Uttarakhand tunnel collapse: Rescuers to dig by hand to rescue trapped workers
Officials in India say the rescue operation could be delayed by a further four or five days.
Source: BBC News - Asia | 25 Nov 2023 | 9:07 am
New Zealand Online Property Market, Home of NZ Real Estate AgentsThai hostages: Relief for woman who feared boyfriend died in Hamas attack
Kittiya Thuengsaeng feared her boyfriend was killed on 7 October - but now says he's been freed from Gaza.
Source: BBC News - Asia | 25 Nov 2023 | 3:37 am
New Zealand Online Property Market, Home of NZ Real Estate AgentsKorean true crime fan murdered stranger 'out of curiosity'
The 23-year-old woman in South Korea was obsessed with crime shows and hunted for victims on a tutoring app.
Source: BBC News - Asia | 24 Nov 2023 | 4:59 am
New Zealand Online Property Market, Home of NZ Real Estate AgentsChina trials visa-free travel for six countries
China is expanding its visa-free policy to a handful of countries, with France and Germany among them.
Source: BBC News - Asia | 24 Nov 2023 | 4:28 am
New Zealand Online Property Market, Home of NZ Real Estate AgentsTaiwan's opposition drama ends with no deal
Despite a week-long attempt, there will be no united opposition ticket in the presidential election.
Source: BBC News - Asia | 24 Nov 2023 | 1:43 am
New Zealand Online Property Market, Home of NZ Real Estate AgentsGeorgia governor reopens coronavirus field hospital at Atlanta convention center
Georgia plans to convert Atlanta's Georgia World Congress Center into a makeshift hospital again as the state struggles with a rise in Covid-19 hospitalizations.
Source: Asia News | 10 Jul 2020 | 6:04 pm
New Zealand Online Property Market, Home of NZ Real Estate AgentsCoronavirus deaths tick up in Florida, Texas, California, Arizona as states grapple with growing outbreaks
"I think in the next week the pattern of increasing deaths is going to become clear," said Larry Levitt, executive vice president for health policy at the Kaiser Family Foundation.
Source: Asia News | 10 Jul 2020 | 5:54 pm
New Zealand Online Property Market, Home of NZ Real Estate AgentsAmazon told employees to delete TikTok from phones, citing security risks, then changed its mind
The move comes as TikTok, owned by Beijing-based ByteDance, is drawing scrutiny over its ties to China and the potential for the Chinese government to access user data.
Source: Asia News | 10 Jul 2020 | 4:59 pm
New Zealand Online Property Market, Home of NZ Real Estate AgentsWHO says it's 'very unlikely' countries can eradicate the coronavirus right now
"In our current situation, it is very unlikely that we can eradicate or eliminate this virus," said Dr. Mike Ryan, executive director of the WHO's health emergencies program.
Source: Asia News | 10 Jul 2020 | 4:56 pm
New Zealand Online Property Market, Home of NZ Real Estate AgentsTrump's rift with White House health advisor Fauci widens as coronavirus cases continue to hit new records
"Dr. Fauci's a nice man, but he's made a lot of mistakes," Trump said in an interview with Fox News' Sean Hannity on Thursday.
Source: Asia News | 10 Jul 2020 | 2:29 pm
New Zealand Online Property Market, Home of NZ Real Estate AgentsNepal's parliament approves map including territory controlled by India
The upper house of Nepal’s parliament approved a new map of the country on Thursday including land controlled by India, in a row that has strained ties between the South Asian neighbours.
Source: Reuters: South Asia News | 18 Jun 2020 | 12:12 pm
New Zealand Online Property Market, Home of NZ Real Estate AgentsPakistani court convicts three in politician's murder in London
A Pakistani court sentenced three men to life in prison on Thursday for their part in the assassination of a Pakistani political leader who was stabbed to death in London in 2010, a government prosecutor said.
Source: Reuters: South Asia News | 18 Jun 2020 | 10:57 am
New Zealand Online Property Market, Home of NZ Real Estate AgentsIndia says to join June 23 trilateral meeting with Russia, China
India will take part in a trilateral meeting with Russia and China next week, India's foreign ministry said on Thursday, days after Indian and Chinese troops clashed on a remote Himalayan border, leaving at least 20 people dead.
Source: Reuters: South Asia News | 18 Jun 2020 | 8:48 am
New Zealand Online Property Market, Home of NZ Real Estate AgentsPCB chief expects 2020 T20 World Cup to be postponed
Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Chairman Ehsan Mani has said the logistical challenge of keeping 16 teams in a bio-secure bubble to limit the risk of COVID-19 makes staging the Twenty20 World Cup in Australia this year "impossible".
Source: Reuters: South Asia News | 18 Jun 2020 | 12:52 am
New Zealand Online Property Market, Home of NZ Real Estate AgentsIndia says Chinese move to build structure in its territory led to clashes
India's foreign minister spoke to a top Chinese diplomat on Wednesday to protest against what he said was an attempt to erect a structure in Indian-controlled territory that had led to border clashes, the Indian foreign ministry said.
Source: Reuters: South Asia News | 17 Jun 2020 | 12:57 pm
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