According to India's health ministry data, the daily record of Covid-19 cases has risen to 414,188, and deaths swelled by 3,915, and experts warned of an "inevitable" third wave.
World breaking news today (May 8): WHO approves China's Covid vaccine for emergency use. Meanwhile, Iran's Khamenei says Israel 'not a country, but a terrorist base', Former Maldives president recovering after bomb attack and gold price also make headlines today.
Novavax Inc has agreed to start shipping doses of its COVID-19 vaccine candidate to the COVAX program in the third quarter of 2021.
NDO – US$17 billion is the amount development partners have pledged to fund to ensure food security in Africa, considered a vital matter for the continent.
The World Health Organization (WHO) and Germany jointly announced on Wednesday to establish a new global hub based in Berlin for pandemic and epidemic intelligence, data, surveillance and analytics innovation.
On Wednesday, EU decided to take a move and guard economic competition from China, and the EU's long-time-coming investment deal with China is facing major hurdles, after EU imposed sanctions against China for human rights abuse.
Tech experts in Indian have designed websites for people to get Covid-19 shots online, which concerns the fairness among society and jeopardises chances of an equitable vaccine rollout.
With Vietnam-Republic of Korea relations having been tightened over recent years, demand for studying Korean in Vietnam and vice-versa has increased accordingly.
Thailand's cabinet on Wednesday approved additional economic relief measures worth THAB93 billion (US$2.9 billion) to help people affected by COVID-19, a spokeswoman said.
Bill Gates and his wife, Melinda Gates, decided to divorce after 27 years together, raising concerns around the future of one of the biggest and most influential charity organizations in the world.
Ambassador Dang Dinh Quy, Permanent Representative of Vietnam to the United Nations, voiced Vietnam’s support for reconciliation and economic development efforts in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Australia has supported Vietnam’s third rotation for the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS), airlifting Vietnamese defence members and equipment back to the home country, a move to consolidate the two countries’ bilateral ties.