Asia Pacific
Bangladesh high court seeks documents on ex-PM Khaleda Zia’s birth date
DHAKA: The Bangladesh high court has sought relevant documents, including the birth registration and academic qualification certificates, of former...
Taylor Maritime takes handy bulker from Shikishima Kisen
Taylor Maritime Investments has snapped up a handy bulker You & Island from Japan’s Shikishima Kisen for $15.2m.The 2011-built...
US father and son admit helping former Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn escape Japan
Ghosn was out on bail while awaiting trial on four counts of financial misconduct, which he denies, when he...
Ukraine reports lowest number of coronavirus cases in a year
KYIV: Ukraine registered on Monday the lowest daily number of new Covid-19 infections over the past 24 hours for...
‘Tolerance is not acceptance’: Dentsu Philippines tackles hurtful LGBTQIA+ language | Digital
Dentsu Philippines has launched a website aimed at raising awareness of phrases or language that people within the LGBQTIA+...
Thailand dusts off national shipping line plans
Hutchison PortsThailand is dusting off old plans to create a national flagship carrier. The Port Authority of Thailand (PAT)...
Historic lakeside villa spruced up for Biden-Putin talks
GENEVA: Wednesday's Geneva summit between US President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin will take place in a...
China slams G7 ‘manipulation’ after Xinjiang, Hong Kong criticism
BEIJING: China on Monday accused the G7 of "political manipulation" after it criticised Beijing over its human rights record...
India records 70,421 COVID-19 cases, lowest in 74 days; 3,921 deaths registered
The count of active cases has further declined to 9,73,158 which is 3.30 per cent of the total infections...
Hold of MOL bulk carrier gets the drone treatment
MOLAutonomous Control Systems Laboratory (ACSL) has demonstrated an inspection of the hold of a Mitsui OSK Lines-operated bulk carrier...