Japan extends state of emergency to battle Covid-19

ANKARA – Japan on Friday extended the state of emergency in four prefectures while declaring it in two…

WHO oks China’s Sinopharm vaccine for emergency use

GENEVA – The World Health Organization (WHO) on Friday gave the green light to China’s Sinopharm coronavirus disease…

Over 1.11B Covid-19 vaccine shots given worldwide

ANKARA – Over 1.11 billion doses of Covid-19 vaccines had been administered around the world by the…

WHO: Global Covid-19 cases hit 150-million mark

GENEVA – The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in the world has exceeded 150.98 million, an increase…

India Covid-19 cases now 19.5M after 392K new infections

NEW DELHI – India on Sunday recorded more than 392,000 new Covid-19 cases in the last 24…

‘Covid-19 worst crisis in Asia-Pacific since WW II’

KARACHI, Pakistan – The Covid-19 pandemic has created the worst crisis in Asia-Pacific since World War II,…

ASEAN summit to tackle Myanmar crisis

JAKARTA, Indonesia – Leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) will meet in Jakarta on…

US FDA lifts restrictions on Johnson & Johnson vaccine use

NEW YORK – The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has lifted restrictions on Johnson & Johnson’s…

Asean+3 to remain lucrative for global value chains investment

JAKARTA – Asean+3 Macroeconomic Research Office (AMRO) Chief Economist Dr. Hoe Ee Khor said the Asean+3 region…

Report forecasts rosy economic prospects for Asean+3 region

SINGAPORE – Asean and some of the bloc’s closest trading partners have been forecast to enjoy an…