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Asia welcomes US vaccine donations amid cold storage worries
Jun 10, 2021

Asia welcomes US vaccine donations amid cold storage worries

Health officials and experts in Asia have welcomed U.S. plans to share 500 million more doses of the Pfizer vaccine with the developing world, but some say it would take more than donations alone to a...

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China denounces US bill aimed at boosting competitiveness
Jun 9, 2021

China denounces US bill aimed at boosting competitiveness

Beijing is denouncing a U.S. bill aimed at boosting U.S. technology in the face of growing competition from China and others, calling it a thinly veiled attack on China's political system and an attem...

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Asian shares edge lower after mixed finish on Wall Street
Jun 8, 2021

Asian shares edge lower after mixed finish on Wall Street

Stocks have edged lower in Asia after a mixed finish on Wall Street...

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China hosts Southeast Asian ministers as it competes with US
Jun 7, 2021

China hosts Southeast Asian ministers as it competes with US

China is hosting foreign ministers from 10 Southeast Asian nations amid heightened competition between Beijing and Washington for influence in the region...

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Thais debut locally made AstraZeneca but supplies are tight
Jun 7, 2021

Thais debut locally made AstraZeneca but supplies are tight

Health authorities in Thailand have begun their much-anticipated mass rollout of locally produced AstraZeneca vaccine, but it appears that supplies are falling short of demand from patients who had sc...

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Asia-Pacific trade ministers mull vaccine access, supply
Jun 5, 2021

Asia-Pacific trade ministers mull vaccine access, supply

Trade ministers from the Asia-Pacific are discussing ways to improve access to coronavirus vaccines and tools needed to fight the pandemic in an online meeting hosted by New Zealand...

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Asia-Pacific trade ministers mull pandemic, recovery
Jun 5, 2021

Asia-Pacific trade ministers mull pandemic, recovery

Trade ministers from the Asia-Pacific are discussing ways to build back better from the pandemic, as host New Zealand pushes to drop tariffs on vaccines and other items needed to fight the virus...

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Taiwan, feuding with China, gets vaccines from Japan
Jun 4, 2021

Taiwan, feuding with China, gets vaccines from Japan

A flight carrying 1.24 million doses of AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine from Japan has touched down in Taiwan to help the island fight its largest outbreak since the pandemic began...

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Global shares lower ahead of US monthly jobs report
Jun 4, 2021

Global shares lower ahead of US monthly jobs report

Global shares are mostly lower ahead of the release of a U.S. monthly jobs report that is viewed as a bellwether for the recovery from the pandemic...

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China urges closer Afghanistan ties as US withdrawal looms
Jun 4, 2021

China urges closer Afghanistan ties as US withdrawal looms

China is urging closer security and economic cooperation with Afghanistan in an apparent effort to bolster its influence in the region as the U.S. and its allies prepare to withdraw their forces from ...

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