The Metropolitan Police Bureau has laid seven charges against the policeman who hit and killed a woman doctor with his Ducati Monster motorcycle on Friday.

BEIJING: One of China's longest coronavirus lockdowns since the start of the pandemic came to an end on Monday as authorities announced the lifting of most restrictions in the northern megacity of Xi'an.

Some foreigners and Vietnamese living abroad no longer need written permission from Vietnamese authorities to enter the country as the government gradually eases travel restrictions.

TOKYO: The Japan operator of the popular Chinese video-sharing app TikTok said on Monday it has paid social media influencers to spread certain videos on Twitter without informing viewers about the payments.

The fourth phase of the Finance Ministry's "Khon La Khreung" co-payment subsidy was approved by the cabinet on Monday, government spokesman Thanakorn Wangboonkongchana said.

ABU DHABI: Two ballistic missiles fired by Yemeni rebels were intercepted and destroyed over the UAE capital Abu Dhabi on Monday, officials said, the latest attack in a sharp escalation in the seven-year long war.

Domestic car sales fell 17.2% in December from a year earlier and dropped 4.2% in the whole of 2021, due to coronavirus outbreaks and a shortage of microchips, the Federation of Thai Industries (FTI) said on Monday.

The government is ramping up the rollout of fourth Covid-19 shots to residents in tourism-dependent regions as the nation gears up for border reopening next month.

There were 13 more Covid-19 fatalities and 7,139 new cases recorded the previous 24 hours, the Public Health Ministry reported on Monday morning.

SYDNEY: Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison's WeChat account has disappeared, prompting accusations of Chinese "interference" from senior members of his government Monday.