Thailand has delayed the rollout of the AstraZeneca's Covid-19 vaccine over reports of blood clots. The country's prime minister and several cabinet members were due to kick off the country's ... ( read original story ...)
Thailand delays AstraZeneca rollout over clot fears
Thailand has delayed the rollout of the AstraZeneca's Covid-19 vaccine over reports of blood clots. The country's prime minister and several cabinet members were due to kick off the country's ... ( read original story ...)
Vietnam’s wood products export surges in first 2 months this year; only 4 new Covid-19 cases reported
Vietnam exported over US$2.4 billion worth of wood and wood products in the first two months of this year, surging 51 percent year on year, according to the country's General Statistics Office has ... ( read original story ...)
Man caught with 250kg tiger carcass facing trial in Vietnam
Police in central Vietnam have charged a local man after they found a 250kg tiger carcass in his house. Dinh Nhat Nghe, 49, was charged with violating regulations on wildlife protection after the ... ( read original story ...)
Vietnam’s Textile and Apparel Industries Pivot to Sportswear
As a pandemic-era focus on producing personal protective equipment (PPE) begins to wind down in the face of worldwide Covid-19 vaccine rollouts, Vietnam’s National Textile and Garment Group (Vinatex) ... ( read original story ...)
Philippines secures $900 million in loans from World Bank, ADB for COVID-19 vaccines
The Philippines received on Friday a total of $900 million in loan commitments from the World Bank and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) for the purchase of COVID-19 vaccines and to help its ... ( read original story ...)
Amid South China Sea dispute, Philippines’ Palawan is besieged by political split
Palawan stands on the Philippines’ western border and is the country’s sentinel in the maritime dispute in the South China Sea. Anti-division groups have raised concerns that the split will ... ( read original story ...)
Australian man charged with sexually-explicit Facebook messages to children in the Philippines
The report alleged a person suspected to be in Queensland was engaging in sexualised online chats with children located in the Philippines via Facebook. ( read original story ...)
Philippines to continue AstraZeneca vaccination amid blood clot reports in Europe
The Philippines will continue using AstraZeneca’s coronavirus vaccine as there is currently no indication that it caused the blood clots reported in some European countries, health and regulatory ... ( read original story ...)
Philippines to continue AstraZeneca vaccinations amid suspensions in Europe
Philippine health authorities said on Friday they saw no reason to halt using the AstraZeneca vaccine in the country despite suspension of inoculations in Denmark, Norway and Iceland due to reports of ... ( read original story ...)