Asia Pacific
COVID vaccine supply for global programme outstrips demand for first time
The global project to share COVID-19 vaccines is struggling to place more than 300 million doses in the latest sign the problem ...Australia’s border reopens to international visitors
Australia on Monday fully reopened its international borders to travellers vaccinated against the coronavirus after nearly two years of pandemic-related closings as ...Australia reopens borders for all vaccinated travellers
Australia will welcome international tourists on Monday after nearly two years of sealing its borders, relying on high COVID-19 vaccination rates to ...Vietnam to end COVID curbs on international flights from Feb 15
Vietnam will remove its COVID-19 restrictions on international passenger flights with all markets starting Feb. 15, with no limitation on the number ...New Zealand protesters occupy parliament grounds for fourth day
More people arrived outside New Zealand’s parliament on Friday, as protesters calling for an end to a vaccine mandate and tough COVID-19 ...Belarusian skier flees country after ban for political views
A Belarusian cross-country skier has fled the country with her family because of fears of reprisals by authorities after she was barred ...Australia to open borders to vaccinated tourists on February 21
Australia said on Monday it will reopen its borders to vaccinated travellers this month, ending two years of misery for the tourism ...Taiwan condemns ‘contemptible’ timing of China-Russia partnership
Taiwan on Saturday condemned as “contemptible” the timing of China and Russia’s “no limits” partnership at the start of the Winter Olympics, ...China’s Xi Jinping meets Russia’s Vladimir Putin as tensions grow with west
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday arrived in Beijing, where he is expected to attend the 2022 Winter Olympics and hold a ...Myanmar sees anti-junta protests on coup anniversary despite crackdown
Streets in some of Myanmar’s main cities were nearly deserted on Tuesday as opponents of military rule called for a “silent strike” ...














