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Cute cartoon animals have been at the heart of Hong Kong clothing brand Chickeeduck since 1990, but owner Herbert Chow is struggling to get his designs made. HONG KONG: Cute cartoon animals have been at the heart of Hong Kong clothing brand Chickeeduck since 1990, displayed on everything from t-shirts and tote bags to baby rompers and pillows. But owner Herbert Chow is now struggling to get his designs made in China, where his avian characters have been seized by authorities for "advocating violence". Chow, 57, was preparing for the Lunar New Year shopping season earlier this year when he was informed that a shipment of some 10,000 Chickeeduck items had been seized in mainland China. "My manufacturer said the customs department found the products were advocating violence in social movements," Chow told AFP after recently deciding to go public. At first glance, the contraband cartoons might seem innocuous. They included cushions with yellow birds holding umbrellas alongside ... » Learn More about Violent ducks? Hong Kong clothing brand cartoons rile China

BEIJING — China’s imports and exports boomed again in March, data showed Tuesday, reaffirming the recovery in the world’s number-two economy continues apace and demand picks up in key overseas markets as they emerge from last year’s virus crisis. The readings highlight the impact of vaccines and the easing of containment measures are having, with expectations for further improvement over the next few months. Imports soared a forecast-busting 38.1 percent on-year as the country’s army of consumers increasingly returned to some form of normality after last year’s crisis forced businesses to shut and people to stay at home. The figure was a huge increase from the 22.2 percent rise seen in January-February and the biggest hike since February 2017. Exports rose 30.6 percent, well off the 38 percent increase tipped in a Bloomberg forecast but still among the highest readings since early 2018. Overseas shipments jumped more than 60 percent in January-February. The outsized increases ... » Learn More about China’s imports pick up further, exports strong in March

MANILA, Philippines — More than 162,000 individuals have been fully vaccinated or received two doses of the COVID-19 vaccine, the Department of Health (DOH) and the National Task Force against COVID-19 (NTF) reported Wednesday. Data from the DOH and the NTF showed 162,065 Filipinos have been given their second doses of the COVID-19 vaccine. More than 162,000 individuals have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19, data from the DOH and NTF COVID-19 shows @inquirerdotnet pic.twitter.com/Vtr77w4cex — Krissy Aguilar (@KAguilarINQ) April 14, 2021 Meanwhile, some 1,093,651 Filipinos have been inoculated with the vaccine’s first dose. The government has recently started simultaneously vaccinating health workers, senior citizens and persons with comorbidities. With the arrival of 500,000 procured CoronaVac developed by China’s Sinovac, the DOH and NTF said the country already has more than three million doses of vaccines. Of this figure, 2.8 million doses were ... » Learn More about Over 162,000 Filipinos fully vaccinated vs COVID-19

“Federalism should be able to maintain unity among all. But this does not mean that we should boycott regional voices and the voices of ethnic groups.” – Khil Raj Regmi PRESENTED during the Hanns Seidel Foundation-initiated Asia Federalism Dialogues was how functional a specific country’s devolution structure responds to a major crisis such as the coronavirus. Country-specific federal governance structures had two countries employing horizontal devolution: Myanmar governs through local to local governments, while Pakistan, provincial to provincial. Nepal’s structure is through collaboration among central, provincial and local governments while Sri Lanka is through collaboration of central, provincial and local with public and private organizations. A sixth structure — the Philippines — governs through its quasi-federal structure which rests on a powerful center. This country specific contexts enabled participants to appreciate the pros and cons of a country’s mode of devolved ... » Learn More about Federalism: Ethnic voices local to local, central to local

SINGAPORE: A new COVID-19 cluster involving four confirmed cases has been identified in Singapore, the Ministry of Health (MOH) said on Wednesday (Apr 14) in its daily update. MOH reported 27 new COVID-19 infections on Wednesday, including one community case, who is part of the new cluster. The sole community case, identified as Case 61917, is linked to three previously reported infections - Cases 61461, 61470 and 61360 . The 44-year-old man is a Papua New Guinea national who arrived from Australia on Mar 25 for a work project in Singapore. The short-term visit pass holder had tested negative for COVID-19 in a pre-departure test taken in Australia on Mar 23, and in an on-arrival test in Singapore. He was in isolation until another COVID-19 test on Mar 27 came back negative. "Subsequently he was on a controlled itinerary, which was largely limited to his place of work and accommodation," said MOH. After being identified as a close contact of two previously ... » Learn More about 1 community case among 27 new COVID-19 infections in Singapore; new cluster formed

BRUSSELS: European Union countries formally agreed on Wednesday (Apr 14) to launch COVID-19 travel passes as a step towards reopening to tourism this summer and will negotiate details with the bloc's lawmakers in May, two diplomatic sources said. The certificates would allow those vaccinated, recovered from COVID-19 or with negative test results to travel more easily in the EU, where restrictions on movement have weighed heavily on the travel and tourist industry for more than a year. The 27 EU member states "underlined their commitment to have the framework ready by the summer of 2021", said a document endorsed by national envoys and seen by Reuters. The European Parliament, which must also agree to the proposal for it to take effect, is due to agree its own position later this month and final talks between the lawmakers, national envoys and the bloc's executive are expected to start in May. READ: WHO does not back COVID-19 vaccination passports for now READ: White ... » Learn More about EU countries move towards COVID-19 passes to reopen summer travel

China's CanSino Biologics Inc said on Wednesday (Apr 14) that no serious blood clot cases had been reported in people inoculated with its single-dose COVID-19 vaccine. US federal health agencies recommended on Tuesday that use of a similar one-shot vaccine from Johnson & Johnson be paused after six women developed rare blood clots. CanSinoBIO's shares fell as much as 13.7 per cent and 18.4 per cent in Shanghai and Hong Kong respectively. They pared losses to close down 6.3 per cent and 7.7 per cent each after the company issued a statement in which it said: "No blood clot related serious adverse events have been reported in around one million vaccinations of Ad5-nCoV." CanSinoBIO's Ad5-nCoV vaccine is approved in China, Hungary, Chile, Mexico and Pakistan. European regulators this month said they had found a possible link between AstraZeneca Plc's vaccine and a similar rare blood clotting problem. READ: In world first, Denmark ditches AstraZeneca's COVID-19 shot ... » Learn More about CanSinoBIO says no serious blood clots from its COVID-19 vaccine

GENEVA: The World Health Organization (WHO) does not back requiring vaccination passports for travel due to uncertainty over whether inoculation prevents transmission of the virus, as well as equity concerns, a spokeswoman said on Tuesday (Apr 6). "We as WHO are saying at this stage we would not like to see the vaccination passport as a requirement for entry or exit because we are not certain at this stage that the vaccine prevents transmission," WHO spokeswoman Margaret Harris said. "There are all those other questions, apart from the question of discrimination against the people who are not able to have the vaccine for one reason or another," she told a UN news briefing. The WHO now expects to review China's COVID-19 vaccines Sinopharm and Sinovac for possible emergency use listing around the end of April, Harris said. READ: South Korea to issue blockchain-protected digital COVID-19 'vaccine passports' READ: No role for COVID-19 vaccine certificates in England's ... » Learn More about WHO does not back COVID-19 vaccination passports for now