Kuala Lumpur [Malaysia], October 29 (ANI/Xinhua): The Malaysian government led by Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob on Friday proposed an expansionary national budget aimed at helping the country recover from the COVID-19 pandemic.
Yerevan [Armenia], October 29 (ANI/Xinhua): Armenia on Friday reported 2,096 new COVID-19 cases, taking its total caseload to 304,546, according to the country's health ministry.
Manila [Phillippines], October 29 (ANI/Xinhua): The Philippines' Department of Health (DOH) reported 4,043 new COVID-19 infections on Friday, pushing the number of confirmed cases in the Southeast Asian country to 2,779,943.
Seoul [South Korea], October 29 (ANI/Xinhua): South Korea planned to launch the so-called "living with COVID-19" guideline from next month as the full vaccination rate topped the key precondition of 70 per cent, the health ministry said Friday.
Beijing [China], October 29 (ANI): The Chinese economic slowdown in the third quarter of the current financial year unveils the problem of the growing debt in the real estate industry in the country with millions of houses unsold and unoccupied.
Beijing [China], October 29 (ANI): Chinese President Xi Jinping is set to participate in the Group of 20 (G20) Leaders' Summit in Rome, Italy during the weekend via video conference, the Chinese Foreign Ministry said on Friday.
Washington [US], October 29 (ANI/Xinhua): The United States could have saved tens of thousands of lives if certain measures against COVID-19 were well implemented in the country in the early stages of the pandemic, a former health official has said.
Beijing [China], October 29 (ANI): With the launch of the new "Five Year Governance Plan" by President Xi Jinping's Communist Party, Beijing has renewed its crackdown season on the private sector.
Canberra [Austrlia], October 29 (ANI/Xinhua): Coronavirus restrictions in Australia's Canberra have eased significantly as residents of the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) are no longer required to wear facemasks outdoors from Friday.
Berlin [Germany], October 29 (ANI): For decades, German industry -- an early mover in the Chinese market -- looked the other way amid Beijing's human rights abuses, but now ignoring it is becoming increasingly difficult for Berlin.
Washington [US], October 29 (ANI/Xinhua): At least 59,000 meatpacking workers were infected with COVID-19 and 269 of them lost their lives, according to a report published by a US House of Representatives panel earlier this week.