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[ad_1] A staff member takes samples of the inactivated COVID-19 vaccine at a vaccine production plant of the China National Pharmaceutical Group (Sinopharm) in Beijing, capital of China, on April 11, 2020. Photo: Xinhua US drug maker Pfizer said its mRNA vaccine candidate is more than 90 percent effective, while …

[ad_1] The United States could be the first country to launch one of the most ambitious vaccine operations in history – distributing and administering up to 600 million doses of a Covid-19 vaccine in just a few months. Mass vaccination campaigns are nothing new: they have been carried out for …

[ad_1] MOSCOW (REUTERS) – Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine is 92 percent effective in protecting people from Covid-19 based on the results of interim trials, the country’s sovereign wealth fund said on Wednesday (November 11), as Moscow rushes to keep pace with Western pharmaceutical companies in the race for a shot. …

[ad_1] The Jurong East bus interchange relocated. (PHOTO: Land Transportation Authority) SINGAPORE – The Jurong East bus interchange will move from its current location from December 6, to facilitate the construction of the Jurong Region Line and the Jurong East Integrated Transportation Hub. The Land Transportation Authority (LTA) said in …

[ad_1] PALO ALTO, USA – Apple on Tuesday introduced a new MacBook line powered by the company’s first in-house designed chip for the Mac, the M1, a major change from the American tech giant as it replaces used Intel CPUs. on older models. In a live broadcast from its Cupertino, …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE, November 1, 2020 – A Singapore Airlines A380 aircraft is seen at Singapore Changi Airport Terminal 3 on October 31, 2020. For two weekends from October 24 to November 1, Singapore Airlines hosted dinners on two A380 passenger jets docked at Changi Airport Terminal 3, offering customers the …

[ad_1] Japanese supermarket Meidi-ya announced yesterday (November 10) that the two-story flagship store will open on Millenia Walk on November 25. At 24,000 square feet, the two-story premium supermarket will provide guests with an authentic Japanese experience with food freshly imported from Japan. The bakery and dining room will be …

[ad_1] Singapore and Hong Kong will launch a travel bubble to allow transit between the two Asian shopping centers and resurrect economies hit by the Covid-19 pandemic. Flights between cities, which have a low number of new cases of daily local transmission, will begin on November 22. Initially there will …

[ad_1] HANOI: Southeast Asian leaders kick off meetings on Thursday (November 12) that are expected to lead to a trade deal at a time when the still uncertain outcome of the US elections leaves doubts about their commitment to the region. Leaders of the 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations …

[ad_1] HANGZHOU: China’s Alibaba said that orders on its e-commerce platforms during the Singles Day shopping show had exceeded $ 56 billion on Wednesday (November 11) morning, as weary consumers of the confinement they spent up to 16 million discounted products. The world’s largest sales event, overshadowing Black Friday and …