Asean Observer

SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA – After months of negotiations and accusations that China was obstructing an independent investigation, a team of World Health Organization experts has landed in…

YANGON, MYANMAR – Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi has promised to provide Myanmar with 300,000 doses of coronavirus vaccine, according to the website of State Counselor and…

JAKARTA, Jan 13 (NNN-Bernama) — Indonesian President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) on Wednesday became the first to receive COVID-19 vaccine in Indonesia. The “Premier Vaccination” programme which took…

TAIPEI – The Taiwanese health official credited with leading one of the world’s most successful COVID-19 control efforts is warning people globally to keep up their guard…

Malaysia’s king has declared a national state of emergency as part of an effort to curb the growing numbers of novel coronavirus infections. The royal palace announced…

China says a team of scientists from the World Health Organization will arrive this week in Wuhan to begin its investigation of the origins of the coronavirus…

YANGON,  The number of COVID-19 cases in Myanmar has increased to 128,178 as of Wednesday, according to a release from the Ministry of Health and Sports. A…

MANILA,  The Philippines will block foreign travelers from six more countries starting Friday following the detection of the new and more infectious coronavirus variant in these places,…

JAKARTA,  The Indonesian government will tighten restrictions on movement of people in Java and Bali for two weeks as of Jan. 11 to help reduce the spread…

JAKARTA,  Indonesian President Joko Widodo said that his country has ordered 329.5 million COVID-19 vaccines from various manufacturers, according to official sources on Wednesday. In detail, 125.5…