Vietnam has approved Cuba's Abdala vaccine for use against the coronavirus, the government said on Saturday, as the Southeast Asian country battles its worst outbreak of the pandemic. ( read original story ...)
Real-life ‘Tarzan’ who lived in the jungle for decades after escaping the Vietnam War dies of cancer
Ho Van Lang first escaped into the remote jungle with his father in 1972 after a US bomb killed half of their family during the Vietnam War. ( read original story ...)
Will she run for president? Duterte’s daughter keeps the Philippines guessing
Sara Duterte ahead in the polls despite refusing to commit to presidential race ... ( read original story ...)
Philippines: Bohol reports dramatic drop in dengue cases in 2021
By NewsDesk @infectiousdiseasenews Bohol Island, located in the Central Visayas region of the Philippines has recorded a dramatic decrease in dengue fever cases thus far in 2021, according to the ... ( read original story ...)
Philippines logs 23,134 new COVID-19 cases
The Philippines Department of Health (DOH) reported 23,134 new COVID-19 infections on Saturday, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the Southeast A ... ( read original story ...)
Bangladesh gets another 5 mln doses of Chinese COVID-19 vaccine
Bangladesh on Saturday received another 5 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine developed by China's pharmaceutical Sinopharm Group. ( read original story ...)
Bangladesh appeals to UN to resolve maritime demarcation row with India
Bangladesh has appealed to the UN to resolve its decades-old dispute with India over the maritime demarcation in the southern Bay of Bengal, said official sources. According to a Foreign Ministry ... ( read original story ...)
Indonesia Says Its Most Wanted Militant Killed in Jungle Shootout
Indonesia's most wanted militant with ties to the Islamic State group was killed Saturday in a shootout with security forces, the Indonesian military said, in a sweeping counterterrorism campaign ... ( read original story ...)
Get out of the road! China has solved the climate crisis with a nuclear reactor and a pinch of Saxo
For the past week a handful of beardy people in Crocs, socks and high-visibility jackets have been trying to make people insulate their lofts by sitting in the ... ( read original story ...)
Analysis: French break-up a blow to Biden’s China-focused alliance rebuilding
European capitals celebrated a visit by U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken in June, as President Joe Biden's top diplomat cracked jokes in French in Paris, posed for selfies with French youth and ... ( read original story ...)