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Malaysia receives first shipment of Covid-19 vaccine
Kyodo News, Published on 21/02/2021
» The first shipment of the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine arrived in Malaysia on Sunday as the country is set to begin inoculating its people against the coronavirus on Wednesday.
Indonesia extends border closure, approves vaccine use
Kyodo News, Published on 11/01/2021
» JAKARTA: Indonesia on Monday extended the closure of its borders to foreigners for another two weeks until Jan. 28 over coronavirus fears, while its drug monitoring agency approved the emergency use of China's CoronaVac vaccine across the vast archipelago.
Philippines bans travel from Japan, 19 locations amid virus variant
Kyodo News, Published on 29/12/2020
» The Philippines will bar the entry of travelers from Japan and 19 other countries and territories, the transport ministry said Tuesday, as the Southeast Asian nation tries to keep out a new, possibly more transmissible variant of the coronavirus.
Foreign tourists return after 7 months
Kyodo News, Published on 20/10/2020
» Thirty-nine Chinese tourists arrived in Bangkok by air on Tuesday, marking the return of foreign tourists to Thailand after a seven-month hiatus due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Virus death toll tops 560 in China
Kyodo News, Published on 06/02/2020
» TOKYO: The new coronavirus has killed more than 560 people in mainland China, with over 28,000 confirmed infected with the pneumonia-causing virus, Chinese health authorities said on Thursday.
Japanese police arrive to investigate phone scam
Kyodo News, Published on 16/04/2019
» TOKYO: Japanese police dispatched investigators to Thailand on Tuesday over a phone scam in which more than 200 people in Japan are believed to have been swindled out of some 200 million yen (about 57 million baht).
Cambodia to lease Turkish powership
Kyodo News, Published on 29/03/2019
» PHNOM PENH: Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen said Friday that Turkey has agreed to lease a powership to help his country address its chronic electricity shortages.
Hundreds stranded on ferry in western Japan since Sunday
Kyodo News, Published on 19/03/2018
» TOKYO: More than 500 people have been left stranded aboard a ferry in waters in western Japan after the vessel hit a steel buoy Sunday night and apparently damaged its propeller, the local coast guard office said Monday.
Japanese prince vows 'self-improvement'
Kyodo News, Published on 23/02/2018
» TOKYO: Crown Prince Naruhito, on the occasion of his 58th birthday on Friday, vowed to "pursue self-improvement" ahead of his accession to the Chrysanthemum Throne on May 1, 2019.
Vanuatu volcanic activity forces thousands to evacuate
Kyodo News, Published on 26/09/2017
» Heightened volcanic activity has forced thousands of people to evacuate their homes on an island in the South Pacific nation of Vanuatu, regional media reported Tuesday.