The headline consumer price index rose more than expected by 2.38% in October from a year earlier, driven by higher oil and vegetable prices, the Commerce Ministry said on Friday.

HONG KONG: The number of child abuse cases reported in Hong Kong in the first nine months of the year has jumped by two-thirds compared with the same period in 2020, police have said.

There were 80 more Covid-19 fatalities and 8,148 new cases recorded during the previous 24 hours, the Public Health Ministry rported on Friday morning.

SURAT THANI: Visitors flocked to Koh Tao on Friday with ferries from the Chumphon and Surat Thani mainland full of passengers, mostly foreigners.

Thais were quick to visit the Temple of the Emerald Buddha when it reopened to the public on Monday. | Jetjaras Na Ranong

As more schools are preparing to reopen doors to students, some have decided to shut their gates after reopening for a few days due to the detection of Covid-19.

CHIANG MAI: Twenty-three illegal Myanmar migrants were arrested on Thursday night in Fang district of this northern province.

BEIJING: Highways and school playgrounds in Beijing were closed Friday due to heavy pollution, as China ramps up coal production and faces scrutiny of its environmental record at international climate talks.

BEIJING: A citizen journalist jailed for her coverage of China's initial response to Covid in Wuhan is close to death after going on hunger strike, her family said, prompting renewed calls from rights groups for her immediate release.

BEIJING: Chinese developer Kaisa Group halted trading of its shares in Hong Kong Friday, on the back of deepening concerns over the company's cash flow and China's key property sector.