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FRANKFURT: BioNTech said on Monday that its order backlog together with partner Pfizer for delivery of Covid-19 vaccines this year had grown to 1.8 billion doses, underscoring its role as a major global supplier of immunisation shots.

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia on Monday imposed a new nationwide lockdown, as the country grapples with a surge in coronavirus cases and highly infectious variants that the government said are testing its health system.

A French court on Monday dismissed a case by an elderly French-Vietnamese woman against several agrochemical companies, including Monsanto and Dow Chemical, over the use by the US military of Agent Orange during the Vietnam War.

Thailand has closed its border to foreign travellers arriving from three more countries in the Indian subcontinent on the back of the first confirmed cases of the Indian variant of Covid-19 in the country.

The Philippines plans to convert a South China Sea island into a military hub amid rising tensions with China.

There are few places in the world easier to get a Covid-19 vaccine than Hong Kong.

The Appeal Court on Monday granted bail to Hathairat Kaewseekram, one of two Restart Democracy (Redem) group leaders arrested after a protest outside the Criminal Court on the night of May 2.

Thailand's industries sentiment in April hit its lowest in eight months in the wake of the country’s worst coronavirus outbreak, and the government should borrow 1 trillion baht more to support the economy, the Federation of Thai Industries (FTI) said on Monday.

The Indian variant of Covid-19 has arrived in Thailand.

The Indian variant of Covid-19 has arrived in Thailand.

YAN'AN, China: Tourists pose for photos on Chairman Mao's bed as the Chinese Communist Party -- much-criticised overseas -- marks its centenary year at home with PR push including office history outings, big-budget movies and carefully constructed media tours.

Covid jab maker BioNTech said Monday it would build a southeast Asia headquarters and manufacturing site in Singapore to produce hundreds of millions of mRNA-based vaccines per year.

The government recorded 1,630 new coronavirus cases on Monday, and 22 deaths.

JAKARTA: Indonesia's consumer confidence index rose to 101.5 in April, from 93.4 a month earlier, indicating optimism returning for the first time in a year as worries over the coronavirus pandemic eased, a central bank survey showed on Monday.

YANGON: One hundred days after the military seized power in Myanmar, the nun who pleaded for protesters on her knees in the street says the coup has cast a pall of fear and depression over the country.

The government recorded 1,630 new coronavirus cases on Monday, sharply lower than Sunday's tally of 2,101, taking the accumulated total since the beginning of the pandemic to 85,005.

ISLAMABAD: Dismissed as a traitor in Pakistan but lauded as a hero by the United States, Shakeel Afridi is paying a heavy price for his role in bringing an end to Osama Bin Laden.

The Royal Thai Police is seeking to update its khaki uniform.

Recently chosen to take the helm of postal service provider Thailand Post amid fierce competition in the segment, Dhanant Subhadrabandhu has made it clear digital technology holds the key to prevailing in this red ocean market.

A Vietnamese woman died from Covid-19 in Laos on Sunday, according to state-run media, marking the first death from the disease in the impoverished communist country.

WASHINGTON: The largest fuel pipeline system in the United States remained largely shut down on Sunday, two days after a major ransomware attack was detected, its operating company said.

Commercial banks have been slow to draw down soft loans under the Bank of Thailand's latest scheme because of the third wave of the pandemic.

The Royal Thai Police is seeking to update its conventional khaki uniform, in the hopes of making its officers more agile in their pursuit of criminals.

When Covid-19 first emerged, nobody knew we would be where we are today. Because of the pandemic, our economy, businesses and lives have been changed. And for over a year now, we have lived in a climate of intense uncertainty.

If the world hopes to battle climate change, the automotive market must expedite its transition from gas-guzzling internal combustion engines to electric ones, based on innovative breakthroughs in battery technology.