding the world’s largest iPhone factory after workers fled to avoid a coronavirus outbreak
South Korea Police Admit Crowd Surge Response Was ‘Insufficient’
Transcripts of emergency calls reported by South Korean news agency News1 documented how desperate members of the public had flagged dangerous overcrowding hours before disaster struck at around 10:00 pm local time (1300 GMT) Saturday.
Tokyo recognises same-sex relationships
Tokyo began issuing partnership certificates to same-sex couples who live and work in the capital, a long-awaited move in a country without marriage equality
More than 150 killed in Halloween stampede in South Korea
Police estimate as many as 100,000 people, mostly in their teens and 20s, went to celebrate Halloween Saturday night.
