Pfizer Agrees To Let Other Companies Make Its COVID-19 Pill
LONDON (AP) — Drugmaker Pfizer Inc. has signed a deal with a U.N.-backed group to allow other manufacturers to make its experimental COVID-19 pill, a move that could make the treatment available to more than half of the world’s population.
C.P. GROUP REINFORCES ITS POLICY TO PROMOTE ETHICAL RECRUITMENT
Charoen Pokphand Group launched an Online Briefing Session on Ethical Recruitment for recruitment agencies in Myanmar and Cambodia to promote fair recruitment and select...
Biden, Xi Try To Tamp Down Tension in Long Virtual Meeting
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden and China’s Xi Jinping's more than three-hour virtual talk concluded with the leaders of the superpowers agreeing they need to tread carefully as their nations find themselves in an increasingly fraught competition.
Despite Mistrust, Afghan Shiites Seek Taliban Protection
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Outside a Shiite shrine in Kabul, four armed Taliban fighters stood guard as worshippers filed in for Friday prayers. Alongside them was a guard from Afghanistan’s mainly Shiite Hazara minority, an automatic rifle slung over his shoulder.
Many Provinces Not Seeing Surge in Foreign Tourists
BANGKOK — Two weeks after the reopening, business operators in major tourist destinations outside Bangkok say they still have to rely more on domestic travelers than foreign tourists.
‘Sesame Street’ Debuts Asian American Muppet
What’s in a name? Well, for Ji-Young, the newest muppet resident of “Sesame Street,” her name is a sign she was meant to live there.
Britney Freed: Judge Dissolves Spears’ Conservatorship
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Britney Spears is free. A Los Angeles judge on Friday ended the conservatorship that has controlled the pop singer's life and money for nearly 14 years.
Myanmar Court Sentences US Journalist to 11 Years in Jail
BANGKOK (AP) — The lawyer for detained U.S. journalist Danny Fenster says a court in military-ruled Myanmar has sentenced him to 11 years in prison after finding him guilty on several charges including incitement for allegedly spreading false or inflammatory information.
Cambodia Dismisses US Sanctions as ‘Politically Motivated’
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — Cambodia on Thursday dismissed as “politically motivated” sanctions imposed by the United States on two senior defense officials over allegations of graft, accompanied by a broader warning of systemic corruption in the Southeast Asian nation.
Migrant Workers to Enter Thailand, Get Vaxxed Under New MOU
BANGKOK — Facing labor shortage, the labor ministry said it will soon sign new agreements to allow job seekers from neighboring countries to enter Thailand again and get vaccinated upon their arrival.
