The ARCoV vaccine, developed by the Academy of Military Medical Sciences (AMMS), Suzhou Abogen Biosciences and Walvax Biotechnology, is being tested in an international Phase III trial

The directive increases pressure on authorities scrambling to keep pace with a deluge of new infections in the financial hub

NIG was due to begin operations on Wednesday but the controversial plans have been postponed due to Covid-19, an official told Nikkei Asia

The city's chief executive said she could not "preclude" the possibility of postponing the city's chief executive election, due in March

The world's third-largest economy expanded an annualised 5.4% in October-December after contracting a revised 2.7% in the previous quarter

Continued opening of vaccinated travel lanes with over 20 countries despite global surge in Covid-19 cases reflects commitment, Deputy PM Heng Swee Keat said

The move comes as over 1,600 trucks are stuck at border gates in the north awaiting clearance from the Chinese side, the report said

Vietnam will remove its Covid-19 curbs on international flights with all markets starting Tuesday February 15, with no limit on the number of flights, state-run Tuoi Tre paper reported on Sunday.

Hong Kong's No-2 official John Lee said on Saturday that China would help the city cope with its expanding outbreak, but there were no plans for a mainland-style lockdown for now

China's medical products regulator has given conditional approval for Pfizer's Covid-19 treatment Paxlovid, making it the first pill approved in the country to treat the disease.

The company's direct-to-consumer sales in China rose 35% in the third quarter, compared with an 85.9% jump in the second quarter

The transport and financial hub is forecast to grow 3-5% this year after expanding at its fastest annual pace in over a decade in 2021