Escaping Shanghai's Covid-19 lockdown only to get trapped in Hainan, China News,Brian Hall fled Shanghai in June to avoid another lockdown of his residential compound, escaping to China's tropical tourist island of Hainan where he could work remotely as a public health professor after unde
Beijing chokes in heavy dust as sandstorm blows in, China News,BEIJING – Beijing's air quality index (AQI) soared to hazardous levels on Wednesday (March 28) morning as a sandstorm smothered the Chinese capital in dust after triggering an alert late on Tuesday from the National Meteorological C
New Zealand to adopt new system of living with Covid-19 from Dec 3, World News,WELLINGTON – New Zealand will adopt a new system of living with the coronavirus virus from Dec 3, which will end tough restrictions and allow businesses to operate in its biggest city, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said o
Australia to spend $700 million to move or flood-proof homes in inundated areas, World News,Australia will spend A$800 million (S$728 million) to repair, retrofit and buy back homes in the flood-prone northwest of the country's largest state as the region recovers from its third inundation this
China vows to beef up 'weather modification' capabilities, China News,SHANGHAI – China wants to boost its ability to modify the weather and will extend an artificial rain and snow programme to cover at least 5.5 million square kilometres of land by 2025, the country’s cabinet said late on
South Korea reports highest Covid-19 daily count amid fourth wave, Asia News,SEOUL – South Korea on Wednesday (July 28) reported 1,896 new Covid-19 cases for Tuesday (July 27), its highest-ever daily increase, as the country struggles to subdue a fourth wave of outbreaks fanned by the more contagiou
Man arrested for trying to assassinate Genshin Impact studio founders, Digital News,According to various reports on the incident, Shanghai police have arrested a man for allegedly planning to assassinate the founders of Mihoyo, the Chinese studio that created Genshin Impact. Reportedly, the man infi
Indonesia passes contentious law to create more provinces in Papua, Asia News,JAKARTA — Indonesia's parliament passed on Thursday (June 30) legislation to create three new provinces in its underdeveloped region of Papua, a move critics fear could undermine the standing of the area's indige
Japan poised to widen Covid-19 controls as Omicron drives record infections, Asia News,TOKYO – Japan was poised on Wednesday (Jan 19) to widen Covid-19 controls to cover half its population as the Omicron variant drives new infections to record levels. Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is expected to off
'It's pandemonium': Virus panic-buying hits Los Angeles, World News,LOS ANGELES – Sprinting shoppers, rationed mineral water and not a roll of toilet paper to be seen: panic-buying sparked by the new coronavirus soared in Los Angeles this week. Two days after California declared a sta
World Bank says Delta variant slowing economic growth in East Asia and Pacific, Asia News,The East Asia and Pacific region's recovery has been undermined by the spread of the Covid-19 Delta variant, which is likely slowing economic growth and increasing inequality in the region, the World Bank
