NEW DELHI: Smog in New Delhi hit “hazardous” levels on Thursday (Nov 3) as smoke from thousands of crop fires in northern India combined with other pollutants to create a noxious grey cocktail enveloping the megacity. Levels of the most dangerous particles – PM 2.5, so tiny they can enterContinue Reading
SINGAPORE: Key North Asian economies are stockpiling fuel, diversifying sources and conserving power to ensure adequate supplies for winter, as an unprecedented global energy crisis makes spot liquefied natural gas (LNG) purchases costly. Major LNG importers – Japan, South Korea and China – have been grappling with soaring prices ofContinue Reading
MANILA: The death toll from a powerful storm that triggered flooding and landslides across the Philippines has reached 150, disaster officials said on Thursday (Nov 3), as more rain was forecast in some of the hardest-hit areas. More than 355,400 people fled their homes as Severe Tropical Storm Nalgae poundedContinue Reading
As the Kingdom gears up for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation, Thailand considers its opportunities in the face of changing global events
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HONG KONG: Macao casino MGM Cotai, operated by MGM China, reopened on Wednesday (Nov 2) after being sealed for three days after a dealer was found to be infected with COVID-19 and authorities quarantined more than 1,500 people inside in response. All of the people held in the casino resortContinue Reading
Increasingly desperate-sounding emergency calls were made from the Itaewon area to the South Korean police department during that fateful Halloween celebration.Continue Reading
The Yonhap news agency reported the missile went through stage separation, suggesting it may be a long-range weapon. After North Korea fired at least 23 missiles into the sea on Wednesday, including the one that landed less than 60km off South Korea’s coast, South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol described theContinue Reading
The allies have been conducting one of the largest air exercises ever, with hundreds of South Korean and US warplanes, including F-35 fighters, staging around-the-clock simulated missions. After Thursday’s ICBM launch, the allies agreed to extend the drills past Friday, when they were scheduled to end, South Korea’s Air ForceContinue Reading
Disturbing footage showing emergency rescue officials and citizens providing cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) to unconscious victims quickly went viral on social media even before the nature and the scale of the disaster became known. The graphic images were replayed on mainstream news media. Then speculation about what caused the disaster beganContinue Reading
Beyond escaping floods and crowds, the location of Indonesia’s new capital will have economic and geopolitical ramifications, say these writers.Continue Reading