Asia

BANGKOK: Thailand reported on Monday (May 17) a daily record of 9,635 new COVID-19 cases, nearly three-quarters of which were prisoners infected in

SINGAPORE: The launch of the Singapore-Hong Kong air travel bubble, originally planned for May 26, will be deferred for the

BANGKOK: As Thailand struggles to deal with its worst wave of COVID-19 infections, staff in the intensive care unit of

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian senior minister Azmin Ali is among those being probed for health protocol violations over the Hari Raya

NEW DELHI: India on Monday (May 17) reported a further decline in new COVID-19 cases though daily deaths remained above

BEIJING: China’s factories slowed their output growth in April and retail sales significantly missed expectations as officials warned of new

TAIPEI: A surge of coronavirus infections in Taiwan, one of the world’s COVID-19 mitigation success stories, has left it scrambling

TOKYO: More than 80 per cent of Japanese oppose hosting the coronavirus-postponed Olympics this year, a new poll published on Monday

UNITED NATIONS: China on Sunday (May 16) voiced regret that the United States was blocking a UN Security Council statement on