Asian trading mixed after Fed ends emergency measures
Asian shares are trading mixed, as sentiment was shaken by the U.S. Federal Reserve’s announcement that it will end some of the emergency measures put in place last year to help the financial industry...
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Taiwan kicks off vaccination drive with AstraZeneca shot
Health care workers are receiving the first shots in Taiwan’s COVID-19 vaccination drive...
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2nd Canadian to go on trial in China on spying charges
A Beijing court is expected to put on trial a second Canadian citizen held for more than two years on spying charges in apparent retaliation for Canada's arrest of a senior executive of Huawei...
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Japan PM vows no virus rebound as emergency measures end
Japan’s Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga has pledged to do his utmost to prevent a resurgence of the coronavirus ahead of the Olympic torch relay and his upcoming visit to Washington...
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Canadian tried in China on spy charges, no verdict announced
China has put on trial one of two Canadians held for more than two years in apparent retaliation for Canada’s arrest of a senior Chinese telecom executive...
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Indonesian Muslim body clears AstraZeneca use in emergency
AstraZeneca’s vaccine against COVID-19 has been cleared for use in Indonesia...
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South Korea's capital scraps testing mandate on foreigners
The South Korean capital has withdrawn its mandate that all foreign workers in the city be tested for the coronavirus — an order that had caused huge lines at testing centers and prompted accusations ...
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Indonesia resumes use of AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine
Indonesia on Friday cleared the AstraZeneca vaccine for use again after the European Union’s drug regulator said the vaccine didn’t increase the overall incidence of blood clots...
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