Japanese Gov’t Declares Expansion Of COVID-19 Emergency State To Eight More Prefectures

TOKYO, Aug 26 (NNN-NHK) – The Japanese government declared yesterday, to expand the COVID-19 state of emergency to Hokkaido, Miyagi, Gifu, Aichi, Mie, Shiga, Okayama and Hiroshima, amid the country’s latest resurgence of infections. Tokyo and 12 other prefectures have already been covered by the emergency state. The measures will…

Thailand Hopes To Produce Home-Grown COVID-19 Vaccine By Year End

By Linda Khoo Hui Li BANGKOK, Aug 25 (NNN-Bernama) — Thailand’s home-grown messenger RNA (mRNA) COVID-19 vaccine called ChulaCov19 is expected to be available by the end of this year or early next year. Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ deputy spokesman Natapanu Nopakun said the vaccine candidate, developed by Chulalongkorn University,…

Malaysia’s National Heart Institute Performs Asia’s First Innovative Heart Valve Treatment

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 25 (NNN-Bernama) — Malaysia’s National Heart Institute (IJN) became the first hospital in Asia to succeed in performing a new innovative heart valve treatment for patients suffering from tricuspid regurgitation or leaky heart valves. IJN in a statement said the procedure was carried out on May 6…

Malaysia’s Stock Exchange Remains At Two-Month High

By Nurul Jannah Kamaruddin KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 25 (NNN-Bernama) — Malaysia’s stock exchange, Bursa Malaysia, held on at a two-month high on Wednesday amid strong investor appetite, in sync with the regional bourses’ performance and rally in the oil market. At 5 pm, the benchmark FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBM…

As thousands flee Afghanistan, some refugees in Pakistan want to go back saying “peace has return”

As thousands flee Afghanistan to escape Taliban rule, some refugees are trying to get back into their homeland. CHAMAN (Pakistan), Aug 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) — From trucks stuffed with carpets, bedding, clothes and even goats, around 200 Afghan refugees look beyond the horizon toward Spin Boldak in their country’s south, waiting…

Taliban take over some UN premises, curb movement: UN report

UNITED NATIONS, Aug 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Taliban fighters have taken over some UN compounds in Afghanistan, searching and ransacking offices and in one case demanding the guards provide meals for a commander and his men, according to an internal UN report. “We have also been advised by the Taliban to remain in…

Malaysia’s Daily COVID-19 Tally Remains Above 20,000 Mark, 22,642 Cases Wednesday

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 24 (NNN-Bernama) — Malaysia’s daily tally of COVID-19 cases remained above the 20,000-mark as 22,642 new cases were reported over the past 24 hours, Health director-general Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said. In the latest data shared on Facebook and Twitter, Dr Noor Hisham said the number brings…

Colombian President kicks off South Korean tour in search for paths to economic recovery

SEOUL, Aug 25 (NNN-MERCOPRESS) — Colombia’s President Ivan Duque has landed in Seoul to start his South Korean investment-seeking tour to try to reactivate the South American country’s economy after setbacks from the coronavirus pandemic. “We are going to have meetings with the large Korean business conglomerates to invest in…

Invest In Health Equity For Sustainable Recovery – APEC Ministers

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 25 (NNN-Bernama) — The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) member economies are united in their call to close health gaps and ensure that everyone in the region has access to safe and affordable healthcare. These are the key factors towards achieving sustainable recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic and…

G7 leaders agree it is ‘moral duty’ to help Afghans: von der Leyen

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen BRUSSELS, Aug 25 (NNN-Xinhua) — European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said that G7 leaders agreed that it was their collective “moral duty” to help Afghan people amid the current situation in Afghanistan. “We all agreed that it is our moral duty…
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