KUWAIT: Kuwait registered 556 new COVID-19 infections in the past 24 hours, raising total infections to 137,885, the Ministry of Health announced yesterday. 

HANOI: Fifteen Asia-Pacific economies signed what could become the world’s largest free trade agreement on Sunday, covering nearly a third of the global population and about 30 percent of its global gross domestic product.

HANOI: Vietnam’s fragrant noodle soups and fresh spring rolls have won fans across the globe, but mounting food safety scandals on the country’s streets are sparking a rising tide of anxiety among millennials about what they eat. 

TOKYO: Japan’s economy exited recession in the third quarter, growing a better-than-expected 5.0 percent, government data showed yesterday, following a record contraction. 

KUWAIT: Minister of Health Sheikh Dr Basel Al-Sabah briefed the Cabinet yesterday about the situation surrounding efforts to tackle the pandemic by Minister of Health Sheikh Dr Basel Al-Sabah. 

KUWAIT: Kuwait tallied 489 new cases of coronavirus over the past 24 hours to up the total to 137,329, while four fatalities pushed its death toll from the outbreak to 842, the health ministry said yesterday. 

TOKYO: Tokyo is on a charm offensive, hoping to lure firms in Hong Kong spooked by protests and a controversial security law imposed by China. But the city is proving a tough sell. 

BRUSSELS: From January 1 British and EU citizens will be confronted with the reality of Brexit as the transition period ends and borders done away with decades ago return. 

BRUSSELS: The EU and Britain launch the final stretch of trade negotiations today after months of bickering, hoping to dispel fear of failure by agreeing a blueprint for their future.