COVID vaccines
Singapore to set up quarantine-free 'vaccinated travel lanes'
Visitors from Germany and Brunei eligible first; city-state also opens to Hong Kong
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US to begin offering COVID-19 vaccine booster shots in September
Government expects to give out 100m extra jabs for free at 80,000 locations
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Asia struggles with vaccine passports as delta challenges region
Lack of common entry standards makes travel resumption difficult
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Turkey starts giving a fourth jab to travelers for vaccine passports
Many countries won't recognize Sinovac, which was widely administered by Ankara
Inside Japanese politics
Time is tight for Kono and his goal to shift political landscape
COVID vaccinations test maverick lawmaker's leadership as he vies for PM post
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Coronavirus: Week of Aug. 8 to Aug. 14, Japan rushes oxygen distribution
China fully vaccinates 55% of population; Nepal to receive 4m Moderna doses
Interview
Southeast Asia fundamentals 'intact' despite COVID: Sea economist
Digital services become default in region but access gap still a challenge
COVID vaccines
3 doses of Sinovac is better than mixing with Pfizer: Turkish minister
Study shows Chinese vaccine offers highest protection overall when taken consecutively
Caixin
How should China respond to the delta variant?
In the long term, resident virus will require systematic prevention and control
Opinion
China's new COVID surge is Xi's biggest test yet
How Beijing responds will signal its readiness to be a global stakeholder
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Coronavirus: Week of August 1 to August 7, Australia daily cases reach 2021 high
Thailand posts record 21,838 new cases; JPMorgan tells US staff to mask up
Coronavirus
Singapore to ease border and other COVID rules as shots reach 70%
Officials draw line between jabbed and not jabbed while warming to Chinese vaccines
Finance
Singapore's DBS hikes payouts as other lenders reel from COVID
Central banks in the city-state and Thailand ease guidance on dividends
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US and China push vaccines as East Asia Summit talks get underway
Washington touts 'no strings' shots while Beijing slams 'politicization of science'
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Coronavirus: Week of July 25 to July 31, Sydney police cordon off downtown as cases surge
Thailand reports daily record cases and deaths; Japan expands COVID emergency
Opinion
COVID-19 puts Narendra Modi's modest wins at risk
Anniversary of 1991 economic reforms shows up prime minister's bombast
Coronavirus
Vietnam PM gains vast powers to contain Ho Chi Minh City outbreak
COVID spread in south prompt legislature to approve Hanoi centralized decision-making
Coronavirus
Vietnam fatality rate rises as delta COVID ravages Ho Chi Minh City
Hanoi forced to close National Assembly earlier to deal with pandemic
Trade
Fashion brands lobby US for COVID vaccines for Vietnam suppliers
Virus slams output in key global production center for apparel and shoes
Coronavirus
Singapore eyes September border easing once vaccine rate hits 80%
City-state considers swapping two-week isolation with 'rigorous testing regime'
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Mongolia's mass jabs fail to suppress COVID spread
Nation has Asia's highest rates of vaccinations and confirmed infections
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Analog Japan's paper-only vaccine certificates worry airlines
Digital records seen as key to travel industry's recovery from COVID-19
Pharmaceuticals
AI slashes time and cost of drug discovery and development
Technology identifies COVID-19 drug candidate in several days
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Coronavirus: Week of July 18 to July 24, Australia's New South Wales logs biggest rise in daily cases
US buys 200m Pfizer doses for children and boosters; Philippines extends travel ban to Malaysia and Thailand
COVID vaccines
Japan PM to meet with Pfizer CEO to quicken vaccine supplies
Suga pushes to secure more shots in August as immunization drive slows