Kazakhstan to cut int'l flights from Oct. 26
Kazakhstan will cut the number of international flights from Monday next week to reduce imported COVID-19 cases, the press service of Kazakh prime minister said in a statement late Monday.
Update: China continuously urges India to fulfill promises on returning missing soldier
The PLA soldier went missing while helping a herdsman find his yak along China-India border areas on Sunday night. China notified India immediately and India agreed to help search for the soldier and return him to China, Senior Colonel Zhang Shuili, a spokesperson of PLA Western Theater Command said in a statement on Monday night.
Hong Kong health authority apologizes for Indian consulate staff's quarantine exemption
Hong Kong's health authority made an apology on Monday for a quarantine exemption arrangement of an Indian visitor, who was diagnosed as a confirmed case of COVID-19 on October 15 after arriving to and leaving the airport on the same day.
33rd span of Bangladesh's largest Padma bridge installed
The 33rd span of the Chinese-built Padma bridge, the largest in Bangladesh, has been installed, making almost 5 km of the main structure of the bridge visible Monday.
Flood death toll in Cambodia rises to 25 as over 37,000 evacuated: spokesman
Flash floods in Cambodia have so far claimed 25 lives and forced the evacuation of 37,396 people, Seak Vichet, a spokesman for the National Committee for Disaster Management (NCDM), said on Monday.
New Zealand's next parliament is set to be the most diverse ever
New Zealand's next parliament is set to be the most inclusive ever, with several people of color, members from the rainbow communities and a high number of women.
New Zealand to form new gov't before official election results
New Zealand Labour Party leader Jacinda Ardern said at a press conference on Sunday she expected to form a government within the next two to three weeks before the release of official election results.
Minister: India plans to cut down particulate matter by 20-30 pct to reduce air pollution
India is considering plans to cut down the particulate matter (PM) concentration by 20 to 30 percent in efforts to reduce air pollution, federal Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar said Sunday.
India's COVID-19 peak past, to be under control early next year: gov't
The panel also warned that the onset of winter and upcoming festivals may increase people's susceptibility to the coronavirus infection and laxity at this point can again lead to a case spike.
14 military personnel killed in central Vietnam landslide
A landslide triggered by prolonged downpours has left at least 14 military personnel dead in central Vietnam's Quang Tri province on Sunday, Vietnam News Agency (VNA) reported.
Singapore's innovative world-first face scan plan sparks privacy fears
Singapore will become the world's first country to use facial verification in its national ID scheme, but privacy advocates are alarmed by what they say is an intrusive system vulnerable to abuse.
New Zealand reports 3 new cases of COVID-19
New Zealand reported three new cases of COVID-19 including one new community case on Sunday, the Director-General of Health Dr. Ashley Bloomfield provided the update in a press conference.
Suga's offering to Yasukuni Shrine betrays pledge to improve ties with China: experts
Japanese Prime Minister Suga Yoshihide on Saturday sent an offering of a potted plant to the Yasukuni Shrine to mark a two-day autumn festival, following the same practice of his predecessor in honoring Japan's war dead, including those convicted of World War II war crimes.
Malta reports record daily increase in COVID-19 cases
The Maltese health authorities on Thursday announced a record daily increase of 112 new cases, bringing the total number of active COVID-19 cases surpassing the 1,000 mark for the first time since March this year.
Poor Indian women 'learn to ignore' sexual abuse at work
From lewd comments to demands for sex, women working in India's vast informal sector rarely report sexual harassment for fear of losing their jobs, labor rights campaigners said on Wednesday, three years after the #MeToo movement began.
FB shuts NZ party page
Facebook shut down the page of a fringe New Zealand political party on Thursday, days before a general election, for sharing what the company called misinformation about the novel coronavirus pandemic.
China-Laos railway sets up 1st signal controller
The first signal controller of the China-Laos Railway was successfully set up in the northern suburbs of Lao capital Vientiane on Wednesday, which marked a key step in the signal system construction and installation along the China-Laos railway.
Irreversible loss
Half of the Great Barrier Reef's corals have died over the past 25 years, scientists said Wednesday, warning that climate change is irreversibly destroying the underwater ecosystem.