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En Birmanie, de nombreux malades du Covid-19 refusent de se rendre dans les hôpitaux désertés par les soignants depuis le coup d'Etat militaire et préfèrent rester chez eux, quitte à y mourir. Des bénévoles débordés s'organisent pour récupérer les corps.

En Birmanie, de nombreux malades du Covid-19 refusent de se rendre dans les hôpitaux désertés par les soignants depuis le coup d'Etat militaire et préfèrent rester chez eux, quitte à y mourir. Des bénévoles débordés s'organisent pour récupérer les corps.

Japan suspended the use of 1.63 million doses of Moderna Inc's COVID-19 vaccine on Thursday, more than a week after the domestic distributor received reports of contaminants in some vials.

South Korean President Moon Jae-in said on Sunday that his government remained open to dialogue with Japan to step up cooperation while seeking to resolve historical rows that had long frayed bilateral ties.

Vietnam will deploy troops to industrial Binh Duong province, a major manufacturing hub in the Southeast Asian country, to help contain an expected 50,000 additional coronavirus infections there over the next two weeks, the government said on Thursday.

Western Digital is in advanced talks for a possible $20 billion stock merger with Japanese chipmaker and partner Kioxia, a person familiar with the matter said, a move that would create a NAND memory giant to rival Samsung Electronics (005930.KS).

Asian shares retreated on Thursday, brushing off an upbeat Wall Street lead as the Delta coronavirus variant's spread darkened the regional mood while a South Korean interest rate hike put the focus on the global central bank outlook.

Investors trimmed bearish bets on most Asian currencies as the dollar weakened on hopes of a temporary pushback in the Federal Reserve's tapering timeline, while sentiment on the Indian rupee turned marginally bullish, a Reuters poll showed on Thursday.

Investors trimmed bearish bets on most Asian currencies as the dollar weakened on hopes of a temporary pushback in the Federal Reserve's tapering timeline, while sentiment on the Indian rupee turned marginally bullish, a Reuters poll showed on Thursday.

The dollar held near a one-week low on Thursday with investors eyeing the Fed's Jackson Hole symposium for clues on the timing of a tapering of monetary stimulus.