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The Mariana Islands extends travel bubble benefits with Korea through December

The Korea Times
26 Aug 2021
  Republic of Korea

S.Korea lifts interest rates from record low as debt concerns grow

Reuters
26 Aug 2021
  Republic of Korea

Govt extends fee waivers

news.gov.hk
25 Aug 2021
  Hong Kong, China

PH to get 100 oxygen concentrators from Australia

Philippine News Agency
24 Aug 2021
  Australia;   Philippines

COVID-19 Threatens Asia and Pacific’s Progress on SDGs, ADB Data Show

Asian Development Bank
24 Aug 2021
  Global

State aid: Commission approves €108 million Danish aid measure to support coronavirus-related research and development activities of Bavarian Nordic

European Commission
23 Aug 2021
  European Union

7.11m vaccine jabs administered

news.gov.hk
23 Aug 2021
  Hong Kong, China

Coronavirus: EU makes available additional humanitarian funding of €41 million to fight the pandemic

European Commission
20 Aug 2021
  European Union

South Korea extends social distancing, allows fully vaccinated some leeway

CNBC
19 Aug 2021
  Republic of Korea

NextGenerationEU: European Commission disburses €5.1 billion in pre-financing to France

European Commission
19 Aug 2021
  European Union;   France

6.88m vaccine jabs administered

news.gov.hk
19 Aug 2021
  East Asia;   Hong Kong, China

Critical cases rise among unvaccinated young people

The Korea Herald
18 Aug 2021
  Republic of Korea

Seoul education chief hints at allowing more in-person classes

The Korea Herald
18 Aug 2021
  Republic of Korea

Pandemic devastates mental state of public health workers: survey

The Korea Times
18 Aug 2021
  Republic of Korea

Toughest Level 4 distancing rules take effect on Jeju Island

The Korea Herald
18 Aug 2021
  Republic of Korea

Govt tightens travel rules

news.gov.hk
18 Aug 2021
  Hong Kong, China

NextGenerationEU: European Commission disburses €9 billion in pre-financing to Spain

European Commission
17 Aug 2021
  European Union;   Spain

Social distancing maintained

news.gov.hk
17 Aug 2021
  Hong Kong, China

State aid: Commission gives green light to new synthetic securitisation product under the European Guarantee Fund to further support SMEs affected by the coronavirus outbreak in 22 Member States

European Commission
16 Aug 2021
  European Union

Coronavirus: 13 European countries provide urgent assistance to Tunisia

European Commission
16 Aug 2021
  European Union