Vietnam plans to postpone this year's Southeast Asian Games, state media said Wednesday, as the country grapples with a new virus outbreak.

The government is to allow private organisations and local administrative organisations to procure Covid-19 vaccines -- but only through government channels.

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia is expecting deliveries of AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccines manufactured in Thailand to be delayed, its science minister said on Wednesday, among several countries to report a holdup with orders from the Thai plant.

The Public Prosecutor Commission has passed a unanimous resolution to nominate deputy attorney general Singchai Thaninson as the country's 16th attorney general, Office of the Attorney General spokesman Prayuth Phetkhun said on Wednesday.

PARIS: France and Belgium further relaxed their Covid-19 restrictions Wednesday, allowing restaurants and cafes to serve indoors, while the United States eased travel warnings for dozens of countries as vaccinations boost hopes of a return to normal ...

SAN SALVADOR: The Congress of El Salvador has approved a law that will classify Bitcoin as legal tender in the Central American country, its president said, making it the world's first nation to adopt a cryptocurrency.

The Chulabhorn Royal Academy has set the price of Covid-19 vaccine procured from China's state-owned Sinopharm at 888 baht per dose, CRA secretary-general Nithi Mahanonda announced on Wednesday.

WASHINGTON: Joe Biden departs Washington early Wednesday on the first foreign trip of his presidency, launching an intense series of summits with G7, European and NATO partners before a tense face-to-face with Russia's Vladimir Putin.

Parliament on Wednesday started debating a bill to allow the government to borrow an additional 500 billion baht to help deal with the country's latest and biggest coronavirus outbreak.

SAMUT SAKHON: A 42-year-old jobless man has been arrested for stealing money from a donations box at a local hospital.