Vietnam zoo turns to donations, growing food to survive pandemic
HO CHI MINH CITY – As visitor numbers slump during the pandemic, Vietnam‘s oldest zoo has scrambled to survive, such as holding fundraising drives, cutting pay and growing fruit and vegetables…
Australia coronavirus hotspot state records 13 new deaths, stable infections
SYDNEY – The state of Victoria has reported 13 new coronavirus deaths in the past 24 hours, authorities say, while new infections in the hotspot state remain below 200 for the second…
“Strategy is working”: Virus cases dive in Australia’s hotspot state
SYDNEY/MELBOURNE – Australia’s virus hot spot state of Victoria recorded its lowest number of new infections in five weeks, as Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s national cabinet met to consider how…
Four Vietnamese arrested for coronavirus PPE scam targeting US buyers
HANOI – Vietnamese police have arrested four men accused of defrauding more than 5,000 Americans trying to buy COVID-19 protective equipment online out of nearly $US1 million, the Ministry of…
Vietnam’s coronavirus infections pass 1,000 mark
HANOI – Vietnam’s tally of coronavirus infections since January has passed the 1,000 mark, after 14 new cases were reported. More than half of the total confirmed cases are linked…
Vietnam says Chinese bomber on disputed islands ‘jeopardises peace’
HANOI – The presence of Chinese bombers on the disputed Paracel islands in the South China Sea “jeopardises peace”, Vietnam‘s foreign ministry has said, in another sign of disapproval in the…
Scientists urge more protection for platypus in Australian state
SYDNEY – Australian scientists have called for the platypus to be listed as a vulnerable species in Victoria state, after research found dwindling numbers of the semi-aquatic mammal because of…
Australia hails vaccine deal as virus surge abates
SYDNEY/MELBOURNE – A fresh outbreak of infections in Australia’s coronavirus hot zone of Victoria has eased further, while the country agreed a deal to secure a potential COVID-19 vaccine that…
China launches anti-dumping probe into wine imports from Australia
BEIJING/SYDNEY – China says that it has begun an anti-dumping probe into imports of Australian wine in a move that will likely worsen tensions between the two countries and knocked…
Australian COVID-19 infections set to hit one-month low
SYDNEY – Australia is on track to record its lowest one-day rise in new COVID-19 infections in a month, buoying hopes that a stringent lockdown in the country’s second-most populous…
