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by Anastasia CLARK Agence France Presse MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) – Russia and China unveiled plans Tuesday for a joint lunar space station, as Moscow seeks to recapture the glory of its space pioneering days of Soviet times, and Beijing gears up its own extraterrestrial ambitions. Though Moscow was once at the forefront of space travel — it sent the first man into space — its cosmic ambitions have dimmed thanks to poor financing and […]
https://youtu.be/XDMBhuq5004 (Eagle News) – Vaccine czar Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr., said that an additional 1 million doses of Sinovac vaccines will be delivered within the month. He said that the Chinese embassy has already submitted the signed purchase order for the 1 million doses of the Sinovac vaccines. Galvez also said that with the arrival of Sinovac vaccines, the vaccination of ordinary citizens could already start next month, or in April. He said his […]
LYON, France (AFP) — Police in China and South Africa have seized thousands of fake doses of Covid-19 jabs, global police organization Interpol said on Wednesday, warning this represented only the “tip of the iceberg” in vaccine-related crime. The Lyon-based Interpol said 400 vials — equivalent to around 2,400 doses — containing the fake vaccine were found at a warehouse in Germiston outside Johannesburg in South Africa, where officers also recovered fake masks and arrested […]
Sinopharm vaccine delivery paves way for immediate vaccination BAGHDAD, Iraq (AFP) — Iraq on Tuesday received 50,000 Sinopharm vaccines donated by China, the health ministry announced, launching a long-awaited vaccination campaign. Health ministry spokesman Seif al-Badr told reporters that the first delivery in the early hours meant inoculations could begin. “The doses will be delivered to Baghdad’s three main hospitals, and maybe to some provinces,” said Badr, who confirmed the jabs were donations. “We will […]
by David BALL VANCOUVER, Canada (AFP) — Chinese Huawei Technologies executive Meng Wanzhou was back in a Canadian court Monday to fight a final round against extradition to the United States, after more than two years of legal skirmishes and diplomatic barbs. The daughter of Huawei founder and chief executive Ren Zhengfei faces charges in the United States of bank fraud and conspiracy over the commercial activities of a former Huawei subsidiary alleged to have […]
Duterte says China’s Sinovac donations will greatly help PHL economy (Eagle News) – President Rodrigo Duterte thanked China for its vaccine donations of 600,000 Sinovac doses to the country, after personally witnessing the vaccines’ arrival on Sunday afternoon, Feb. 28. During the turn-over ceremonies at the Villamor Air Base in Pasay City, Duterte said that he intends to make a “short visit to China” probably at the end of the year to personally thank […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte led Philippine officials in welcoming the arrival of the 600,000 doses of Sinovac vaccines donated by China to the country. The vaccines from Sinovac Biotech Ltd. arrived in the Philippines onboard a Chinese military plane at the Villamor Air Base (VAB) in Pasay City on February 28. President Duterte also oversaw the offloading of the crates containing the vaccine doses during the ceremonial turnover of the CoronaVac donations to […]
https://youtu.be/Dg9D08A-fUc Ni Vic Somintac Eagle News Service (Eagle News) — Nais ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte na personal na salubungin ang pagdating sa bansa ng Sinovac anti-covid 19 vaccines. Sinabi ni Presidential Spokesman Secretary Harry Roque na nasa schedule ng Pangulo sa Linggo, Pebrero 28, ang pagsalubong sa pagdating ng 600,000 doses ng Sinovac mula sa China. Ang sinovac anti-covid 19 vaccine na donasyon ng Chinese government sa Pilipinas ang kauna-unahang bakuna na darating sa […]
(Eagle News) – The Food and Drug Administration stressed that China’s Sinovac vaccines had an efficacy rate as high as 91.2 percent in the general population in Turkey, and up to 65.3 percent in Indonesia, and were therefore effective for the general population in preventing COVID-19. FDA Director General Undersecretary Eric Domingo also assured the public that Sinovac vaccines, under the trade name Coronavac, had not exhibited any severe adverse effects in the various […]
EUA paves the way for the arrival of 600,000 doses of Sinovac vaccines in country; delivery in a matter of days (Eagle News) – The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted emergency use authorization (EUA) to China’s Sinovac vaccine paving the way for the arrival of some 600,000 doses of the said vaccines in the country. Palace Spokesperson Harry Roque announced that this on Monday, Feb. 22, and said that hopefully the vaccines would […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The United States on Friday warned China against the use of force in disputed waters as it reaffirmed its view that Beijing’s assertive campaign in the South China Sea is illegal. The State Department voiced “concern” about new legislation enacted by China that authorizes its coast guard to use weapons against foreign ships that Beijing considers to be unlawfully entering its waters. The text “strongly implies this law can […]
No severe adverse effects reported so far among those given Chinese-made jabs, says PHL ambassador to China (Eagle News) — China’s COVID-19 vaccines developed by Sinovac and state-owned Sinopharm had been given to more than 40 million people in China, including some Filipinos working in the health sector, and there were hardly any reports of severe adverse reaction to the vaccines or deaths after the vaccination. This was according to Philippine Ambassador to China […]
