British firm AstraZeneca’s bid to conduct clinical trials for its COVID-19 vaccine in the Philippines is pushing through in the aftermath of impressive results of its clinical trials in the UK, the ... ( read original story ...)
Philippines sets price range for COVID-19 RT-PCR testing
Meanwhile, government facilities are only allowed to charge P3,800 for an RT-PCR test. The price range is already inclusive of all costs associated with RT-PCR coronavirus testing. Duque said private ... ( read original story ...)
US-to-Philippines arms transfers include recon drone, 100 precision-guided missiles
A catalog’s worth of armaments worth nearly $33 million, including 100 wire-guided missiles, 12 thermal imaging systems, two dozen 500-pound bombs and a reconnaissance drone, were delivered to the ... ( read original story ...)
Philippines Caps Prices of Covid Tests, Eyes Sinovac Vaccines
The Philippines has set a price cap for Covid-19 swab tests amid complaints of exorbitant and wide price disparity, Health Secretary Francisco Duque said. ( read original story ...)
Pakistan ‘categorically’ rejects reports about recognising Israel
Pakistan foreign office rejects ‘baseless speculation’, as it says the country ‘steadfastly’ supports Palestinian self-determination. Islamabad, Pakistan – Pakistan’s foreign ministry has reiterated ... ( read original story ...)
Rapists will be chemically castrated in Pakistan under new laws approved by Prime Minister
Pakistan's Prime Minister Imran Khan (pictured) yesterday approved in principle a law on chemical castration of rapists and the fast-tracking of sexual assault cases. ( read original story ...)
Pakistan gives UN a dossier on India, New Delhi dubs it ‘lies’
Pakistan submits ‘terror dossier’ against India to the UN a day after New Delhi gave a dossier to some UNSC members. ( read original story ...)
Indonesia breaks daily record with 5,534 new coronavirus cases
The previous record was on Nov. 13 when the authorities confirmed 5,444 new cases across the archipelago, two weeks after a long weekend in late October. ( read original story ...)
India will likely go for bilateral trade pacts for now — not mega deals like RCEP
India was part of the early negotiations for RCEP but said last year it would not join the world's largest trading bloc. ( read original story ...)
India bans more Chinese apps as tensions remain high
India has banned dozens more Chinese apps, drawing a rebuke from Beijing and further straining already tense relations between the world's most populous countries. ( read original story ...)