China limits travel in most populous province over Covid-19 cases
BEIJING, China (AFP) -- Chinese authorities imposed fresh travel limits, cancelled flights and tested thousands of residents in Guangdong Monday…
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Vietnam to suspend incoming int’l flights to Hanoi over new Covid variant from June 1 to 7
HANOI, Vietnam (AFP) -- The international airport of Vietnam's capital will suspend inbound flights from abroad beginning Tuesday, the…
5 years ago
Vietnam discovers new hybrid virus variant – combination of Indian and British strains
HANOI, Vietnam (AFP) -- Vietnam has discovered a new Covid-19 variant which spreads quickly by air and is a…
5 years ago
Forty years of population policy in China
BEIJING, China (AFP) -- China on Monday relaxed its two-child policy to allow couples to have three children, a…
5 years ago
China allows couples to have three children: state media
BEIJING, China (AFP) -- China has relaxed its family planning policy to allow couples to have three children after…
5 years ago
Nearly 300 rescued in Indonesia ferry accident
TERNATE, Indonesia (AFP) -- Search teams are looking for one missing person after rescuing all other passengers from…
5 years ago
Malaysia announces national lockdown to battle virus surge
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AFP) -- Malaysia announced on Friday it will impose a nationwide lockdown for the first time…
5 years ago
Japan to extend virus emergency until month before Olympics
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Japan will extend a coronavirus state of emergency in Tokyo and other areas on Friday until…
5 years ago
Vietnam races to vaccinate factory workers after record virus cases
HANOI, Vietnam (AFP) -- Vietnam began vaccinating hundreds of thousands of factory workers in its industrialized north on Thursday to…
5 years ago
Syrian President Assad re-elected with 95% of votes: official
DAMASCUS, Syria (AFP) -- Syria's President Bashar al-Assad has been re-elected with 95.1 percent of the votes cast, the parliamentary…
5 years ago
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