Asia-Pacific faces reopening challenges
Governments reinstate travel curbs as Omicron variant casts a pall over whole world Heidi Huang, a Chinese businesswoman, said she was grateful for Thailand's reopening program Test and Go after she returned from a recent business trip to Dubai. Instead of spending several days in quarantine, the 23-year-old from Zhejiang province said she could move about freely in Bangkok after she received her negative COVID-19 test result, the day after she arrived on Dec 6. Huang is one of the fortu...
Asia-Pacific faces reopening challenges
Governments reinstate travel curbs as Omicron variant casts a pall over whole world Heidi Huang, a Chinese businesswoman, said she was grateful for Thailand's reopening program Test and Go after she returned from a recent business trip to Dubai. Instead of spending several days in quarantine, the 23-year-old from Zhejiang province said she could move about freely in Bangkok after she received her negative COVID-19 test result, the day after she arrived on Dec 6. Huang is one of the fortu...
One-fifth of the world's recognized languages could disappear this century: study
By the end of this century, an estimated 1,500 languages will have disappeared forever across the world, according to a new study. Unveiling the findings in the journal Nature Ecology and Evolution on Dec 16, researchers warned that of the world's 7,000 recognized languages, around half are endangered. Titled "Global predictors of language endangerment and the future of linguistic diversity" the study was led by the Australian National University in Canberra. Felicity Meakins, a professo...
One-fifth of the world's recognized languages could disappear this century: study
By the end of this century, an estimated 1,500 languages will have disappeared forever across the world, according to a new study. Unveiling the findings in the journal Nature Ecology and Evolution on Dec 16, researchers warned that of the world's 7,000 recognized languages, around half are endangered. Titled "Global predictors of language endangerment and the future of linguistic diversity" the study was led by the Australian National University in Canberra. Felicity Meakins, a professo...
Envoy calls for urgent aid for Afghanistan
At UN, China says humanitarian assistance should not be conditional China's ambassador to the United Nations on Wednesday called for countries to address Afghanistan's humanitarian situation and stabilize its economy as soon as possible. "The current situation in Afghanistan is at a critical stage, facing multiple arduous and complex challenges," Zhang Jun, China's permanent representative to the UN, said in explaining China's vote for the Security Council draft resolution...
Envoy calls for urgent aid for Afghanistan
At UN, China says humanitarian assistance should not be conditional China's ambassador to the United Nations on Wednesday called for countries to address Afghanistan's humanitarian situation and stabilize its economy as soon as possible. "The current situation in Afghanistan is at a critical stage, facing multiple arduous and complex challenges," Zhang Jun, China's permanent representative to the UN, said in explaining China's vote for the Security Council draft resolution...
12 kidnapped missionaries freed in Haiti
The remaining 12 members of a group of 17 Ohio-based missionaries kidnapped by an armed gang in Haiti in October were released Thursday, according to the country's justice minister. Seventeen missionaries representing Christian Aid Ministries, including 16 Americans and one Canadian, were kidnapped by armed men on Oct 16 while driving through the suburb of Croix des Bouquets, just outside the capital Port-au-Prince. The hostages ranged in age from 8 months to 48. The group's members...
12 kidnapped missionaries freed in Haiti
The remaining 12 members of a group of 17 Ohio-based missionaries kidnapped by an armed gang in Haiti in October were released Thursday, according to the country's justice minister. Seventeen missionaries representing Christian Aid Ministries, including 16 Americans and one Canadian, were kidnapped by armed men on Oct 16 while driving through the suburb of Croix des Bouquets, just outside the capital Port-au-Prince. The hostages ranged in age from 8 months to 48. The group's members...
China's 2nd COVID-19 vaccine candidate allowed late-stage trials in Nepal
KATHMANDU -- A COVID-19 vaccine candidate developed by China's WestVac Biopharma Co., Ltd. has received a nod from the Nepali authorities to conduct third-phase clinical trials in the South Asian country, the Nepali government officials said. "We approved the proposal of WestVac Biopharma Co., Ltd. to conduct third-phase trials for its COVID-19 vaccine candidate last month after it submitted all the necessary documents," Namita Ghimire from the Nepal Health Research Council (NHRC) told X...
China's 2nd COVID-19 vaccine candidate allowed late-stage trials in Nepal
KATHMANDU -- A COVID-19 vaccine candidate developed by China's WestVac Biopharma Co., Ltd. has received a nod from the Nepali authorities to conduct third-phase clinical trials in the South Asian country, the Nepali government officials said. "We approved the proposal of WestVac Biopharma Co., Ltd. to conduct third-phase trials for its COVID-19 vaccine candidate last month after it submitted all the necessary documents," Namita Ghimire from the Nepal Health Research Council (NHRC) told X...
