Olympic Villages for the Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games in downtown Beijing, the Chinese capital’s Yanqing district and Hebei province’s Zhangjiakou officially opened their doors to athletes and team officials for the Games on Thursday. Zhang Guannan, member of the
Chinese President Xi Jinping on Tuesday told visiting International Olympic Committee (IOC) chief Thomas Bach that China is all set to deliver a simple, safe and splendid Winter Olympics.Xi met Bach, president of the IOC, at the Diaoyutai State Guestho…
The risk of dying from cancer in the United States has fallen by nearly a third in three decades, thanks to earlier diagnoses, better treatments and less smoking, an analysis said Wednesday.The cancer death rate for men and women fell
More than 40 people in the U.S. have been found to be infected with the omicron variant so far, and more than three-quarters of them had been vaccinated, the chief of the CDC said Wednesday. But she said nearly all
News outlets say the administration of U.S. President Joe Biden is planning to spend $5 billion to purchase Pfizer’s new experimental antiviral pill designed to treat COVID-19, enough to cover 10 million courses of treatment.The revelation comes a day …
Germany’s health minister, Jens Spahn, called Friday for COVID-19 vaccine booster shots for anyone who was fully vaccinated at least six months ago, as the nation faces a fourth wave of coronavirus infections.Speaking to reporters following a two-day s…
The U.S. Senate voted unanimously on Thursday to approve legislation to prevent companies that are deemed security threats, such as Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd. or ZTE Corp., from receiving new equipment licenses from U.S. regulators.The Secure Equipme…
The Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI) and UNICEF on Oct 19 officially launched the new Government of the Lao PDR and UNICEF Country Programme Document 2022-2026 (CPD).The event was attended virtually by high level government officials of severa…
