Philippines' Duterte says will be Russia vaccine 'guinea pig' as talks begin

Aug 13,2020
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte will be a guinea pig for a controversial Russian coronavirus vaccine, his spokesman said on Wednesday, as the Southeast Asian nation emerged as a frontrunner for overseas clinical trials.
Cambodia reports 3 new imported COVID-19 cases, 251 in total
Aug 10
Cambodia on Monday confirmed three new imported COVID-19 cases, raising the total number of infections in the kingdom to 251, said a Health Ministry's statement.
4,455 people infected with dengue, 9 dead in Laos since January
Aug 07
A total of 4,455 cases of dengue fever have been recorded across the country since January, according to a report from the Lao Ministry of Health.
Philippines orders millions to stay home as global virus cases soar
Aug 04
Millions of people in the Philippines were ordered to stay home Tuesday as global coronavirus infections kept soaring, with the World Health Organization warning against relying on a vaccine "silver bullet" to end the pandemic.
Vietnam counts record number of cases as virus creeps back
Jul 31
Vietnam has recorded 45 new cases of COVID-19 -- its highest single daily tally since the pandemic began -- as an outbreak in the resort city of Danang erodes the country's efforts to stay virus-free.
Conservation of mangrove diversity in ASEAN as climate action and boost to economy
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Coach-truck collision kills 8 in central Vietnam 
Jul 21
At least eight people died and seven others were injured as a coach hit a truck in Vietnam's central Binh Thuan province early Tuesday, Vietnam News Agency reported.