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Japan to cut quarantine to 10 days for vaccinated travelers
Shorter isolation would give companies flexibility to send employees abroad
COVID vaccines
Coronavirus
Singapore's 'vaccinated travel lane' opens despite rise in COVID
New daily cases hit 13-month high, topping Indonesia on per-person basis
COVID vaccines
World to have 12bn COVID vaccine doses by year-end, but redistribution key
G-7 holds big surpluses of shots while developing nations lack access, report says
Coronavirus
Japan business lobby wants quarantine exemption for the vaccinated
Keidanren says blanket travel restriction hinders economic recovery
Politics
Malaysia's Ismail Sabri faces battle to curb COVID and spur growth
New prime minister tasked with rebuilding public trust in government
COVID vaccines
Japan to issue online vaccine certificates in December
Smartphone app will use QR codes to authenticate inoculation records
Coronavirus
Israel COVID resurgence offers lessons in adaptation for Asia
Other well-vaccinated nations like Singapore watch as booster debate heats up
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COVID Recovery Index: Delta strain and late jabs hold ASEAN back
Vietnam, Philippines, Myanmar and Thailand occupy last four spots
COVID vaccines
Moderna finds stainless steel particles in shots pulled in Japan
US drugmaker and distributor Takeda say no undue risk to public
COVID vaccines
India to roll out DNA-based COVID shots for teens in October
120m adolescents await first-of-their-kind needle-free vaccine doses
Coronavirus
Indonesia's COVID divide: Cases fall in Jakarta, surge in regions
Overall picture improves but concerns grow over reopening of schools
Coronavirus
ASEAN economies embrace proof of vaccine to contain delta risk
Singapore leads way with proof of COVID-19 jabs for restaurant dining and gym workouts
COVID vaccines
Japan to probe links between two deaths and suspended Moderna jabs
Men in their 30s received shots from same line that produced contaminated batch
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Coronavirus: Week of Aug. 22 to Aug. 28, China calls US report on origin not credible
Japan serious cases hit 2,000 despite curbs; Thailand opens up to spur economy
COVID vaccines
China rushes to improve shots as unvaccinated give cold shoulder
Many in emerging countries avoid Sinovac and Sinopharm jabs
Coronavirus
Thailand to partially ease business lockdowns from September
Restaurants and shopping malls to reopen despite ongoing delta epidemic
Interview
Incoming UNGA chief says climate financing 'life or death' matter
Abdulla Shahid says UN committee to decide on which Afghan government to recognize
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1.6m Moderna doses withdrawn in Japan over contamination
Company confirms reports of particulate matter in vials, but finds 'no safety issues'
Biden's Asia policy
Harris tells Vietnam US Navy will keep presence in South China Sea
VP says Washington will donate another 1m vaccine doses, countering Beijing
Datawatch
COVID-19 casts shadow over US and European economic optimism
Delta variant shakes confidence despite progress on vaccinations
COVID vaccines
Taiwan begins contested rollout of new Medigen domestic vaccine
Island joins small global group of COVID-19 vaccine producers
Opinion
How Vietnam went from pandemic hero to COVID shambles
Leaders assumed that early successes meant vaccination programs could wait
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Coronavirus: Week of Aug. 15 to Aug. 21, Australia's New South Wales logs record daily cases
Vietnam deploys troops in Ho Chi Minh City; New Zealand reports 21 new cases
COVID vaccines
Singapore SARS survivors yield hope for COVID super vaccine
Pfizer recipients found with 'highly potent' antibodies to respiratory viruses
COVID vaccines
Western nations' booster shot rush sparks debate on vaccine fairness
Developing nations receive only 10% of this year's distribution target