Lanka records its first Sextuplet birth
Three boys and three girls were born to a 31-year-old woman.
S. Korea prepares to launch 1st homegrown space rocket
The KSLV-II - also known as Nuri - is set to blast off from the Naro Space Center
China tests world’s most powerful solid-fuel rocket engine
Researchers are designing a super-heavy rocket - the Long March 9 - that will likely become one of the world's largest and mightiest launch vehicles.
Drug war details out: Probe shatters cops narratives in 52 cases
The majority of the over 150 police officers involved in the 52 cases have been suspended.
IMF revises down Asia economy growth forecast to 6.5%
Noting that Asia-Pacific remains the fastest growing region in the world, IMF said as vaccination rates accelerate, the region is expected to grow by 4.9 percent in 2022.
Vaccine access widening gap between Asia’s advanced and developing economies: IMF
The Fund called for a broader and faster vaccine roll-out as it warned of the growing gap between advanced and developing economies.
Muslim groups oppose renaming Jakarta street after Turkey’s Ataturk
The government's plan to rename the street, in Menteng, Central Jakarta, is to reciprocate a similar gesture by Turkey.
‘New Quad’ in making: India, Israel, US, UAE ministers hold joint meet
The foreign ministers discussed joint infrastructure projects in the fields of transportation, technology, maritime security and economics and trade.
India delays Covid vaccine supplies to Covax
Delayed supplies to Covax could disrupt inoculation drives in many African nations that rely on it for vaccine supplies.
China pledges additional 2 million doses of Covid-19 vaccines to Nepal
Foreign ministers of the two countries also discussed bilateral relations between the two countries, trade and commerce and border management, during their phone conversation.