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China’s National Healthcare Security Administration recently broke off talks with Pfizer to include Paxlovid among the medications eligible for reimbursement under the country’s national health insurance system. Officials said the company was …
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration is nearing deals with two Pacific Island nations to extend ties that are considered critical to maintaining balance in the U.S.-China rivalry for influence in a region where the Chinese are rapidly expanding their …
Continue ReadingMANILA, The Philippines will harness the mining sector’s potential, as a driver for long-term economic expansion, as the country recovers from the COVID-19 pandemic, Philippine Finance Secretary, Benjamin Diokno, said in a statement yesterday.“The mini…
Continue ReadingPHNOM PENH, Cambodia exported 372,900 tonnes of dry rubber in 2022, an increase of 1.8 percent from 366,300 tonnes a year earlier, a General Directorate of Rubber reported, yesterday.The kingdom made 527.7 million U.S. dollars in revenue from exports …
Continue ReadingBANDAR SERI ,Brunei recorded 2,477.5 million Brunei dollars (1,871.2 million U.S. dollars) total trade for Oct, 2022, a 7.1 percent year-on-year increase, contributed by a rise in import value.The latest International Merchandise Trade Statistics, rele…
Continue ReadingPHNOM PENH, Cambodia is expected to attract 4.6 million air passengers in 2023, after China’s optimisation of its pandemic control policies on Jan 8, a spokesman said, today.State Secretariat of Civil Aviation’s Undersecretary of State and Spokesman, S…
Continue ReadingJAKARTA, Indonesia will begin making batteries for electric vehicles in the first half of next year.Chinese firm, CATL and South Korean firm LG, will launch production first, and other foreign firms investing in Indonesia will follow.“These electric ve…
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