An APEC workshop on an inclusive digital society unfolded on Tuesday and Wednesday in Guiyang, Guizhou province, in a bid to discuss the role of digital technologies in eradicating poverty. The two-day event established as its purpose the sharing of experience in poverty alleviation and suggestions for improved living standards Read more…
GENEVA, June 1 (Xinhua) The World Health Organization (WHO) validated on Tuesday the CoronaVac COVID-19 vaccine developed by Chinese pharmaceutical company Sinovac for emergency use. “I am happy to announce that the Sinovac coronavirus vaccine has been given WHO Emergency Use Listing (EUL) after being found to be safe, effective, Read more…
source: XInhua TOKYO – The Japanese government on Friday will likely extend COVID-19 emergency measures in place for Tokyo and and eight other prefectures for another three weeks until June 20, local media reported. The state of emergency currently in place for the nine prefectures has seen restrictions imposed on Read more…
By Adhere Cavince President Xi Jinping used the Boao Forum for Asia Annual Conference in April to call on the international community to take tangible steps toward functional, inclusive and beneficial multilateralism. At a time when the world is facing common enemies such as the COVID-19 pandemic, climate change, poverty Read more…
May 21, 2021 – China reported 24 new confirmed cases, all of which were imported (11 cases in Fujian, 9 cases in Shanghai, 1 case in Henan, 1 case in Hunan, 1 case in Guangdong, and 1 case in Sichuan); no new deaths; no new suspected cases. There were 25 Read more…
Xinhua NEW DELHI – China’s Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine, the first non-Western vaccine supported by the World Health Organization (WHO), is likely to be used in the COVAX program, which provides vaccines to low- and middle-income countries, reported the Indian Express newspaper Thursday. The WHO last week validated the China-developed vaccine Read more…
By BO LEUNG in London The World Health Organization’s approval to give emergency use to the COVID-19 vaccine manufactured by China’s Sinopharm has been welcomed by experts and health regulators worldwide. On Friday, the WHO gave the vaccine the green light, paving the way for potentially millions of doses to Read more…
By Xinhua NEW DELHI — A third wave of COVID-19 outbreak is inevitable in India given the higher levels of the circulating virus, said Principal Scientific Advisor to India’s Federal Government K. Vijay Raghavan on Wednesday. “But it is not clear on what time scale this phase three will occur. Read more…
MELBOURNE – Western Australia state recorded one new locally acquired coronavirus case on Saturday, as more than 2 million people in the state began a three-day snap lockdown after a COVID-19 outbreak in a hotel quarantine led to community transmission. The lockdown was ordered after a returning traveller who tested Read more…
The Chinese Embassy in the United States is still responsible for reviewing the certificates of Nucleic Acid test and IgM antibody test for China-bound passengers departing from Dallas. Here is the latest update for passengers who test positive for IgM antibodies due to vaccination. 1. Passengers with negative Nucleic Acid Read more…