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Japan to welcome tourists on package tours from 4 countries, including S'pore
Travellers must have received 3 vaccination shots and have medical insurance.
7 South-east Asian transport ministers pledge to urgently restore regional air travel
The region is looking to capitalise on each other's reopening of borders to boost recovery.
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Not just a 'flowerpot problem': 82-year-old shielded from Covid-19 but died of dengue
"We lost her to a small mosquito... We never thought dengue was so fatal," said her daughter.
May 17 2022
Covid-19
Shanghai hits easing goal of 3 days without community Covid-19 cases
It's a crucial milestone that authorities have said will allow them to start easing the city's lockdown.
How often can you be infected with Covid-19?
Variants adept at dodging the body's defences could mean waves of reinfections, some scientists say.
US FDA expected to soon authorise Pfizer-BioNTech’s Covid-19 booster for younger kids
Just 28.8% of children aged 5 to 11 are fully vaccinated, according to data from the US CDC.
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Summit a good opening move as US steps up its game in South-east Asia
Deliverables may have been underwhelming, but giving Asean multiple platforms in Washington wasn't insignificant.
Umno decides to keep top brass led by Zahid until after general election
While the amendment largely works in Zahid and Najib’s favour, it also means PM Ismail can delay GE15 without threatening the party’s status quo.
After a decade of growth, Malaysia's DAP in danger of brain drain
Ouster of three Oxbridge MPs at the Democratic Action Party's party polls may mark a turn to populist politics.
South Korea's strawberries, grapes and citrus hybrids hit the sweet spot
The country’s fruit varieties have increasingly made their way to the region and beyond.
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