By Zoe Kleinman Technology reporter An update of Harmony OS, the operating system developed by Huawei, means it will now be installed in a wider range of products, including its smartphones. It is due to roll out across Asia following a launch event on 2 June. There is no date for a global launch yet. […]
By Ethirajan Anbarasan BBC News, Pangong Tso, Ladakh China-India border dispute Nawang Dorjay spent months on Black Top Mountain in the contested Ladakh border region between India and China, ferrying supplies back and forth for the Indian army. The 62-year-old veteran, who runs a small convenience store in the village of Merak, feared for his […]
Soutik Biswas India correspondent Coronavirus pandemic In May, a middle-aged-man suffering from Covid-19 was admitted in an intensive care unit (ICU) of a hospital in the eastern Indian city of Kolkata. As his condition deteriorated, the patient was put on a ventilator. He was administered steroids, a life-saving treatment for severe and critically ill Covid-19 […]
By Jonathan Beale Defence Correspondent War in Afghanistan (2001-present) Plans to rapidly relocate hundreds more Afghans who worked for the British military and UK government, mostly as interpreters, have been announced. Including family members, more than 3,000 Afghans are expected to be allowed to settle in the UK, joining 1,300 who have already done so. […]
In South Korea, you’re required by law to separate your food waste so it can be collected and recycled. In less than three decades, the country has gone from a nation of food wasters to food recyclers. It’s been a great success story and the recycling rate is now over 95%. So how did South […]
By Vikas Pandey & Andrew Clarance BBC News, Delhi Coronavirus pandemic Five-year-old Pratham and his 10-month-old brother Ayush lost their father to Covid in April. Days later, at a different Delhi hospital, they lost their mother. Their world had changed and they didn’t even know it. They couldn’t understand why their parents were taking so […]
Last August, an Indian soldier was abducted by a group of men in Indian-administered Kashmir. His family believes he is no longer alive. However, his father is continuing to look for his son’s remains. Jehangir Ali reports from Srinagar. A day after Manzoor Ahmad Wagay first heard the news of his son’s kidnapping, police found […]
Vietnam has detected a Covid variant that appears to be a combination of the Indian and UK variants and can spread quickly by air, officials say. Vietnam’s Health Minister Nguyen Thanh Long described the latest mutation on Saturday as “very dangerous”. Viruses mutate all the time and most variants are inconsequential, but some can make […]
North Korean state media has claimed that orphans are volunteering to work in state-run mines and farms. The Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) said hundreds of children “with wisdom and courage in the prime of their youth” have chosen to perform manual labour for the state. Their ages are unclear but photos suggest they are […]
By Karishma Vaswani Asia business correspondent Countries should unite against China’s growing economic and geopolitical coercion or risk being singled out and punished by Beijing, former Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has told the BBC. Mr Rudd said governments in the West should not be afraid to challenge China on issues such as human rights. […]
