Taiwanese company Pou Chen Corp halted operations at its plant in the Vietnamese capital of Ho Chih Minh City last wek as a result of COVID-19 concerns. The factory, which produces footwear for Nike and Adidas, took the decision as COVID-19 cases continue to surge in Vietnam's business hub.
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The Vietnamese health ministry reported on Wednesday that U.S. pharmaceutical company Pfizer would be providing 20 million doses of its COVID-19 vaccine to the Southeast Asian country. The vaccines, co-developed by German biotech company BioNTech, are expected to be administered to 12 to 18-year-olds as part of the next...
An Israeli health official revealed on Sunday that Israel is currently in talks with several other countries over plans to redistribute some of its surplus stock of COVID-19 vaccines. The doses, developed by vaccine makers Pfizer and BioNTech, are due to expire by the end of the month.
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Senior Argentinian officials revealed recently that the South American nation is expected to amend existing legislation in order to enable the government to accept COVID-19 vaccines that are to be donated by the United States. Some of the legal clauses that are expected to change include those pertaining to...
COVID-19 vaccine maker Moderna is looking to deliver its shipment of vaccines promised to Germany earlier than expected, Dan Staner, its European head, stated on Thursday. The biotech firm is aiming to deliver 80 million doses by the end of 2021, a figure that is in line with the...
Pakistani health minister Faisal Sultan announced on Tuesday that the country has concluded an agreement with Pfizer to secure 13 million units of the pharmaceutical company's COVID-19 vaccines. While the vaccines are expected to arrive before the end of 2021, there is no exact timeline for the rollout of...
With India in the middle of a health crisis due to a rampant number of COVID-19 cases and deaths across the country, the government is in the process of granting foreign vaccine makers such as Johnson & Johnson, Moderna, and Pfizer protection against legal liability when distributing shots in...
With Germany opening vaccinations to all sectors of the population, the German government has acknowledged the lasting economic effect that the pandemic has had on local businesses, deciding to extend its economic aid to companies that have been damaged by the coronavirus pandemic until the end of September.
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Following the surge of a new coronavirus variant detected in various counties across the region, several Southeast Asian markets are reeling from the crippling effects of the new outbreak. Currently, an array of new lockdown restrictions have been imposed, resulting in mass factory closures and a ramping up of...
Japanese shares rose significantly on Friday morning following the advancements in the country's vaccination rollout which is paving the way to a smooth economic recovery. As a result, investors moved to scoop up stocks that had previously been sold off due to the wavering economic uncertainty in the previous...