The Ho Chi Minh City court found 17 of the defendants guilty of terrorism and convicted three for illegal use of explosives, over an attack in the same city that police said was funded by an exiled ... ( read original story ...)
Vietnam Sets 2021 Economic Growth Target Of 6.5%, A Pre-Covid Normal
Vietnam’s cabinet has targeted economic growth of 6.5% next year, signaling a return to the same growth pattern experienced before Covid-19, as the manufacturing-led economy emerges from its current ... ( read original story ...)
Recovered COVID-19 patient has positive retest in Vietnam
A street is cordoned off for COVID-19 prevention and control in Hai Duong Province, Vietnam. Photo: Ngoc Anh / Tuoi Tre A COVID-19 patient in the northern Vietnamese province of Hai Duong who was ... ( read original story ...)
Philippines reports 1,635 coronavirus cases, 50 more deaths
The Philippine health ministry on Tuesday reported 1,635 novel coronavirus cases, the lowest daily increase in infections in two weeks, and 50 new deaths. ( read original story ...)
US uses defense diplomacy to woo Bangladesh away from China
DHAKA -- The U.S. has stepped up efforts to entice Bangladesh into buying more of its military hardware in recent weeks, as it hopes to win over an "emerging" ally in South Asia, where China has ... ( read original story ...)
Bangladesh’s COVID-19 death toll exceeds 5,000 as total cases rise to 352,178
DHAKA, Sept. 22 (Xinhua) -- Bangladesh reported 1,557 new COVID-19 cases and 28 new deaths on Tuesday, making the tally at 352,178 and death toll at 5,007, the Directorate General of Health Services ... ( read original story ...)
Covid-19: Body count crosses 5,000 in Bangladesh, another 1,557 test positive in 24 hours
Death toll from the coronavirus infection has surpassed 5,000 mark in Bangladesh as 28 more people have died of the deadly virus in the past 24 hours till Tuesday morning. With the latest figure, the ... ( read original story ...)
Pakistan launches Phase III trials for Chinese company Cansinobio’s COVID-19 vaccine
Pakistan has launched Phase III clinical trials for Chinese company Cansinobio's COVID-19 vaccine candidate, a government minister and an official at the pharmaceutical company said on Tuesday. "Just ... ( read original story ...)
Pakistan says Afghan cross-border fire kills soldier
Pakistan's military on Tuesday said a soldier was killed in the country's northwest by fire from across the Afghan border, a sign of increasing violence in an area that until recent years served as a ... ( read original story ...)
Trying to revive and protect Indonesia’s mangroves
Indonesia's extensive mangroves could be one of the cheapest ways of reducing carbon emissions, according to scientists. ( read original story ...)