BEIJING: China successfully launched the final module of its Tiangong space station on Monday (Oct 31), state media said, the latest step in Beijing’s ambitious space programme. The space station is one of the crown jewels of Beijing’s ambitious space programme, which has landed robotic rovers on Mars and theContinue Reading
SEOUL: Across South Korea, events such as autumn foliage festivals and K-Pop concerts are cancelled, and grief-stricken communities are putting off gatherings after a Seoul crowd crush killed at least 154 people, threatening to crimp growth further. A major K-pop concert called Busan One Asia Festival, set for Sunday (OctContinue Reading
Mr Khairy said that there was a 16.5 per cent increase in the number of cases between Oct 23 and Oct 29, compared to the corresponding period a week before. He said that the XBB Omicron subvariant is believed to be responsible for the rise in cases. He added thatContinue Reading
JOHOR BAHRU: Pakatan Harapan (PH) coalition’s Johor chapter has urged the Election Commission (EC) to set up a voting centre at Malaysia’s High Commission in Singapore to ease the voting process for Malaysians based in the city state. In a statement issued on Sunday (Oct 30) which was carriedContinue Reading
NEW DELHI: Delhi has suspended most construction and demolition activities as air quality in the Indian capital is set to worsen from Tuesday (Nov 1) because of calmer winds and other meteorological conditions, a government minister said. The city of about 20 million, the world’s most polluted capital, turns nearlyContinue Reading
WASHINGTON: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi discussed the rivalry between the two superpowers and Russia’s war in Ukraine in a call on Sunday (Oct 30), the State Department and Beijing’s foreign ministry said. The top diplomats talked about the need to “responsibly manageContinue Reading
Malaysians make up the largest migrant population in Singapore, with about a million of them living and working in the country as of 2020.Continue Reading
Preventing another tragedy like this involves monitoring and regulating the number of people in such spaces, and increasing education and awareness, said experts who spoke to CNA.Continue Reading
BEIJING: Officials in Chinese cities and provinces across the country are pulling no punches in stamping out sporadic COVID-19 outbreaks as winter nears, quickly closing venues and enforcing longer temporary lockdowns on millions of people. Cases in mainland China hit 2,898 on Sunday (Oct 30), topping 2,000 for a secondContinue Reading
In-person applications have been required for the past two and a half years due to COVID-19 restrictions, but the bureau said that as the current COVID-19 situation in Macao was stable and demand to visit the city was increasing, the government had decided to offer e-visas. Shares in Hong Kong-listedContinue Reading