Asia & Pacific – Page 60 – THE OVAL CIRCLE

3 people in Sri Lanka die of blood clots associated with AstraZeneca vaccine

Posted on April 22, 2021April 22, 2021By Editor

The Sri Lankan health minister has informed parliament that the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine has led to three deaths, as well as three additional cases of non-fatal blood clotting. … Read More >3 people in Sri Lanka die of blood clots associated with AstraZeneca vaccine

South Korea calls on US to share Covid-19 jabs, repaying favor from start of pandemic, as only 3% of population inoculated

Posted on April 22, 2021April 22, 2021By Editor

South Korea’s foreign minister has urged the US to repay a favor by sharing some of its vaccine supply with his country, noting that early in the pandemic Seoul airlifted Covid testing kits and masks to the US. … Read More >South Korea calls on US to share Covid-19 jabs, repaying favor from start of pandemic, as only 3% of population inoculated

Delhi oxygen crisis: Hospitals hover hours from running out amid hike in serious Covid-19 cases

Posted on April 22, 2021April 22, 2021By Editor

Oxygen reserves at some hospitals in the Indian capital are enough for mere hours of operation, with last-minute deliveries postponing a cut-off for serious patients. The crisis arose amid a spike in Covid-19 infections. … Read More >Delhi oxygen crisis: Hospitals hover hours from running out amid hike in serious Covid-19 cases

‘Lockdowns are a last resort’: Modi appeals to Indian states to avoid harsh Covid restrictions amid variant-fueled infection surge

Posted on April 22, 2021April 22, 2021By Editor

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has issued a stark appeal for India’s regional authorities not to impose state lockdowns, as the country reported more than 200,000 new Covid-19 cases for the sixth straight day on Tuesday. … Read More >‘Lockdowns are a last resort’: Modi appeals to Indian states to avoid harsh Covid restrictions amid variant-fueled infection surge

Seoul students shave heads in front of Japanese embassy to protest Tokyo’s plan for dumping Fukushima nuclear wastewater

Posted on April 21, 2021April 21, 2021By Editor

More than 30 college students in South Korea’s capital have shaved their heads in front of the Japanese embassy to show their opposition to Tokyo’s plan to dump more than a million tons of nuclear wastewater into the ocean. … Read More >Seoul students shave heads in front of Japanese embassy to protest Tokyo’s plan for dumping Fukushima nuclear wastewater

Japan bears responsibility for all of mankind with plan to dump nuclear wastewater into ocean, China says

Posted on April 21, 2021April 21, 2021By Editor

The Chinese Foreign Ministry has said Japan must take all the responsibility for its actions after it announced plans to release Fukushima’s nuclear wastewater into the ocean without undertaking consultations with its neighbors. … Read More >Japan bears responsibility for all of mankind with plan to dump nuclear wastewater into ocean, China says

China’s President Xi calls for end to hegemony and demands ‘fair’ world order in veiled jab at the US

Posted on April 21, 2021April 21, 2021By Editor

The Chinese president has spoken of his wish to see a fairer world which isn’t dominated by a single country as he called for an end to the artificial “building of walls” and “decoupling” amid simmering tensions with the US. … Read More >China’s President Xi calls for end to hegemony and demands ‘fair’ world order in veiled jab at the US

Taiwan says it’s looking to buy US missiles with 925-km range, as tensions in South China Sea simmer

Posted on April 20, 2021April 20, 2021By Editor

The head of Taiwan’s defense ministry’s strategic planning section has told lawmakers that the government is seeking to procure, from the US, air-to-surface missiles with a possible range of 925km, to bolster its defenses. … Read More >Taiwan says it’s looking to buy US missiles with 925-km range, as tensions in South China Sea simmer

‘Not anti-China’: EU defends plan to step up activity in Indo-Pacific region amid South China Sea tension

Posted on April 20, 2021April 20, 2021By Editor

The EU has defended a newly-unveiled plan to increase its activity in the Indo-Pacific region, insisting the measures are not targeted at China, despite rising international tensions over the South China Sea. … Read More >‘Not anti-China’: EU defends plan to step up activity in Indo-Pacific region amid South China Sea tension

Duterte says he will send Philippines’ navy ships into South China Sea to ‘stake claim’ over oil resources

Posted on April 20, 2021April 20, 2021By Editor

The Philippines will send naval vessels into the disputed South China Sea in a bid to defend what it claims are its oil and mineral resources, President Rodrigo Duterte has said, in remarks he partly directed at China. … Read More >Duterte says he will send Philippines’ navy ships into South China Sea to ‘stake claim’ over oil resources