Asia & Pacific – Page 27 – THE OVAL CIRCLE

‘When will they learn’: Beijing taunts Washington, claiming Afghanistan is another example that military intervention doesn’t work

Posted on August 24, 2021August 24, 2021By Editor

Beijing has issued a further rebuke of Washington’s foreign policy, claiming the fall of Kabul further highlights that US military interventions aren’t working and that the vast war chest could have been better spent elsewhere. … Read More >‘When will they learn’: Beijing taunts Washington, claiming Afghanistan is another example that military intervention doesn’t work

China’s Wuhan completes citywide Covid-19 testing in SIX days, finds 37 cases & 41 asymptomatic carriers among 12mn residents

Posted on August 20, 2021August 20, 2021By Editor

The city of Wuhan has tested virtually every resident, except for children under six and those on vacation, in a sweeping effort to prevent a new Covid-19 outbreak in the metropolis where the pandemic is believed to have started. … Read More >China’s Wuhan completes citywide Covid-19 testing in SIX days, finds 37 cases & 41 asymptomatic carriers among 12mn residents

More than 80,000 people evacuated from China’s Sichuan province as extreme rains trigger floods

Posted on August 20, 2021August 20, 2021By Editor

More than 80,000 people have been evacuated from their homes by the authorities as Sichuan is hit by extreme rains, triggering floods, with nearly half a million people impacted across six cities. … Read More >More than 80,000 people evacuated from China’s Sichuan province as extreme rains trigger floods

India tops HALF-BILLION mark in total number of Covid-19 vaccine doses administered

Posted on August 18, 2021August 18, 2021By Editor

India has administered more than 500 million doses of Covid-19 vaccines during its mass-inoculation drive, with the proportion of people in the country who have received at least one dose approaching the 30% mark. … Read More >India tops HALF-BILLION mark in total number of Covid-19 vaccine doses administered

‘Face-off has been resolved’: India and China pull troops back from Himalayan border flashpoint

Posted on August 18, 2021August 18, 2021By Editor

China and India have removed troops from the disputed Himalayan border region which was the site of a deadly clash between the two in June 2020, after a “phased” pullback was agreed in July, according to the Indian government. … Read More >‘Face-off has been resolved’: India and China pull troops back from Himalayan border flashpoint

South Korea to compensate nurse paralyzed after AstraZeneca vaccine

Posted on August 18, 2021August 18, 2021By Editor

A nursing assistant who was paralyzed after receiving a shot of AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 vaccine will receive compensation from the South Korean state after she was recognized as a victim of an industrial accident. … Read More >South Korea to compensate nurse paralyzed after AstraZeneca vaccine

Japan planned to withhold public announcement of ‘highly infectious’ Lambda Covid variant until after the Tokyo Olympics – media

Posted on August 18, 2021August 18, 2021By Editor

The Japanese government covered up the detection of the highly infectious Lambda variant of the Covid-19 virus after finding it during an airport screening three days before the Tokyo Olympics began, according to the Daily Beast. … Read More >Japan planned to withhold public announcement of ‘highly infectious’ Lambda Covid variant until after the Tokyo Olympics – media

‘It’s a set-up’: Many activists in Myanmar remain unconvinced by junta’s offer to pardon protesters

Posted on August 17, 2021August 17, 2021By Editor

Myanmar’s military junta has offered to drop charges against protesters on the condition that they come forward to authorities, though many demonstrators say they fear that the move is a ruse to catch dissidents. … Read More >‘It’s a set-up’: Many activists in Myanmar remain unconvinced by junta’s offer to pardon protesters

Japan tops 1 million Covid-19 cases as Olympics fuels new infections

Posted on August 17, 2021August 17, 2021By Editor

Japan has reached the solemn milestone of one million registered Covid-19 infections, with case numbers outside the capital swelling and the inoculation campaign lagging as the end of the Olympic Games draws near. … Read More >Japan tops 1 million Covid-19 cases as Olympics fuels new infections