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Ho Chi Minh City extends lockdown for another month as Vietnam reports 9,580 new Covid-19 cases on Sunday (Aug 15)

The Star
15 Aug 2021
  Viet Nam

Cambodia inches closer to achieving herd immunity with 8,930,272 people being vaccinated

Khmer Times
15 Aug 2021
  Cambodia

Priorities for economic recovery policies toward the end of 2021

Vietnam Net
15 Aug 2021
  Viet Nam

Strict action against those who violate inter-provincial travel restrictions

Colombo Page
15 Aug 2021
  Sri Lanka

Quarantine curfew imposed in entire country from tomorrow

Colombo Page
15 Aug 2021
  Sri Lanka

Sri Lankan government plans to provide Covid-19 vaccination to all children over 12 years of age

Colombo Page
15 Aug 2021
  Sri Lanka

India’s Modi to unveil $1.35 trillion infrastructure plan

AP News
15 Aug 2021
  India

Over 40,000 students will be given the Pfizer vaccine in Maldives

The Edition
15 Aug 2021
  Maldives

70 percent of people to be fully vaccinated by October: Moon

The Korea Times
15 Aug 2021
  Republic of Korea

Malaysia reports 20,546 new Covid-19 cases on Aug 15

The Edge Markets
15 Aug 2021
  Malaysia

Malaysia eases COVID-19 restrictions, more economic sectors allowed to reopen

Channel News Asia
15 Aug 2021
  Malaysia

China aims to balance COVID-19 control, economic growth

Xinhuanet
15 Aug 2021
  People's Republic of China

Pakistan on way to vaccinate ‘80m people till Dec’

The Express Tribune
14 Aug 2021
  Pakistan

WHO delivers equipment for testing COVID-19 to Turkmenistan

Trend News Agency
14 Aug 2021
  Turkmenistan

Central Bank of Myanmar denies the rumours of abolishing bank notes and the closure of banks

The Star
14 Aug 2021
  Myanmar

US shipment of Janssen's COVID-19 vaccine to arrive in S. Korea on Sunday: embassy

The Korea Herald
14 Aug 2021
  Republic of Korea

Covid-19: Mandatory tests for Maldives unvaccinated civil servants

The Edition
14 Aug 2021
  Maldives

Testing requirement to be tightened

News.gov.hk
14 Aug 2021
  Hong Kong, China

Pakistan lifts travel restrictions from 11 countries, including India

Business Standard
14 Aug 2021
  Pakistan

ADB Data Show the Extent of COVID-19 Trade Disruption in Developing Asia

Asian Development Bank
13 Aug 2021
  Azerbaijan;   Kazakhstan;   Maldives;   Turkmenistan;   Vanuatu