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1 million US COVID-19 vaccine doses due in Malaysia on Jul 5

One million donated doses of the COVID-19 vaccine developed by Pfizer and BioNTech will arrive...

COVID-19 curbs to be eased in 5 Malaysian states as they move to phase 2 of national recovery plan

COVID-19 restrictions will be eased in five Malaysian states on Jul 5, as they transition...

India's COVID-19 death toll crosses 400,000; vaccination drive falters

India's official death toll from the coronavirus topped 400,000 on Friday (Jul 2), though experts...

China Bill delayed in US House amid partisan wrangling

The US House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee will resume work later this month on...

South Korea can seek extradition linked to 2014 ferry sinking: US judge

A US judge on Friday (Jul 2) said a South Korean man wanted on embezzlement charges...

US to ship 4 million COVID-19 vaccine doses to Indonesia 'as soon as possible'

The United States will ship 4 million doses of Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine to Indonesia as...

Hong Kong silenced as China celebrates Chinese Communist Party centenary

Police were out in force across Hong Kong on Thursday (Jul 1), ready to stamp...

Indonesia 'emergency' COVID-19 curbs to take effect on Jul 3

Indonesian president Joko Widodo said on Thursday (Jul 1) that tougher social restrictions would be...

Myanmar government releases thousands of jailed anti-coup protesters

Myanmar authorities released more than 2,000 anti-coup protesters from prisons across the country on Wednesday...

Thailand reports daily record of COVID-19 deaths as some tourists return

Thailand on Thursday (Jul 1) reported a daily record of 57 deaths from the coronavirus,...

117 people arrested in Hong Kong in a year under national security law

Hong Kong authorities have arrested 117 people under a national security law imposed one year...

China certified malaria-free after 70-year fight

China was certified as malaria-free on Wednesday (Jun 30) by the World Health Organization (WHO)...

Top North Korean officials sacked after COVID-19 'grave incident'

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un replaced several senior officials after a "grave incident" in...

Seven dead, 11 missing in Bali ferry sinking

Indonesian rescuers were searching for 11 people still missing after a passenger ferry sank off...

Bali reopening to foreign tourists delayed as COVID-19 surges

Indonesia's government will wait until COVID-19 cases fall significantly before opening Bali to foreign tourists,...

Philippines extends COVID-19 curbs until mid-July

President Rodrigo Duterte has prolonged restrictions on movement and businesses in the Philippine capital and...