DHAKA, Aug. 17 (Xinhua) -- Bangladesh is all set to start locally manufacturing China's Sinopharm COVID-19 inactivated vaccine as an agreement on co-production of the Chinese jab was signed via video with relevant authorities. The memorandum of understanding (MoU) was signed between China's...

Staff members transport China's Sinovac COVID-19 vaccines at the Phnom Penh International Airport in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, July 31, 2021. A plane carrying a new batch of Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine landed in Phnom Penh, capital of Cambodia, on Saturday, giving another boost to the country in its vaccin

SANTIAGO, July 24 -- Chilean government ministers have met with executives from Chinese company Sinovac in the northern region of Antofagasta over the pharmaceutical firm's plan to create a presence in Chile.The group visited a plot of land 28 km north of the city of Antofagasta on Friday, which co

SAN SALVADOR, July 6 (Xinhua) -- China will supply El Salvador with the fifth batch of vaccines developed by Chinese laboratory Sinovac against COVID-19, the Chinese embassy in San Salvador has said. On its official Twitter account, the embassy confirmed the batch will arrive shortly. "In the...

COLOMBO, July 2 (Xinhua) -- The Sri Lankan government received a new batch of the Sinopharm vaccine from China on Friday, while the Pfizer vaccine would arrive next week as a mass vaccination program was ongoing in the country. State Minister of Production, Supply and Regulation of...

PHNOM PENH, June 28 (Xinhua) -- A new batch of COVID-19 vaccine Cambodia purchased from China's pharmaceutical company Sinovac Biotech arrived in Phnom Penh, capital of Cambodia, on Monday, the state-run National Television of Cambodia (TVK) reported. In its live broadcast on the vaccine's...

A man receives a dose of Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine at a vaccination center in Islamabad, capital of Pakistan, June 3, 2021. Other old men who received Sinopharm shots in time remained safe from the coronavirus, but my old man fell prey to the disease," Malik told Xinhua. The Asian country sta

JAKARTA, June 21 (Xinhua) -- Another batch of COVID-19 vaccines produced by the Chinese pharmaceutical company Sinovac arrived at the Soekarno Hatta Airport in Indonesia on Sunday, according to the health ministry. In January 2021, Indonesia's Food and Drug Authority issued an emergency use...

Representatives from Ethiopian government, World Bank and China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation attend the groundbreaking ceremony of Modjo dry port expansion project in Modjo, Ethiopia, on June 17, 2021.Speaking at the ceremony, Dagmawit Moges, Ethiopia Minister of Transport, said the ex

MANILA, June 17 (Xinhua) - China sustained the COVID-19 vaccines supply to the Philippines with the delivery of an additional batch of Sinovac CoronaVac on Thursday. Health Secretary Francisco Duque, who received the vaccines at the airport in Manila, said the arrivals of Sinovac vaccines help...

With the last pier cemented, the main structure of the Phonethong super major bridge, the longest China-Laos Railway bridge with a length of 7,528.56 meters and 231 piers, was completed. VIENTIANE, June 17 (Xinhua) -- The China Railway No. 5 Engineering Group (CREC-5) has completed the...

A foreigner receives a dose of COVID-19 vaccine. [Photo provided to chinadaily.BEIJING -- Over 200,000 foreigners in China have received COVID-19 vaccines up to now, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin said Thursday at a daily press briefing.

MANILA, June 10 (Xinhua) -- The Philippines received an additional batch of Sinovac CoronaVac vaccines from China on Thursday morning. China donated the first batch of CoronaVac to the Philippines on Feb. 28, allowing the Southeast Asian country to kick off its vaccination drive on March 1. The...

Spain has ended restrictions on travelers from outside of the European Union and Schengen travel zones. The only exceptions are for people coming from so-called "red list" countries such as India, Brazil and South Africa. People can now enter the country as long as they have a certificate to...

The world needs 250 million additional COVID-19 vaccine doses by September in order to ensure at least 10 percent of the population of every country receives the life-saving jab by then, according to the World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom. Tedros made the remarks at...

MOSCOW, June 8 (Xinhua) -- Russia registered 9,977 new coronavirus infections over the past 24 hours, the largest daily increase since March 14, taking the nationwide tally to 5,145,843, the country's monitoring and response center said Tuesday. The national COVID-19 death toll rose by 379 to...

KATHMANDU, June 8 (Xinhua) -- Nepal's central bank on Tuesday eased the provisions related to entry of foreign direct investment (FDI) and exit of dividends earned by foreign investors in Nepal in a bid to attract more FDI to the country. By issuing a set of bylaws on foreign investment and...

Zimbabwe is set to receive 500,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccines on June 15, Information Minister Monica Mutsvangwa told reporters on Tuesday without providing further details. The southern African country launched its mass vaccination program on February 18 after receiving a donation of 200,000...

SANTIAGO, June 8 -- Chile has completed the full immunization against COVID-19 of 56.2 percent of its vaccination campaign's target population, or over 8.54 million people, the Health Ministry said on Tuesday.