Category : Asia Pacific

Colombo, July 26 - Sri Lanka has set the crucial Presidential election for September 21, the Election Commission announced on Friday morning.

Vientiane, July 25 - External Affairs Minister (EAM) S. Jaishankar once again stressed the importance of the three mutuals - mutual respect, mutual interest, and mutual sensitivity - to India-China ties during his meeting with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on the sidelines

Beijing, July 25 - Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, on Thursday chaired a meeting of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee to study and arrange work related to flood

Jakarta, July 25 - Indonesian President Joko Widodo launched the Golden Visa Indonesia programme on Thursday, aimed at simplifying the process for foreigners seeking residence permits to invest and work in Indonesia.

Addis Ababa, July 25 - The death toll from Monday's landslide in southern Ethiopia has risen to 257, and could reach up to 500, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA) said Thursday.

Jakarta, July 25 - Indonesian President Joko Widodo is expected to commence performing his official duties in the country's new capital Nusantara located on Kalimantan Island on July 28.

Manila, July 24 - Continuous rains triggered by Typhoon Gaemi and the southwest monsoon caused flooding that paralysed the Philippine capital Manila and many parts of the main Luzon Island on Wednesday.

Jakarta, July 24 - A 5.3-magnitude earthquake jolted off Indonesia's eastern Highland Papua province on Wednesday morning, the country's meteorology, climatology and geophysics agency said.

Bangkok, July 24 - Thailand's newly elected Senate convened for its inaugural session, voting for a Senate Speaker and two Deputies after a swearing-in ceremony.

Beijing, July 24 - China's State Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters have activated a Level-IV emergency response to flooding and a typhoon in the provinces of Fujian and Zhejiang.

Colombo, July 24 - The Sri Lanka Cabinet has approved the implementation of a national social protection policy, the government's Information Department said.

Kabul, July 24 - The construction of 84 devolvement and maintenance projects has been implemented in east Afghanistan's Khost province, the country's Ministry of Rural Rehabilitation and Development said in a statement.

Taipei, July 23 - Taiwan's meteorological agency has issued both sea and land alerts for Typhoon Gaemi, which is expected to make landfall in Yilan County between late Wednesday night and early Thursday morning.

Islamabad, July 23 - The ruling Shehbaz Sharif government and the military establishment could further tighten its grip on Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) after police authorities raided the party's central office in Islamabad and arrested its information secretary Raoof Hasan, on Monday.

Kabul, July 23 - The counter-narcotics police have destroyed 251 acres of poppy plantation in north Afghanistan's Baghlan province, a statement by the provincial police office said on Tuesday.

Chengdu, July 22 - Rescue workers have found the bodies of 14 people following a rain-triggered flash flood in southwest China's Sichuan Province, with 25 others still missing, local authorities said on Monday evening.