Indonesia's finance minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati said estimates by experts showed the country needs around 15 months to vaccinate 180 million people. ( read original story ...)
From Factory to Faraway Village: Behind India’s Mammoth Vaccination Drive
KORAPUT, India (Reuters) - Reena Jani rose early, finished her chores in the crisp January cold and walked uphill to the road skirting her remote tribal hamlet of Pendajam in eastern India. Riding ... ( read original story ...)
The Guardian view on India’s farming revolt: a bitter harvest
There’s a growing backlash against Narendra Modi’s autocratic tendencies and the plutocrat donors who fund his party ... ( read original story ...)
Tata in talks to launch Moderna COVID-19 vaccine in India: ET
Tata Medical & Diagnostics is said to have started initial discussions with Moderna Inc for a partnership to launch its COVID-19 vaccine in India, the Economic Times reported on Monday. ( read original story ...)
India, China Resume Military Talks After 2 Months Amid Border Standoff, Round 9 Lasts 15 Hours
The ninth round of Corps Commander Level talks between India and China ended at 2:30 am on Monday. The meeting lasted for more than 15 hours after starting on Sunday morning at Moldo opposite Chushul ... ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus live news: locked down city in China faces food shortages; global cases near 100m
Benjamin Netanyahu says ‘we are hermetically sealing the country’; world nears 100m cases; residents in Chinese city of Tonghua complain of food shortages ... ( read original story ...)
Contentious cruising: China’s Paracel Islands tourism is about more than travel
After 11 months' suspension due to the pandemic, China's cruise ships have set sail again. Two Chinese cruise ships are running from the port of Sanya to the Paracel Islands, an archipelago in the ... ( read original story ...)
China’s Growing Power Is Scaring Ordinary Savers Out of Hong Kong
Bank of America estimates outflows could reach $36 billion this year as anxious Hong Kong residents reassess their options ... ( read original story ...)
Vietnam’s Communist Party meets to pick new leadership
Vietnam's ruling Communist Party gathers for its first national congress since 2016 later on Monday with a mission to select new leaders and shape policy for the next five years. HANOI, Jan 25 ... ( read original story ...)
Hufstetler to examine state tax credits as Georgia lawmakers feel pressure to raise spending
Georgia lawmakers are racing to revise the current year's budget, aiming to produce a reworked spending plan as early as this week. ( read original story ...)