Yoon's approval rating drops after hot mic incident: poll

Oct 03, 2022

Seoul (South Korea), October 3: President Yoon Suk-yeol's approval rating fell for the first time in four weeks after his remarks caught on a hot...

Malaysia reports 1,360 new COVID-19 infections, 1 new death

Oct 03, 2022

Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia), October 3: Malaysia recorded 1,360 new COVID-19 infections as of midnight Sunday, bringing the total tally to 4,843,865, according to the health...

Sentiment among large Japanese manufacturers drop for 3rd straight quarter as prices for raw materials gain

Oct 03, 2022

Tokyo (Japan), October 3: Business sentiment among large Japanese companies deteriorated for the third straight quarter, dropping from 9 three months earlier to 8 in...

S. Korea's new virus cases below 20,000 amid waning virus wave

Oct 03, 2022

Seoul (South Korea), October 3: South Korea's new COVID-19 cases fell below 20,000 on Monday after staying in the 20,000s for the previous three days...

No Korean victims reported from Indonesian stadium tragedy: foreign ministry

Oct 03, 2022

Seoul (South Korea), October 3: The South Korean Foreign Ministry said Sunday that no Korean injuries or deaths have been reported from the Indonesian stadium...

Iran frees Iranian-American on humanitarian grounds: official

Oct 03, 2022

Tehran (Iran), October 3: Iran released Baqer Namazi, a dual Iranian-American citizen, on humanitarian grounds, official IRNA news agency reported Sunday, citing a senior Iranian...

Roundup: UN envoy announces failure of truce renewal in Yemen

Oct 03, 2022

Sana'a (Yemen), October 3: UN Special Envoy for Yemen Hans Grundberg announced on Sunday that no agreement has been reached to renew the expired truce...

Myanmar reports 275 new COVID-19 cases

Oct 03, 2022

Yangon (Myanmar), October 3: Myanmar confirmed 275 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, bringing the tally to 623,914, according to the Ministry...

Russia reports 30,085 new COVID-19 cases

Oct 03, 2022

Moscow (Russia), October 3: Russia has registered 30,085 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, taking the nationwide tally to 21,049,027, the official monitoring...