The Philippines is using two coveted resources of the Covid-19 pandemic as bargaining chips: healthcare workers and vaccines. The Philippine Department of Labor and Employment says it’s willing to ... ( read original story ...)
Philippines Offers to Pay More to Get Earlier Vaccine Deliveries
The Philippines is offering to pay more to get earlier coronavirus vaccine deliveries, hoping to avert a supply crunch this quarter as the bulk of its orders this year will only come in the second ... ( read original story ...)
Philippines offers to let nurses work in Britain and Germany in exchange for coronavirus vaccines
The Philippines will let thousands of its health care workers, mostly nurses, take up jobs in Britain and Germany if the two countries agree to donate coronavirus vaccines, a senior official said on ... ( read original story ...)
Philippines offers to trade nurses to UK, Germany for access to vaccines
The Philippines said this week it is willing to send more nurses to work in the United Kingdom and Germany if those countries send extra coronavirus vaccine doses, underscoring the struggles of poorer ... ( read original story ...)
Deaths Fell in Japan Last Year. How?
The decline indicated that methods for fighting the coronavirus have also been effective at curbing other illnesses. ( read original story ...)
Japan Is the New Leader of Asia’s Liberal Order
Over the last decade, and especially over the last four years, Japan has emerged as a quiet leader in the Indo-Pacific. While the United States abandoned its allies and succumbed to illiberal populism ... ( read original story ...)
Bangladesh forex reserves cross $44bn milestone
Bangladesh’s foreign exchange reserves have crossed another milestone on the money sent by migrant workers amid the coronavirus pandemic. ( read original story ...)
Covid-19 vaccination: Bangladesh ranks 17th globally, 2nd in South Asia
Despite being a developing country, Bangladesh has managed to secure the 17th position in the list of countries with the most number of people vaccinated for Covid-19. The country achieved the feat in ... ( read original story ...)
Bangladesh a success in dealing with corona and a unique example for the world : WHO
Director General of the World Health Organization (WHO) Dr Tedros Adhanam Gabriasus has lauded Bangladesh for what he called it''s success in dealing with COVID-19 pandemic and said that the South ... ( read original story ...)
Bangladesh inoculates older sex workers at biggest brothel
Bangladesh has started inoculating older sex workers at the country's biggest brothel in a push to protect the most vulnerable in the pandemic, officials said on Wednesday. ( read original story ...)