Nepalis went to the polls on Sunday morning for elections to the House of Representatives of the federal parliament and seven provincial assemblies. Voters were seen lining up at some polling stations as the voting [Read More]
The Australian state of New South Walse (NSW) has changed its COVID-19 risk rating from green to amber, requiring masks to be worn in all hospital areas and visitor numbers monitored to protect staff and [Read More]
Chinese President Xi Jinping has stressed the need to follow the spirit of the Asia-Pacific family, look after one another like passengers in the same boat, and steadily move toward an Asia-Pacific community with a [Read More]
Australia has reported a 38 percent increase in COVID-19 cases amid a fourth national wave of infections. According to data published by the federal Department of Health, an average of 10,799 new COVID-19 infections were [Read More]
Japan’s consumer prices increased 3.6 percent in October from a year earlier, marking a 40-year high, owing to a weak yen further inflating soaring energy costs, the government said in a report on Friday. The [Read More]
Malaysia reported 3,457 new COVID-19 infections as of midnight Thursday, bringing the national total to 4,960,179, according to the health ministry. There are two new imported cases, with 3,455 cases being local transmissions, data released [Read More]
Leaders of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) economies started their annual meeting here on Friday to pursue balanced, inclusive and sustainable growth across the region and beyond. It is the first in-person meeting of the [Read More]
New Zealand’s smoking rate has fallen to a historic low of eight percent of adults smoking daily, down from 9.4 percent a year ago, ahead of the country’s goal of being smokefree by 2025, Associate [Read More]
Malaysia reported 3,304 new COVID-19 infections as of midnight Wednesday, bringing the national total to 4,956,722, according to the health ministry. There are four new imported cases, with 3,300 cases being local transmissions, data released [Read More]
China’s central bank Thursday conducted 132 billion yuan (about 18.68 billion U.S. dollars) of reverse repos to maintain liquidity in the banking system. The interest rate for the seven-day reverse repos was set at 2 [Read More]
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