Nepal resumes vaccination campaign with doses given by China
Nepal has resumed its stalled coronavirus vaccination campaign with 1 million doses given by China after the Himalayan nation made international pleas for help with a shortage of doses.
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China hosts Southeast Asian ministers as it competes with US
China is hosting foreign ministers from 10 Southeast Asian nations amid heightened competition between Beijing and Washington for influence in the region.
China to gift 1 million Covid-19 vaccine doses to Nepal
China will provide 1 million doses of a Covid-19 vaccine to Nepal, its ambassador said on Wednesday, as authorities in the Himalayan country scramble to secure shots amid a surge in infections that has overwhelmed its rickety health system.
China delivers half a million vaccines to Bangladesh
China on Wednesday gave half a million Covid-19 vaccine doses to Bangladesh, in Beijing’s latest move to fill the gap left by India as it reels from the pandemic.
Nepal records highest single-day deaths related to coronavirus; aid arrives from China
Nepal’s devastating Covid-19 outbreak showed no signs of abating on Tuesday as the country recorded its highest single-day coronavirus related deaths with 225 fatalities and 9,483 new cases in the last 24 hours.
Americans advised to avoid all travels to India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Afghanistan and Maldives
The US has advised its citizens to avoid travelling to India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Afghanistan and the Maldives due to Covid-19 surge. Authorities urged Americans to reconsider travel to China and Nepal; exercise increased caution while travelling to Sri Lanka and exercise normal travel precaution to Bhutan, which has been given Level 1, the safest level …
India, China factor in regional prosperity; moment of choice for Pak: Afghan’s Ghani
Asserting that China and India are to be a factor in the regional prosperity, Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani has said it is “a moment of choice” for neighbouring Pakistan as all its calculations have been “wrong” so far.
Nepal to restart Covid-19 vaccinations after China donates shots
Nepal is set to restart Covid-19 inoculations after receiving a donation of doses from China, resuming a campaign that was put on hold because India slowed vaccine exports.
Philippines deploys more navy ships to disputed sea amid row with China
China claims almost the entirety of the resource-rich sea, and was accused by the United States this week of efforts to “intimidate and provoke others” by parking its vessels near Whitsun Reef. Manila has ordered Beijing to recall 183 boats at the boomerang-shaped reef around 320 kilometres (175 nautical miles) west of Palawan Island, describing …
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How have Covid-19 vaccinations progressed in Asia?
Vaccination campaigns against Covid-19 are currently underway in Asia and most countries, except those in Central Asia, have started inoculation campaigns. China and Russia, which developed their own vaccines, have managed to vaccinate a larger part of their populations than most of their regional neighbors.
Xi’s dream project ‘Belt Road Initiative’ in trouble amid China’s shrinking economy
China has been forced to cut back on new loans and investments under the BRI due to the country’s shrinking economy, which is aggravated by Covid-19.
Nepal to buy 2 million doses of Covid vaccine from India
Nepal approved on Thursday the emergency use of a Covid-19 vaccine developed by an affiliate of China’s Sinopharm, a government official said, the second vaccine cleared after Oxford-AstraZeneca’s product. The move paves the way for China to donate 500,000 doses of the Sinopharm vaccine to the Himalayan nation, which last month received one million AstraZeneca …
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‘Shame on you China’: Protest outside Chinese embassy in Yangon against Beijing’s support to military rule
Chanting ‘Shame on you China’ in unison, dozens of youths gathered outside the Chinese embassy in Yangon on Sunday to protest against Beijing’s support to the military dictatorship in Myanmar, local media reported. The young protestors were seen holding handmade and printed placards, while demanding China to stop supporting the military, according to Myanmar Now.
China to send top-ranking CPC leader to Kathmandu to prevent split in Nepal Communist Party
China is sending a four-member team led by a vice minister of the Chinese Communist Party to Kathmandu in what is believed to be its effort to prevent a split in the ruling the Nepal Communist Party (NCP), a media report said. Sources confirmed that Guo Yezhou, vice-minister of the International Department of the Communist …
Properly handle differences, China tells Oli and Prachanda
China on Monday appealed to the warring factions of the Nepal Communist Party to properly handle their disputes and strive for political stability as a high-level delegation of the Chinese Communist Party made efforts to bring about a rapprochement between feuding leaders.
Nepal unity elusive, China delegation may return empty-handed
A Chinese delegation in Nepal, led by the Chinese Communist Party’s foreign affairs committee, may be forced to return to Beijing without the party unity they had sought to bring between PM K P Sharma Oli’s faction and the rival Pushpa Kamal Dahal Prachanda camp. Oli reportedly also held a meeting with Nepal President Bidya …
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Nepal should go for polls to end crisis, feels India
Although China may have failed in its mission in Nepal for the present, Chinese involvement in Nepali politics has grown deep enough in the past few years to ensure that all shades of political opinion can be influenced by China. India’s role currently is restricted to ensuring that New Delhi is not a factor in …
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How Nepal is helping China and Iran to deceive US sanctions
Some banks and companies in Nepal are allegedly involved in transferring money obtained suspiciously from oversees, an investigation revealed. The investigative report released on Sunday shows the involvement of Nepali companies and banks attempting to deceive US sanctions on trade especially on Iran and China.
US signs defence cooperation deal with Maldives amidst China’s growing presence in Indian Ocean
The US has signed a framework for defence cooperation with the Maldives to deepen engagement in support of maintaining peace and security in the strategic Indian Ocean, the Pentagon has announced, as the Trump administration looks for strengthening alliances in the Indo-Pacific to counter China’s growing presence in the region.
Israel hopes India and China will sort out their differences in ‘peaceful way’
“We hope that all things will be sorted out in a peaceful way, and the tension will be lowered. This is our desire,” Deputy Director General for the Asia-Pacific at Israel’s foreign ministry Gilad Cohen said in response to a question on the border tension between India and China at an online briefing.
Will have ‘India first’ policy, China port deal a mistake: Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka wants to pursue a “neutral” foreign policy but will retain an “India First” approach in strategic and security matters, foreign secretary Jayanath Colombage has said. President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has said Sri Lanka cannot afford to be a strategic security threat to India, adding that Sri Lanka has to deal with other players for …
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China getting safe passage to occupy Nepal territory with Oli support
China’s expansionist designs are going unchecked in Nepal as it is gradually encroaching Nepali land at multiple locations with the tacit support of Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli. According to a report by the Survey Department of Agriculture Ministry of Nepal, China has illegally occupied Nepali land at several places spread over seven border …
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Vaccine diplomacy: India says Bangladesh to be priority recipient
India will supply Covid vaccine to Bangladesh on a priority basis as and when it gets the nod and mass production starts, foreign secretary Harsh Shringla said in Dhaka on Wednesday. Bangladesh was recently persuaded to refuse an offer by China to conduct human trials of their Covid vaccine among Bangladeshi citizens. China’s SinoPharm, has …
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