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Asian countries in no hurry to approve coronavirus vaccines

February 02, 2021 -

While the technology sped up the process of developing vaccines to combat the pandemic, it also prompted major Asian countries to proceed with caution and take their time before granting regulatory approvals for vaccines.

There have been some reports of allergic reactions from the COVID-19 vaccine, including anaphylactic shock and incidents like the death of a health worker 16 days after receiving the Pfizer shot, but a link has not been established and millions ...

Asia-Pacific braces for second wave of coronavirus: China insists it’s under control, Japan to finally declare emergency… and North Korea remains virus-free?

April 06, 2020 -

In mainland China, health authorities reported a surge in coronavirus cases over the weekend. The National Health Commission (NHC), the country's lead agency for coronavirus response, reported 125 asymptomatic cases, as well as 69 confirmed cases, bringing the country's total to 82,665 as of Monday evening. The NHC also said that most of the new cases were from people who had entered China from abroad.

A case of local transmission involved a person who traveled from Hubei ...

Asia braces for new wave of coronavirus infections, more countries to see spikes in caseloads

March 25, 2020 -

In Beijing, which still has 150 active coronavirus cases, the local government has ordered people arriving in the city to go into 14-day quarantine, in response to a recent increase in imported coronavirus cases. Similar cities have enacted similar measures following the government's push to slowly relax lockdowns in certain areas and a steady influx of foreigners returning to the country. Chinese President Xi Jinping has recently visited Wuhan, the epicenter of the global pandemic, ...

Asia’s largest cruise ship company switches home port from China to Taiwan due to coronavirus

February 03, 2020 -

The Taiwanese news outlet LTN says that Spectrum of the Seas no longer wants to port in China because it knows that potential customers will be leery about booking a cruise that goes anywhere near the coronavirus-stricken communist country where it's currently based.

The switch will reportedly occur in mid-February, with an official announcement soon on the way. Meanwhile, the company is offering price discounts to customers who already booked future cruises that, at ...

Lebanon warns of “doomsday” response for West, Asia and Europe if Israel expands war

a month ago -

Rami Mortada, Lebanon's ambassador to the United Kingdom, told The Times (UK) in a September 20 interview that the UK-trained Lebanese army will not "stand idly" by and watch as Israel launches a ground invasion or "heavy aerial attack" on Lebanon.

If Israel proceeds with attacking Lebanon in this manner, it will unleash a "doomsday" scenario for not only the West but also Asia and Europe, which support the Western axis of power against Israel's enemies in the Middle ...

CLOCK IS TICKING – U.S. warns Israel: U.S. aircraft carriers will not be able to stay in West Asia area forever

a month ago -

The report indicated that the U.S. sent a message urging Israel to reduce tensions with Hezbollah and Iran, as the presence of U.S. aircraft carriers in the area is temporary. "The aircraft carriers will not be able to stay in the area forever," the report quoted.

Fears of a full-scale regional war have escalated since Israel's assassination of senior Hezbollah commander Fuad Shukr in Beirut and Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran in late July. Hezbollah retaliated ...

Putin: NATO’s focus on Asia-Pacific region poses security threat

June 28, 2024 -

He made these remarks during a press conference in Hanoi last week following meetings with his Vietnamese counterpart To Lam, and after signing a strategic partnership treaty with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un in Pyongyang.

"We see what's happening in Asia, right? A bloc system is being put together [and] NATO is already moving there as if to a permanent place of residence. This, of course, poses a threat to all countries in the region, including the Russian ...

China warns Japan and other countries against backing NATO’s expansion into the East and Asia-Pacific region

August 09, 2023 -

In an exclusive interview with TASS on August 3, Zhang emphasized the need to heed historical lessons and prioritize regional peace and stability. The ambassador also reiterated the potential dangers of involving the U.S.-led military alliance in the East.

"We advise Japan and other courtiers to learn the lessons of history in full: They should not, without taking the stance of other nations into consideration, unilaterally undermine peace and stability in the region, ...

Not just in Ukraine: US also running BIOLABS in Africa, Asia-Pacific region

June 09, 2023 -

Russia initially disclosed the existence of the said biolabs in Ukraine. However, recent reports state the disappointment of many nations in the Asia-Pacific region and Africa over these experiments.

Back in December, lawmakers part of the Makabayan (Nationalist) bloc of the Philippine House of Representatives called for an investigation on the U.S. DoD's biological weapons activity. The American agency had been doing experiments at the Regional Animal Disease ...

GLOBAL BIOWARFARE: U.S.-run biolabs aren’t just in Ukraine: They’re also deployed in Africa and Asia-Pacific regions

May 30, 2023 -

New reports explain that a number of countries in the Asia-Pacific region of the world are frustrated that the U.S. is conducting biological weapons experiments on their land – and the same thing is reportedly occurring in Africa as well.

Last December, several members of the House of Representatives of the Philippines asked their country's congress to investigate biological weapons activity by the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) at the Regional Animal Disease ...

Asian hornet arrives in Britain, countless honeybees at risk

September 23, 2016 -

This is the first time these dangerous Asian hornets have been discovered in the United Kingdom.  Concerns that these bee killers might make their way to the British mainland have existed for quite some time, according to the Independent.  The wasps have already made themselves at home in France, where they have been spreading in the central and southern regions at alarming rates. The proliferation of these killer wasps has proven hard to control and they have finally ...

Study finds correlation between COVID-19 vaccines and plummeting birth rates in Europe, Australia and Asia

January 19, 2023 -

Nine months after the COVID-19 mRNA injections have been rolled out, the number of children being born substantially dropped in 13 out of 19 European countries, England and Wales, Australia and Taiwan.

In Switzerland, the decline in births was the largest in 150 years. The study noted that the figures were more than during two world wars, the Great Depression and the advent of birth control. Also in Europe, Germany's birth rate plummeted 8.3 percent through three quarters ...

ENERGY REDIRECTED: Two-thirds of Russian seaborne oil exports are now going to Asia

November 21, 2022 -

Before the European Union (EU), the United States and their allies imposed sanctions on Russia over the country's special military operation in Ukraine, seaborne crude oil deliveries to Asia accounted for less than two-fifths of all Russian seaborne crude sales. Within a span of six months, where Russian oil goes has changed completely.

China and India are forming the backbone of the latest surge in Russian seaborne oil exports. Other countries like Turkey, ...

Japanese PM’s warning back in June sounds PROPHETIC now: Ukraine today may be East Asia tomorrow

November 15, 2022 -

During an international fleet review in Tokyo Bay over the weekend, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida pledged to prepare for any acts of aggression from Beijing.

"We must prepare ourselves for an era when actors emerge to disobey rules and use force or threats to destroy the peace and safety of other nations," said the prime minister. "We will accelerate realistic discussions on what's needed to defend our people by keeping all options on the table."

Earlier, ...

Shipping cost from Asia to US West Coast drops 84% year-over-year as consumer demand plunges

October 26, 2022 -

This led to a massive drop in the cost of shipping containers.

In September 2021, the average cost of shipping a container from Asia to the U.S. West Coast exceeded $20,000. Last week, the average cost to ship a container from Asia to the U.S. West Coast had declined 84 percent from a year earlier to $2,720.

According to Wall Street Journal, the Marine Exchange of Southern California has declared that there are no longer backlogs at the said ...

Qatar refuses to divert gas flows to Europe due to existing contracts with Asian customers

October 21, 2022 -

European natural gas buyers have been scrambling to secure alternative sources of supply since the imposition of economic sanctions on Russia. Their efforts include lobbying for more gas from Gulf states like the United Arab Emirates and Qatar.

Qatar holds just over 13 percent of the world's natural gas reserves. This has turned the tiny Gulf state of fewer than three million people into a powerhouse in natural gas production, leading it to become the world's third-largest ...

Saudi Arabia increases September oil prices for Asian buyers to record-high levels

August 05, 2022 -

Saudi Aramco, the country's state-owned oil producer, increased the price of its Arab Light grade of crude oil for Asian clients by $0.50 per barrel to $9.80 higher than the Oman/Dubai crude oil benchmark. This exceeds the previous record of $9.35 per barrel set back in May. This price hike is also lower than the market forecast of between 70 cents to $1 a barrel. (Related: Saudi Arabia hikes oil prices as Asia eases COVID-19 restrictions.)

The official ...

Rice crisis incoming: Soaring fertilizer prices threaten rice production in Asia

July 13, 2022 -

Rice harvests in Asia have been generally plentiful for the past four years, keeping prices affordable. But with natural gas prices trading at historic highs in the wake of the conflict between Russia and Ukraine, this has put fertilizer prices soaring, affecting the ability of farmers to produce enough. Both the World Bank and the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization are forecasting that prices will go up as production stalls due to the unaffordability of ...

Biden is EXPORTING the US emergency oil reserves to Asia and Europe while shutting off domestic supply

July 11, 2022 -

While American consumers struggle under historically high gas and diesel fuel prices thanks to policies that the regime put in place, our puppet president is authorizing the sale of oil to Europe and to our No. 1 global competitor, China.

What's more, the oil China got was sold to a company that is linked to Joe Biden's corrupt son, Hunter Biden, according to a report by the Washington Free Beacon. And worse, the outlet reported, Biden's radical counterrevolutionary handlers ...

Saudi Arabia hikes oil prices as Asia eases COVID-19 restrictions

June 08, 2022 -

Bloomberg reported that the increase for July shipments resumes a series of hikes that started in February. Aramco increased its key Arab Light crude grade for Asian customers by $2.10 a barrel from June to $6.50. The market was only expecting a boost of $1.50, according to a Bloomberg survey of refiners and traders.

The gas company also elevated all grades for the north west Europe and Mediterranean regions. Meanwhile, prices for United States remained the same ...