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China testing live fish for Covid
Published on 18/08/2022
» Even the fish in the sea are getting caught up in China’s attempts to stop the spread of Covid-19.
Can China correct course on Covid, like Vietnam?
News, Shuli Ren, Published on 18/08/2022
» The world's two largest Communist countries have a lot in common. Just over a year ago, Vietnam's party leaders gave General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong an unprecedented third five-year term as the top leader, crediting him with successfully containing the Covid-19 pandemic. China's President Xi Jinping is poised to win a third term as well later this year. Both countries waived politicians' age limits for their supreme leaders.
China cuts rates as economic recovery weaker than expected
AFP, Published on 15/08/2022
» BEIJING: China's central bank slashed key interest rates Monday in a bid to kick-start the country's stuttering economic recovery as data showed factory output and retail sales for July came in weaker than analysts' expectations.
Japan's summer holidays in full swing with lack of Covid restrictions
Published on 11/08/2022
» TOKYO: Japan's summer holiday season started in full swing on Thursday, with reservations for domestic trains and flights leaving Tokyo reaching a peak as travelers took advantage of a lack of coronavirus restrictions for the first time in three years.
N Korea declares 'victory' over Covid
Published on 11/08/2022
» SEOUL: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un declared a “shining victory” over Covid-19 as his sister revealed he had fallen ill during the outbreak, which she blamed on Seoul.
Chinese medical portal censored after doubting herbal 'Covid remedy'
AFP, Published on 11/08/2022
» BEIJING - A popular Chinese medical information site has been censored by authorities for "violation of relevant laws and regulations", months after its criticism of a government-backed herbal Covid-19 treatment sent shares in a pharmaceutical giant tumbling.
Chinese resort city Sanya locked down
Published on 06/08/2022
» SHANGHAI: The southern Chinese beach holiday city of Sanya imposed a lockdown on Saturday and shut its public transport system to try to stop a Covid-19 outbreak during its peak tourist season.
NRCT develops new breathalyser test based on old diabetes device
News, Post Reporters, Published on 06/08/2022
» The National Research Council of Thailand (NRCT) has introduced a prototype of a breathalyser that can detect those infected with Covid-19 with 97% accuracy.
Asean 'deeply disappointed' over Myanmar execution of activists
Published on 03/08/2022
» Foreign Ministers of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations on Wednesday extensively discussed Myanmar, with Cambodia, this year's chair of the 10-nation bloc, saying that all member states are "deeply disappointed" over its military regime's recent execution of pro-democracy activists.
Japan struggles with record-setting seventh coronavirus wave
Published on 27/07/2022
» After some short-lived optimism that the worst of the Covid pandemic might be over, health experts are warning that the peak of the seventh wave has yet to arrive.