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Indonesia authorises Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine for children aged 6-11 01 Nov 2021 - 11:22 am

JAKARTA: Indonesia has approved the Sinovac Biotech COVID-19 vaccine for children aged 6-11, its food and drug agency said on Monday, following the...

Cambodia reopens to 'new way of life' after beating COVID-19 vaccine target 01 Nov 2021 - 10:52 am

PHNOM PENH: Cambodia's Prime Minister Hun Sen declared his country reopen and ready for a new way of life on Monday, having surpassed...

Bangkok welcomes first tourists for quarantine-free holiday 01 Nov 2021 - 10:08 am

BANGKOK: Hundreds of vaccinated foreign tourists are scheduled to arrive in Bangkok on Monday, the first wave of visitors to Thailand in 18...

Shanghai Disneyland tests 33K, closes 2 days over 1 contact 01 Nov 2021 - 09:47 am

Taipei, Taiwan:Fireworks boomed as the visitors at Shanghai Disneyland waited for their COVID-19 test results, surrounded by healthcare workers dressed from head to...

New Zealand keeps pandemic curbs for another week in Auckland 01 Nov 2021 - 09:42 am

WELLINGTON: New Zealand will extend coronavirus curbs for another week in its largest city of Auckland, but ease some after that, Prime Minister...

S.Korea eases curbs, imposes vaccine passports in 'living with COVID-19' campaign 01 Nov 2021 - 09:28 am

Seoul: New rules aimed at moving South Koreans toward "living with COVID-19" came into effect on Monday, with the easing of a range...

Thailand, Australia ease international border curbs spurred by pandemic 01 Nov 2021 - 09:10 am

Bangkok/Sydney: Australia and Thailand eased international border curbs significantly on Monday for the first time in 18 months, offering an early litmus test...

Indonesian researchers breed 'good' mosquitoes to combat dengue 01 Nov 2021 - 08:56 am

Yogyakarta: Researchers in Indonesia have found a way to fight disease-bearing mosquitoes by breeding a species of the insect which carries a kind...

Australia set for international border reopening for vaccinated public 31 Oct 2021 - 01:38 pm

MELBOURNE: Quarantine-free travel from New Zealand to Australia will resume from Monday, Australia's tourism minister said on Sunday, as the country readies itself...

China's Xi calls for mutual recognition of COVID-19 vaccines 30 Oct 2021 - 04:59 pm

BEIJING: Chinese President Xi Jinping on Saturday called for equal treatment and mutual recognition of COVID-19 vaccines based on the World Health Organization's...

Pumice pileup from undersea volcano causing damage in Japan 29 Oct 2021 - 09:54 pm

TOKYO: Massive amounts of volcanic pumice pebbles spewed from an undersea volcano in the Pacific Ocean have been piling up on southern Japanese...

Tonga reports its first COVID-19 case from plane traveler 29 Oct 2021 - 09:33 pm

WELLINGTON, New Zealand: The island nation of Tonga on Friday reported its first-ever case of COVID-19 after a traveler from New Zealand tested...

Australia's COVID-19 vaccination drive reaches Antarctica's frozen shores 29 Oct 2021 - 09:20 pm

SYDNEY: COVID-19 vaccines have arrived at Australia's Casey research station in Antarctica, authorities said on Friday, allowing expeditioners to be inoculated before they...

China proposes guidelines on internet platform responsibilities 29 Oct 2021 - 05:44 pm

SHANGHAI: China's market regulator on Friday proposed a long list of responsibilities it said it wanted the country's internet platforms to uphold, in...

Malaysia to buy Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for children aged 5 to 11 29 Oct 2021 - 05:17 pm

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia said on Friday it would proceed with the procurement of the Pfizer Inc and BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for children, following...

China urges stable output, supply of vegetables as winter nears 29 Oct 2021 - 04:36 pm

BEIJING: China’s agriculture ministry urged local authorities on Friday to ensure stable production and supplies of vegetables during winter after a surge in...