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Southern China's economic powerhouse Guangdong province has appointed Wang Xi, a renowned semiconductor materials scientist, as deputy governor, Nanfang Daily reported. Wang, who has served the country as its vice-minister of science and technology since last year, joined the Chinese Academy of Sciences in 2009 as an academician. China has established two offices in November, 2019 to develop 6G, according to the Ministry of Science and Technology , kicking off the competition for the next-generation cellular data service that comes after the super-fast 5G. The ministry said on its website that one of the offices consists of government agencies responsible for the relevant...

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BENGALURU: Indian shares eked out gains on Monday as Prime Minister Narendra Modi's assurance on mass production of COVID-19 vaccines and more infrastructure spending by the government boosted sentiment. The NSE Nifty 50 index was up 0.33% at 11,214.50 by 0450 GMT, while the S&P BSE Sensex was up 0.23% at 37,963.60. Both indexes rose as much as 0.63% in early trade. "Along with mass production, the roadmap for distribution of vaccine to every single Indian in the least possible time is also ready," Modi said in his Independence Day speech on Saturday. He reiterated plans to improve the country's infrastructure by spending more than 110 trillion rupees ($1.47 trillion) on around 7,000...

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New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced early Monday that the country’s general election will be delayed until October, citing concerns over a resurgent coronavirus. The postponement of the September 19 election until October 17 comes despite New Zealand being one of the most successful countries to curb the pandemic. Ardern insisted she would not move the election date again. The country had gone 102 days without infections spreading in the community until early last week when a cluster was discovered in Auckland. The outbreak has since grown to 30 people and extended beyond the city. The only known cases were travelers quarantined after arriving from abroad. On...

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The coronavirus may not have originated at a Wuhan wet market last year but 1,000 miles away in 2012 — deep in a Chinese mineshaft where workers came down with a mysterious, pneumonia-like illness after being exposed to bats. Virologist Jonathan Latham and molecular biologist Allison Wilson, both of the non-profit Bioscience Resource Project in Ithaca, arrived at their finding after translating a 66-page master’s thesis from the Chinese medical doctor who treated the miners and sent their tissue samples to the Wuhan Institute of Virology for testing. “The evidence it contains has led us to reconsider everything we thought we knew about the origins of the COVID-19...

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Malaysia has detected a mutation of the Sars-CoV-2 — the virus causing the Covid-19 pandemic — that is 10 times more infectious than the original Wuhan strain. Called D614G, this mutation was detected in samples taken from three cases linked to the Sivagangga cluster, and one from the Ulu Tiram Cluster. Compared to other strains, D614G produces more viral copies in the respiratory tract and spreads more efficiently from person to person. D614G, otherwise known as the "G" mutation, first appeared in January and has since become the dominant strain, usurping the original "L" and "S" variants. In a Facebook post, Malaysian Health director-general Noor Hisham Abdullah said the...

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HANOI - Vietnam has registered to buy a Russian COVID-19 vaccine, state television reported on Friday, as it fights a new outbreak after going several months with no local cases. Russia said on Wednesday that it would roll out the world's first COVID-19 vaccine within two weeks, rejecting the concerns of experts who said it should not have been approved before completing large-scale trials. "In the meantime, Vietnam will still continue developing the country's own COVID-19 vaccine," state broadcaster Vietnam Television (VTV) said, citing the Ministry of Health. Vietnam has signed up for 50-150 million doses of the vaccine, Tuoi Tre newspaper reported. Some will be a "donation" from...

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An opportunity to buy a bonafide megamansion in central London has arisen after a colossal building in the capital—once 18 individual homes—designed by one of London’s most famed architects, hit the market Sunday for a whopping nine-figure sum. The complete terraced row, on the edge of the capital’s leafy Regent’s Park, is asking £185 million (US$242 million). If the property sells for its ask, the transaction will be one of the most expensive in U.K. history, second only to the more than £200 million sale of a 20-bedroom Knightsbridge mansion earlier this year. More: During a Pandemic, Lobbies Set Expectations for How Buildings Tackle Virus...

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To show his deep love and obsession with traditional porcelain dishes and antiques, a Vietnamese man has spent the last 25 years of his life decorating his house with almost 10,000 porcelain plates, bowls and urns. Nguien Van Truong, a retired soldier, first fell in love with porcelain antiques in 1986, a year after being discharged from the army and returning to his home village of Kieu Son, Vinh Phuc province. After starting life afresh as a carpenter and got the chance to paint the table and chairs of a local antique collector who first introduced him to the beauty of traditional porcelain dishes. Truong was so impressed and captivated that he decided to take up the collector...

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More than six months since the first COVID-19 case was reported in the Chinese city of Wuhan, the world is still struggling to contain the spread of the novel coronavirus. Universities, research institutions and pharmaceutical companies are scrambling to develop vaccines and treatments, with some slated for production next year. But as people become desperate to return to normal lives, some outlandish claims for cures and prevention have sprung up across the globe. Notably, U.S. President Donald Trump suggested that injecting patients with disinfectants might help treat the virus. Asia has had its fair share of politicians, officials and other people propose suspect treatments. Here is a...

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Bintan Lagoon Resort, a popular hotel for Singaporeans located on nearby Bintan island in Indonesia, is ceasing operations after 26 years. Nearly 500 employees at the five-star resort have been laid off, according to Indonesian news outlet Antara News. The resort, which spans 300 ha with a total of 450 rooms, has been losing money for the past two years, and the lack of visitors during the Covid-19 crisis only made matters worse. Bintan Lagoon Resort, on Pasir Panjang beach, is owned by Resort Venture Pte Ltd, a private company incorporated in Singapore. The resort is about a 75 minute ferry ride from Singapore. TODAY sought comment from Bintan Lagoon Resort but the resort...

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