NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India's drug regulator has allowed the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine to be used for up to nine months from its manufacture date, as opposed to the prescribed six months, according ... ( read original story ...)
Southeast Asian foreign ministers visit China amid maritime tensions
The foreign ministers of Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, and the Philippines will be in China this week amid growing tensions in the South China Sea. The ministers will travel to the country on an ... ( read original story ...)
China’s WH Group says use of unapproved swine fever vaccines reduced hog supply
Use of illegal African swine fever vaccines by some Chinese hog producers last year reduced output of hogs and will support ... ( read original story ...)
China sharply reduces elected seats in Hong Kong legislature
China has sharply reduced the number of directly elected seats in Hong Kong’s legislature in a setback for the territory's already beleaguered democracy movement. ( read original story ...)
China begins vaccinating people over 60, chronically ill
People aged 60 and above and those with comorbidities will be vaccinated against coronavirus in China after inoculation of health personnel and frontline workers. According to the National Health ... ( read original story ...)
Red China Hits Back at USCIRF
A few months ago, I overcame resistance among the bureaucrats at the commission to hold a major hearing on how large multinational corporations, including some in the U.S., are using “supply chains” ... ( read original story ...)
China: Swire Pacific takes minority stake in Shenzhen New Frontier United Family Hospital
The investment will also strengthen the group’s business portfolio in the Greater Bay Area and comes on the back of an investment in April last year in Shanghai-based healthcare service provider ... ( read original story ...)
China sharply reduces directly elected seats in Hong Kong legislature to less than one-fourth in reversal for democracy
We made quite a bit of progress in the temperature department today after highs only made it into the 40s Sunday with wind chills below freezing!… ... ( read original story ...)
China’s imports from Vietnam rise 36%
China, the Philippines and Bangladesh were the biggest importers of Vietnamese cement in the first two months of 2021, according to the General Department of Vietnam Customs. China imported ... ( read original story ...)
Korea aims to maintain recovery, curb debt growth in 2022 budget
South Korea has carried out massive fiscal spending to minimize severe economic fallout from the pandemic, but the country's national debt has grown at a faster pace. The finance ministry stressed the ... ( read original story ...)