BEIJING: China on Friday (Nov 4) reported the highest daily count of new local COVID-19 cases in six months as outbreaks widened, pushing policymakers to walk an even finer line between holding the virus at bay while keeping a lid on social and economic angst. New locally transmitted cases roseContinue Reading
Mr Scholz will also meet Chinese Premier Li Keqiang on the one-day trip, on which he is being accompanied by top business executives. The delegation of more than 60 people was met on the tarmac at Beijing Airport by a military guard – as well as health workers in whiteContinue Reading
Sarawak’s Gabungan Parti Sarawak is one coalition seen as a potential kingmaker, said analysts. It aims to make a clean sweep of all 31 parliamentary seats at the Nov 19 polls.Continue Reading
Sarvjeet Singh, a 48-year-old autorickshaw driver, said the smog was hurting his eyes and he was finding it difficult to breathe. “There are problems, especially in the morning. It’s difficult to drive my vehicle because of the pollution. My autorickshaw is open. It will affect us more than people inContinue Reading
SEOUL: South Korea’s military said it scrambled fighter jets after detecting about 180 North Korean warplanes flying north of the military border over four hours on Friday (Nov 4). The North Korean aircraft flew north of the so-called tactical measure line, drawn up to 20km north of the Military DemarcationContinue Reading
SEOUL: North Korea’s barrage of missiles this week was a vivid illustration of how tracking and intercepting waves of missiles at different altitudes and trajectories is a complex task – even in peacetime. The challenge was evident in conflicting and sometime contradictory details released by South Korea and Japan aboutContinue Reading
MORBI, India: A senior administrative official in the Indian town of Morbi has been suspended by the Gujarat state government following the collapse of a bridge that led to the death of 135 people, the chief minister’s office said on Friday (Nov 4). The colonial-era suspension footbridge in Morbi, overContinue Reading
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Approval to test digital life insurance business for 12 months Tune Protect Ventures Sdn. Bhd. (TPV), a wholly owned subsidiary of Tune Protect Group Berhad (Tune Protect) has received conditional approval from Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) to participate in the Financial Technology…Continue Reading
CNA was earlier named global winner for Best News Website or Mobile Service at the 2022 WAN-IFRA Digital Media Awards Worldwide.Continue Reading
THREATS For now, Mr Khan’s campaign truck has become a crime scene, cordoned off and guarded by commandos as forensic experts comb the area. Overnight, thousands of Mr Khan’s supporters gathered for a peek, many waving party banners. Information Minister Marriyum Aurangzeb said on Thursday the attacker had been takenContinue Reading