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