Chinese FM calls for concerted efforts with South Korea to minimize COVID-19 impact

Feb 27, 2020

Beijing (China), Feb 27: China and South Korea should jointly strive to minimize the COVID-19 outbreak's impact on bilateral exchanges as well as economic and...

Singapore's services industries report 4.6-pct revenue growth in Q4 2019

Feb 27, 2020

Singapore, Feb 27: Business receipts of Singapore's services industries, excluding the wholesale and retail trade services and the accommodation and food services, grew 4.6 percent...

Philippines to tighten measures against African swine fever, animal-borne diseases

Feb 27, 2020

Manila (Philippines), Feb 27: Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has ordered to create an inter-agency task force that will coordinate government measures to prevent the entry...

Trump appoints Pence to oversee U.S. response to COVID-19 outbreak

Feb 27, 2020

Washington DC (USA), Feb 27: U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday appointed Vice President Mike Pence to oversee the country's response to the novel coronavirus...

Lithuania declares state of emergency over possible spread of novel coronavirus

Feb 27, 2020

Vilnius (Lithuania), Feb 27: The Lithuanian authorities declared on Wednesday a state of emergency in the country over the possible spread of the novel coronavirus.

Kyrgyzstan quarantines passengers from Iran, South Korea, Italy, Japan

Feb 27, 2020

Bishkek (Kyrgyzstan), Feb 27: Kyrgyzstan has decided to quarantine passengers from Iran, South Korea, Italy and Japan, local media reported on Wednesday.

China's investment key to Zimbabwe's economic development: minister

Feb 27, 2020

Victoria Falls (Zimbabwe), Feb 27: Chinese investments are key to Zimbabwe's economic development, said a senior Zimbabwean official on Wednesday.

Police arrest 3 over weapons smuggling in E. Afghan province

Feb 27, 2020

Kabul (Afghanistan), Feb 27: The Afghan National Police in Afghan eastern province of Nangarhar have arrested three people in connection to the smuggling of a...

Considerable mucus found in small airways of COVID-19 patients: expert

Feb 27, 2020

Guangzhou (China), Feb 27: The novel coronavirus has a prominent feature whereby patients have a large amount of very sticky mucus in their small airways,...