Health

Singapore’s total fertility rate falls to a historic low of 1.05 percent

In 2022, the resident total fertility rate in Singapore reached a record low of 1.05, falling below the previous high…

February 24, 2023

Why European drug shortages could worsen

When Ignasi Biosca-Reig learned that amoxicillin was in limited supply in Spain, he immediately expanded shifts at his company's plants…

February 8, 2023

As borders reopen, Hong Kong sees an inflow of Chinese visitors

Monday, February 6th, was the first time in three years that all border gates were fully reopened without COVID-19 limitations.…

February 6, 2023

Marcos launches infrastructure push with P6 billion cancer center

The building of a P6-billion ($112 million) cancer center has been approved by President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., marking the beginning…

February 3, 2023

North Korea has shut down its capital city due to a ‘respiratory ailment’

NK News, citing a government notification, said on Wednesday that authorities in the North Korean capital Pyongyang have ordered a…

January 25, 2023

China says COVID-19 epidemic reducing before travel rush

China stated that the worst was over in its fight against COVID-19 prior to what is set to be the…

January 20, 2023

Japan may reclassify COVID-19 to a less dangerous infectious illness

Prime Minister Fumio Kishida announced on January 20 that Japan may explore lowering COVID-19 to a less severe infectious illness…

January 20, 2023

China rushes to produce COVID medications as Xi worries about rural outbreaks

Chinese drugmakers scrambled to produce anti-fever medications and other COVID-19 therapies on Thursday, January 19, after President Xi Jinping expressed…

January 19, 2023

Indonesia’s health ministry warns after TikTok videos show people eating liquid nitrogen-infused snacks

Several children were reportedly injured after swallowing a snack containing liquid nitrogen, prompting the Indonesian government to encourage local health…

January 18, 2023

China may not benefit economically by terminating zero-COVID-19 in 2023

China's abrupt shift away from a zero-COVID plan in December 2022 makes its reopening one of the year's most significant…

January 16, 2023

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