It is up to the United States to make the first move in saving the Iran nuclear deal, Iran's ambassador in Geneva told the U.N.-sponsored Conference on Disarmament on Wednesday. ( read original story ...)
The ‘Badass Chief of Staff’ of Turkey’s Opposition Faces Years in Jail After Challenging Erdogan’s Power. She’s Not Backing Down
Kaftancioglu represents something unfamiliar and fresh in Turkish politics; a secular woman of the left, unafraid to confront the old guard of the opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP), or to ... ( read original story ...)
Turkey completes 1st stage of COVID-19 vaccination
Turkey has completed the first stage of its COVID-19 vaccination campaign, according to the Health Ministry. In the first stage, along with health care staff, people over the age of 65, the elderly, ... ( read original story ...)
Vietnam says to secure 90 million COVID-19 vaccine doses this year
Vietnam aims to obtain 90 million COVID-19 vaccine doses this year, including 30 million through the WHO-led COVAX scheme, 30 million from AstraZeneca and the rest from negotiations with Pfizer, its ... ( read original story ...)
Amnesty International: Hackers attacking Vietnam dissidents
Amnesty International says it has found that a hacking group known as Ocean Lotus has been staging more spyware attacks on Vietnamese human rights activists in the latest blow to freedom of speech in ... ( read original story ...)
American Victory in Vietnam Could Only Have Come at a High Cost
The strategic significance of the loss of South Vietnam was, in the long run, trivial. Here's What You Need to Know : As U.S. policymakers eventually decided, the game was simply not worth the candle. ( read original story ...)
UPDATE 1-Vietnam’s first batch of COVID-19 vaccine arrives from South Korea
Vietnam received the first batch of 117,000 doses of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine on Wednesday ahead of the planned rollout of the Southeast Asian country's immunisation programme from next month. ( read original story ...)
Great news: COVID-19 vaccine is now available in Vietnam
First Covid-19 vaccine doses arrive in Vietnam today morning. Vietnam has ordered 30 million doses from AstraZeneca. Visit Vietnam Insider’s homepage fore more stories. The first batch of 117,600 dose ... ( read original story ...)
Philippines to probe use of illegal Covid-19 vaccines
The Philippines health ministry said on Wednesday (Feb 24) that it will investigate the illegal use of unauthorised Covid-19 vaccines, after a presidential adviser admitted to receiving shots of a ... ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus vaccine roll-out in Philippines gets boost with law to give drug companies immunity from lawsuits
New law will give public officials and drug makers immunity from civil and criminal suits except in cases of gross negligence and wilful misconduct. ( read original story ...)