Asia & Pacific – Page 42 – THE OVAL CIRCLE

India’s free Covid vaccination rollout hits record 7.5 million doses in one day

Posted on June 24, 2021June 24, 2021By Editor

India announced on Monday that the country has administered a record seven and a half million doses of Covid vaccines in one day through its free national inoculation campaign, after officials faced criticism for a slow rollout. … Read More >India’s free Covid vaccination rollout hits record 7.5 million doses in one day

Indonesian travel agencies offer vaccine tours to US as cases surge at home

Posted on June 23, 2021June 23, 2021By Editor

Indonesian travel companies are advertising US vaccine tours for the rich, while those less wealthy have to wait for their jabs as Covid-19 runs rampant in the country. … Read More >Indonesian travel agencies offer vaccine tours to US as cases surge at home

Female athletes urged to boycott Tokyo Olympics as New Zealand accused of ‘cheating’ after trans weightlifter selected for Games

Posted on June 23, 2021June 23, 2021By Editor

New Zealand has been accused of undermining female athletics after tapping trans weightlifter Laurel Hubbard for the upcoming Olympic Games in Tokyo, with some even describing the decision as outright cheating. … Read More >Female athletes urged to boycott Tokyo Olympics as New Zealand accused of ‘cheating’ after trans weightlifter selected for Games

Hong Kong police charge 2 people with ‘collusion with a foreign country’ after arrests at Apple Daily newspaper

Posted on June 22, 2021June 22, 2021By Editor

Police in Hong Kong have charged two senior bosses of the Apple Daily newspaper with “collusion with a foreign country” after officers entered the publication’s offices on Thursday and arrested five members of staff. … Read More >Hong Kong police charge 2 people with ‘collusion with a foreign country’ after arrests at Apple Daily newspaper

Pyongyang must be ready for ‘both dialogue & confrontation’ with US, N. Korea’s Kim says

Posted on June 21, 2021June 21, 2021By Editor

North Korea needs to be ready for both dialogue and confrontation with Washington, the country’s leader, Kim Jong-un, said in his first direct statement on policy towards the “newly emerged” US administration. … Read More >Pyongyang must be ready for ‘both dialogue & confrontation’ with US, N. Korea’s Kim says

760,000 South Koreans to receive Pfizer & AstraZeneca jab mix due to supply delays

Posted on June 21, 2021June 21, 2021By Editor

South Korea will use Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine as the second dose for 760,000 people who have already been administered the AstraZeneca shot, joining a growing list of countries that have mixed the two jabs. … Read More >760,000 South Koreans to receive Pfizer & AstraZeneca jab mix due to supply delays

Twitter India’s head called in for police questioning over refusal to remove video ‘inciting communal violence’ – reports

Posted on June 21, 2021June 21, 2021By Editor

A top executive at Twitter’s Indian branch has received a police notice asking him to appear for questioning in Ghaziabad, after local authorities said the platform stoked communal hatred by refusing to remove a violent video. … Read More >Twitter India’s head called in for police questioning over refusal to remove video ‘inciting communal violence’ – reports

Hong Kong Protesters Paid/Experimented On & Other Ways to Manipulate Mobs

Posted on June 20, 2021June 20, 2021By Editor

A US government-funded “think tank” has been revealed to have been experimenting on Hong Kong students in the lead up to violent, US-backed riots in the territory just recently put down by Beijing. … Read More >Hong Kong Protesters Paid/Experimented On & Other Ways to Manipulate Mobs

Chinese astronauts enter core module of future space station in historic first for Beijing

Posted on June 20, 2021June 20, 2021By Editor

Three Chinese astronauts have entered the core module of the country’s future space station in a crucial step towards its completion, the Chinese Foreign Ministry has announced. … Read More >Chinese astronauts enter core module of future space station in historic first for Beijing

Japan to partially lift Tokyo’s coronavirus state of emergency one month before Olympics

Posted on June 20, 2021June 20, 2021By Editor

Japan is set to lift the state of emergency in Tokyo and other areas one month ahead of the Olympics, Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga has said. Certain “quasi-emergency” measures, however, will be maintained for two more weeks. … Read More >Japan to partially lift Tokyo’s coronavirus state of emergency one month before Olympics