Six Gulf Arab states have told streaming service company Netflix Inc to stop broadcasting material that they said violates the region’s Islamic values and threatened legal action if it did not act.

EL ZONTE, El Salvador: A year ago, El Salvador began accepting Bitcoin as legal tender following a controversial and much-criticised decision by President Nayib Bukele.

BEIJING: China's export growth slowed significantly in August, customs authorities said Wednesday, as economic uncertainty is exacerbated by strict Covid-19 lockdowns across the country.

A fresh sell-off hit Asian equities on Wednesday as concerns over a stronger dollar and rising global interest rates added to pressure on capital flows.

Russian President Vladimir Putin hailed "positive" ties with Myanmar on Wednesday as he met with the country's junta chief Min Aung Hlaing in Russia's far eastern city of Vladivostok.

Executive members of the Sang Anakot Thai agreed on Wednesday to offer the party chair to former deputy prime minister Somkid Jatusripitak, who has applied to join the party.

There were 20 more Covid-19 fatalities and 1,605 new patients admitted to hospitals on Tuesday, the Ministry of Public Health reported on Wednesday.

The motorist arrested after three students were shot dead following a road accident in Krabi on Tuesday morning has been moved to solitary confinement after attacking another prisoner in his police cell.

BEIJING: The death toll from a strong earthquake that struck southwest China has risen to 74, state media reported Wednesday, as thousands were evacuated into temporary shelters and heavy rains threatened to cause more landslides.

TOKYO: Japan increased its daily entry cap on arrivals from 20,000 to 50,000 on Wednesday, as the country's tourism sector has been languishing in the face of strict Covid-19 border controls imposed for more than two years.