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Looking forward to Tokyo: How 110,000 Olympic volunteers place their lives on hold

A lot more than 110,000 Olympic volunteers had their fantasy summer all mapped out for...

Japan COVID-19 inoculations off to snail tempo start because of vaccine, syringe shortages

Japan's COVID-19 inoculation campaign is moving at a glacial rate, hampered by too little supply...

China says it's prepared to provide vaccines to overseas Chinese, Olympians

China said on Sunday (Mar 7) it has plans to create COVID-19 vaccination stations to...

South Korea, US cut back military drill over COVID-19

South Korea and the United States will carry out their springtime military training this week,...

Moderna reaches supply manage Philippines for 13 million COVID-19 vaccine doses

Moderna said on Saturday (Mar 6) it has decided to supply the Philippines government 13...

Potential purchase of COVID-19 vaccine by non-public sector 'on our radar': Malaysian official

The limited global way to obtain COVID-19 vaccines has managed to get necessary for the...

Chinese urgency in COVID-19 goes missing in vaccination drive

Shirley Shi has received 3 offers to get vaccinated against COVID-19 - through her hometown,...

WHO article on Wuhan, China mission credited in mid-March: Officials

The findings of a WHO-led objective to Wuhan, China to investigate the origins of the...

Indian government blasts US think tank that calls region only 'partly free'

India on Friday condemned (Mar 5) a report by a good US-based think-tank that dropped...

Indonesia president's aide named brain of opposition party, but turmoil ensues

A high aide of Indonesian President Joko Widodo was named chairman of an opposition get...

UN Reliability Council to meet on Myanmar crisis as protesters happen to be again met with gunfire

Police found in Myanmar on Friday (Mar 5) opened fire on protesters against last month's...

South Korea market shrank found in 2020 for first-time in 22 years

South Korea’s central lender says the country’s economy shrank for the first time in 22...

Cambodian Primary Minister Hun Sen inoculated against COVID-19

Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen was inoculated on the subject of Thursday (Mar 4) with...

Hong Kong removed from economic freedom position it once dominated

Hong Kong has been taken off an annual index of the world's freest economies for...

Marathon bail hearing for 47 Hong Kong democracy activists enters fourth day

Marathon bail proceedings for 47 Hong Kong democracy activists charged with conspiracy to commit subversion...

Japan embarks on random and targeted COVID-19 testing, but some experts call for more

Last week, about 600 persons were tested for the coronavirus on the town of Utsunomiya,...