IN A twist of fate, even as China battles with COVID-19, it has also seen the reemergence of another disease, the bird flu epidemic also known as H5N1, with more than 17,…
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Asia and the Pacific
20 Feb 2020
The Chinese government formed two new bodies in 2018 that have been expected to improve China’s response to natural hazards and humanitarian emergencies in other countries…
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Asia and the Pacific
06 Feb 2020
Vietnam was long perceived as a security threat by other ASEAN members, before it joined ASEAN in 1995. But the country has since emerged as one of the fastest growing…
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Asia and the Pacific
04 Feb 2020
The WHO has just declared the fast-spreading Wuhan coronavirus as a global health emergency. It is more urgent than ever to boost regional and global efforts to help China…
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Asia and the Pacific
31 Jan 2020