Tag: Breaking News: Asia
India Chandrayaan-3 lunar mission lands on moon’s south pole
India staked new claim as a national superpower in space on Wednesday, landing its Chandrayaan-3 mission safely on the moon's unexplored south pole.Th [...]
China trims Covid quarantine time by two days
China's Covid outbreak is at its worst in about half a year. Residents of Hohhot, Inner Mongolia, are pictured here lining up for regular virus testin [...]
Asia markets trade higher after U.S. stocks rally for a second day
A man walks past the Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE), operated by Japan Exchange Group Inc. (JPX), in Tokyo, Japan, on Monday, Nov. 30, 2020.Toru Hanai | B [...]
Reserve Bank of Australia, currencies, interest rates
The Reserve Bank of Australia building in Sydney, Australia, on Monday, Sept. 6, 2021.David Gray | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesFutures in the Asia-Pacific [...]
non-fully vaccinated travelers don’t need quarantine from Monday
People sit outside a bar at Emily Hill in Singapore, on Monday, Aug. 22, 2022.Ore Huiying | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesSINGAPORE — Singapore is set to al [...]
Hong Kong cuts hotel quarantine for travelers to 3 days
Hong Kong is reducing the amount of time travelers will need to serve hotel quarantine, from seven days down to three starting Friday."The seven-day q [...]
U.S. State Department orders all non-emergency government staff in Shanghai to leave as Covid surges
Chinese and U.S. flags flutter near The Bund, before U.S. trade delegation meet their Chinese counterparts for talks in Shanghai, China July 30, 2019. [...]
To reopen borders, drop outdoor mask mandate
Office workers walk out for lunch break at Raffles Place financial business district in Singapore on January 4, 2022.Roslan Rahman | AFP | Getty Image [...]
China Eastern Airlines Boeing 737 crashes, 132 people on board
GUANGZHOU, GUANGDONG, CHINA - 2019/10/03: Logo of China Eastern Airlines seen on a Boeing 737-800 in Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport.Sopa Image [...]
Australia cancels Novak Djokovic’s visa for the second time
Novak Djokovic of Serbia celebrates winning against Marin Cilic of Croatia in match 2 of the Davis Cup Semi Final at Madrid Arena on December 3, 2021. [...]
Omicron Covid fears continue to weigh on market sentiment
SINGAPORE — Stocks in Asia-Pacific fell in Thursday morning trade, as concerns over the economic impact of the omicron Covid variant continues to w [...]
Singapore on Covid restrictions, living with Covid and travel lanes
People walk at a pedestrian crossing along the Orchard Road shopping district in Singapore on September 7, 2021.Roslan Rahman | AFP | Getty ImagesS [...]
Singapore, South Korea announce bilateral vaccinated travel lane
Korean Air Lines Co. aircraft sit on the tarmac at Incheon International Airport in Incheon, South Korea, on Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2020.SeongJoon Cho [...]
Olympics will ban spectators after Japan declares state of emergency
Olympics organizers are banning all spectators from the video games this yr after Japan declared a state of emergency that is meant to curb a wave [...]
Singapore to start out easing Covid restrictions as day by day infections fall
A lady, sporting a face masks as a prevention towards Covid-19 walks alongside the promenade at Marina Bay in Singapore on Might 4, 2020.Roslan Rah [...]