US allocates 2 million doses of Pfizer's Covid-19 vaccines for next weekThe Food and Drug Administration is expected to approve a second vaccine developed by Moderna later this week. Both vaccines, which require...
Two coronavirus vaccines available in US in coming weeks: US health secretaryThe Food and Drug Administration's outside advisers will meet on Dec. 10 to consider authorizing Pfizer Inc's COVID-19 vaccine.
China says it will respond to United States Navy admiral visit to TaiwanA two-star Navy admiral overseeing U.S. military intelligence in the Asia-Pacific region has made an unannounced visit to Taiwan, two sourc...
China imposes sanctions on top US defence firms for supplying arms to TaiwanChina's retaliation followed after the US State Department approved the sale of 135 Standoff Land Attack Missile Expanded Response (SLAM-ER...
US likely to have enough COVID-19 vaccines for all vulnerable Americans by year end, says officialThe U.S. government is "cautiously optimistic" that one or two vaccines, likely from Pfizer Inc or Moderna Inc , will be available by the e...
Taiwan defence chief Yen De-fa says no signs China is is preparing for all-out warDemocratic Taiwan has denounced China's manoeuvres, including flying fighter jets over the sensitive mid-line of the Taiwan Strait, as an a...
US health secretary says AstraZeneca trial in United States remains on hold: ReportAlex Azar said that the FDA's investigation, which has continued even after the trial has resumed outside of the United States, shows that ...
China warns United States over US-Taiwan economic talksThe visit would follow one by U.S. Health Secretary Alex Azar last month. Azar was the highest-level U.S. Cabinet official to visit since a...
Anyone challenging one-China policy will pay heavy price: Chinese Foreign Minister, Wang YiAzar, who is the highest-ranking Cabinet member to visit Taiwan since the US switched diplomatic recognition to Beijing from Taipei in 1979...
China sends fighter jets as US health chief Alex Azar visits TaiwanChina, which claims the island as its own, condemned the visit which comes after a period of sharply deteriorating relations between China ...
China shares rise as slowing factory deflation boosts recovery hopesAt the close, the Shanghai Composite index was up 0.75% at 3,379.25, after earlier falling as much as 0.57%.
US health chief to visit Taiwan after four decades, angering ChinaAlex Azar's visit will worsen already poor Beijing-Washington relations, inflamed over trade, the pandemic and human rights, even as democr...
Donald Trump rejects reports that he will fire HHS chief AzarOn Saturday, the Wall Street Journal and Politico reported that the Trump administration was considering replacing Azar, because of early m...
Indian-American Seema Verma appointed as key member of US COVID-19 task forceIn a tweet on Monday, US Vice President Mike Pence announced the appointment of Seema Verma, Administrator for the Centers for Medicare & M...
U.S. agency investigating production of faulty coronavirus test kitsFDA Commissioner Stephen Hahn said in a statement on Sunday that "upon learning about the test issue from CDC (the Centers for Disease Cont...
Indian-American Sampat Shivangi invited to serve National Advisory Council of a key US health body"I am delighted to invite you to serve on the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration's, Center for Mental Health Service...
US senator seeks unannounced inspections of foreign drug manufacturing units in India and ChinaThe chairman of the Senate Finance Committee said this was needed as these facilities provided most of the ingredients for production insid...