The Department of Tourism (DOT) on Tuesday said the Philippines saw a dramatic decline in international arrivals last year amid the COVID-19 pandemic. At a virtual press conference, Tourism Secretary ... ( read original story ...)
Fears of Japan blackouts as power prices hit record highs
Japanese electricity prices have soared to all-time highs as a cold snap coincides with tight supplies of liquefied natural gas to raise fears of blackouts in parts of the country. Power companies ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Identifies a New Coronavirus Variant
Health officials in Japan have confirmed a third coronavirus variant that is separate from the strains that were first documented in the U.K. and South Africa. The variant was detected in four people ... ( read original story ...)
Japan PM says may widen state of emergency beyond Tokyo as virus surges
Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said he is considering extending a state of emergency further beyond Tokyo to include Aichi prefecture, home to Toyota Motor Corp, and other central and western ... ( read original story ...)
Japan says ‘no’ to nuclear North Korea after Kim speech
Japan said it would "never accept" North Korea as a nuclear weapons state, after a statement from Kim Jong Un during the regime's Eighth Party Congress. ( read original story ...)
Shirking public opinion amid a COVID surge, Japan’s leaders insist Olympics “definitely” on
As a 3rd wave of COVID-19 infections drives a widening state of emergency, the government is forging ahead with the Summer Games against the will of its people. ( read original story ...)
Coming of Age day in Japan under Covid – in pictures
Young adults gathered in Japan to celebrate reaching 20, the age at which they can drink alcohol, smoke and get married without parental approval, although many events were cancelled due to coronaviru ... ( read original story ...)
Bangladesh’s Beximco could sell AstraZeneca vaccine by next month
Private sales of the vaccine could go for a retail price of 1,125 taka ($13.27) per dose, Beximco’s COO told Reuters. ( read original story ...)
Lockdown aided more drug seizures on India-Bangladesh border
We caught 263 Indian and 35 Bangladeshi nationals for various criminal activities along the border in 2020 compared to 219 and 27 respectively in 2019. This helped us seize more banned cough syrups ... ( read original story ...)
Bangladesh armed forces’ contingent arrives, will join R-Day parade to mark 50 yrs of liberation
The contingent comprising 122 members of the Bangladesh armed forces was brought to India on a special C-17 aircraft of the Indian Air Force. ( read original story ...)