Coronavirus: China approves Sinovac for toddlers and above
China has approved emergency use of Sinovac Biotech’s Covid-19 vaccine in people aged between three and 17, its chairman Yin Weidong told state TV late on Friday.
China’s mass ...
Lioness dies from COVID-19 in Indian zoo
A nine-year old Asiatic lion has died from the coronavirus in a state-run zoo on the outskirts of the south Indian city of Chennai, the zoo said on Friday.
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Japan ‘cornered’ into holding Games, says local Olympian
One of Japan’s sporting heroes and a member of the local Olympic committee said on Friday her nation had been “cornered” into pressing ahead with the 2020 Games despite public ...
Hong Kong locks down Tiananmen vigil park amid tight security, arrests organiser
Police blocked off a Hong Kong park to prevent people gathering to commemorate the anniversary of China’s 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown on Friday and arrested the planned vigil’s organiser.
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Myanmar diplomacy intensifies, EU threatens more sanctions
Diplomacy intensified with Myanmar‘s junta on Thursday as the head of the International Red Cross met with army ruler Min Aung Hlaing and two Southeast Asian envoys arrived for ...
Factbox: Countries vaccinating children against Covid-19
The European Commission on Friday authorized Pfizer-BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine for use in children as young as 12, paving the way for a broader roll-out in the EU after similar clearances ...
China launches new meteorological satellite
China sent a new meteorological satellite into planned orbit from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in Sichuan Province on Thursday morning.
The satellite, Fengyun-4B (FY-4B), was launched by ...
Chemical cargo ship sinks off Sri Lanka, fouling rich fishing waters
A cargo ship carrying tonnes of chemicals sank off Sri Lanka’s west coast, its navy said on Wednesday, and tonnes of plastic pellets have fouled the country’s rich ...
Man in Singapore convicted for online threats to Brighton’s Maupay
A 19-year-old man has been found guilty in Singapore of sending serious online abuse to Brighton & Hove Albion’s French forward Neal Maupay in June last year, the Premier ...
China reports first human case of H10N3 bird flu
A 41-year-old man in China’s eastern province of Jiangsu has been confirmed as the first human case of infection with a rare strain of bird flu known as H10...
Germany lowers coronavirus risk level as cases fall, Malaysia orders new lockdown
Germany’s public health agency lowered the coronavirus risk level to “high” from “very high” on Tuesday for the first time in 2021, reflecting a fall in the number of new ...
Global outlook: Back to pubs, gyms and movies
As the COVID-19 vaccine rollout gains momentum, many countries are planning a gradual return to normal, opening borders and letting people back into restaurants, shops and sports venues after more ...
Three-child policy: China lifts cap on births in major policy shift
China will support couples that wish to have a third child, according to a meeting of the Political Bureau of Communist Party of China Central Committee held on Monday.
Implementing ...
Vietnam detects hybrid of Indian and UK variants
Authorities in Vietnam have detected a new coronavirus variant that is a combination of the Indian and UK COVID-19 variants and spreads quickly by air, the health minister said on ...
Despite differences, China and UK looking to strengthen ties
Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi held a phone conversation late Thursday with British Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab on China-UK relations.
Noting that China-UK relations have a deep ...
Tokyo Games could lead to ‘Olympic’ virus strain
The head of a Japanese doctors’ union said on Thursday that holding the Olympic Games in Tokyo this summer, with tens of thousands of people from around the world, could ...
What we know about the Indian variant so far
India has recorded the world’s sharpest spike in coronavirus infections this month, with political and financial capitals New Delhi and Mumbai running out of hospital beds, oxygen and medicines.
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Azeri forces capture six Armenian soldiers as border tensions simmer
Azerbaijan captured six Armenian servicemen in the early hours of Thursday morning, the defence ministries of both countries said, the latest twist in a simmering border dispute.
The Azeri defence ...
China bars U.S. evangelical in response to sanctioning of Chinese official
China said on Wednesday it had blocked an American evangelical leader and businessman and his family from visiting following the U.S. sanctioning of a Chinese official for alleged religious ...
China to ban disposable non-degradable plastic use on flights
China will ban the use of disposable plastic packaging bags, tableware and straws on domestic flights starting next year, the Civil Aviation Administration of China said Wednesday.
Airports with an ...
South Koreans no longer need masks outdoors if vaccinated against Covid-19
South Korea on Wednesday said masks will no longer be required outdoors from July for those vaccinated with at least one COVID-19 shot.
The move is a bid to encourage ...
China-Vietnam freight train service initiated; trains from Shenzen to Germany
The Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area launched its first freight-train route to ASEAN countries on Tuesday.
A freight train loaded with goods worth about 94,400 U.S. dollars departed from Guangzhou, ...
Sherpa says mountain goddess warned him from 26th Everest ascent
A Nepali Sherpa, who has climbed Mount Everest a record 25 times, said on Tuesday he had a dream in which a “mountain goddess” warned him from making another ascent this ...
China tech fair includes robots serving drinks, quantum computing
China’s national science and technology week that kicked off on May 22 included a vast gamme of innovations, from robots serving drinks to quantum computing.
Students from Beijing 101 Middle School, ...