Health officials reported 366 Covid-19 infections on Friday, including 14 imported cases, and 11 additional deaths.

Good exam grades and academic skills are only part of the story, and today teachers are more aware than ever that soft skills are vital for pupils to get ahead in the workplace of tomorrow

The women, aged 30 to 55 years old, were digging for gold in an abandoned illegal mine in North Sumatra when a cliff collapsed, burying them all.

China is expected to stop its sweeping regulatory clampdown on the tech sector, giving internet platforms larger roles to help prop up the ailing economy, according to two sources briefed on the situation.

District Court judge finds engineering undergraduate Lui Sai-yu’s offence to be of a ‘serious nature’.

With temperatures set to soar to 48 degrees Celsius over the next few days, daily life has become hellish across much of India – and experts warn there’s no end in sight.

Officials counted 108 infections in the residential compounds classified as low-risk and their surrounding areas over the last 24 hours – the lowest total in a month – raising anticipation for an easing of restrictions and a ramp-up in business a...

Police alerted in November 2021 after the five attempted to enter the Immigration Tower in Wan Chai without using official coronavirus risk-exposure app.

Hangzhou in Zhejiang province has set up around 6,500 testing stations for residents and visitors in keeping with early detection strategy.

Addressing parliament on Friday, Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare compared the country’s China pact to Australia’s security agreement with Britain and the US.

With large-scale lockdowns of major cities taking a heavy toll on the economy, China’s Politburo touches on ways it will address headwinds and uncertainties.

Washington representative Sandra Oudkirk thanks the industry for its efforts to resolve global chip shortage, urges further progress.

At Hong Kong Wetland Park, the maximum temperature hit an April record of 35.9 degrees as of 1.40pm on Friday.

Daisy Wang Yuyou, deputy director of the museum, says its mission is education, like that of any museum, and describes working there as beyond her wildest dreams.

Failing to curb carbon emissions may result in an emptying of the ocean not seen for 250 million years amid a rapidly warming climate, according to a newly published paper.

Party newspaper report says Liao’s unexpected death followed a sudden illness, without elaborating on the cause.

Andrew Fahie and the islands’ chief port official are accused of agreeing to accept money from undercover agents posing as Mexican drug traffickers.

The decision on masks in South Korea came just days ahead of newly elected President Yoon Suk-yeol’s inauguration on May 10 – and despite his team’s opposition.

Before unveiling his manifesto, chief executive candidate John Lee had made three pledges since launching his campaign bid for the top job on April 9: adopting a “result-oriented approach”, increasing the city’s competitiveness and consolidatin...

Grisly incident came to light when joggers saw what appeared to be legs protruding from the rolled-up quilt on Tin Ha Road in Tin Shui Wai at about 6am.

Falling demand and strong competition from other modes of transport, especially high-speed rail link, signal end of service after more than 110 years of operation.

The British comedian said he will be bowing out of ‘The Late Late Show’ on CBS television in 2023 after eight years as host to explore other opportunities.

Former No 2 official John Lee will unveil his manifesto at 11am on Friday, with event to include a 30-minute speech and question and answer session.

The suicide bombing in Karachi carried out by a woman puts a new twist on a series of attacks on Chinese interests. Educated, middle-class young people taking up the fight in major cities shows Pakistan must see the issue through more than a security...

Quirky China: a petrol station is in trouble for ‘improper’ marketing, online hysteria after grandfather massages pregnant granddaughter’s feet and a girl in a coma written off as a lost cause saved by a determined medical worker.

US-based Rocket Lab aims to pluck a 12-metre-tall booster stage out of mid-air using a combination of ropes, parachutes, a heat shield – and a helicopter with two pilots.

Kuala Lumpur’s envoy to Moscow suggested Malaysia would consider ‘any request’ from Russia for the sale of semiconductors. But, a deal could see Malaysia blacklisted for breaching sanctions imposed on Moscow for its invasion of Ukraine.

Special scheme allows doctors from top medical schools to fully practise in city without undergoing licensing exam, with first batch of 27 institutions already named.

A UK plan to send some asylum seekers to Rwanda has been criticised by the UN, senior political figures and a religious leader. It has also put a spotlight on one of the British government’s most divisive ministers.

The transport ministry expects 100 million journeys over the five-day holiday – a 62 per cent fall on last year’s total.

The US’ militarist and anti-China approach to security in the Indo-Pacific has never found much favour with smaller countries in the region. But the crisis in Ukraine has heightened fears of being caught in the crossfire of a conflict between the U...

The president had separate sit-downs with King Salman and de-factor ruler Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman as he sought to launch a ‘new era’ in bilateral ties.

‘We certainly have a lot of respect for them given their ability to learn and evolve,’ Admiral Michael Gilday, chief of US naval operations, says of People’s Liberation Army, before outlining development programmes to counter China’s rise.

Coronavirus-related restrictions and lockdowns have disrupted global supply chains over the last two years as many of them begin in China.

Cast your eyes east in the predawn sky to see Jupiter, Venus, Mars and Saturn line up in a celestial event that in the past could sway a royal court.

Russian forces pressed their offensive in south and east Ukraine on Friday after bombarding its capital during a visit by the United Nations’ chief.

His past tweets show how he has used social media to craft his public image as a brash billionaire unafraid to offend, including posting jokes about women’s breasts and comparing Canada’s leader to Hitler.

The US president calls Moscow’s nuclear threats a sign of ‘desperation’, and says the United States has already sent 10 anti-tank weapons for every Russian tank in Ukraine.

The chancellor’s predecessor Angela Merkel, in contrast, made her first visit to China, which she travelled to twice as often as Japan.

Beijing has worked hard to build a consensus in many European quarters but an anti-China front is now building in the EU that could bury its 16+1 initiative.

The move seeks to counter what Biden officials call a ‘dangerous new model’ of internet policy from Beijing, Moscow and others.

A new study brings together the two most pressing global concerns and suggests over 3,000 mammal species might migrate and share viruses over the next 50 years if the world warms by 2 degrees Celsius.

Chinese vice foreign minister Xie Feng says Australia has no right to draw red lines for sovereign nations.

Datchinamurthy Kataiah was due to be hanged on Friday, two days after execution of another Malaysian sparked international outcry; he represented himself in court as lawyers fear reprisals from the government.

The announcement came a day after Baiyun International Airport said ‘abnormal’ cases had been detected among staff.

The masks, which use state of the art technology to reduce the emissions of toxic greenhouse gases emitted by cows’ mouths and nostrils, were designed by Zelp as part of the Prince of Wales’ Sustainable Markets initiative.

Bureau asks teachers not to be ‘misled by the rumours’ that government would amend rules of existing provident fund schemes to stop exodus of educators.