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Hong Kong Confirms Boy, 2, Has Bird Flu
A two-year-old boy in Hong Kong has been confirmed as having contracted the Avian Influenza A virus.
ASEAN Sec-Gen Highlights Japan’s Role In ASEAN’s Growth
A more integrated East Asia is needed in the era of globalization, said the ASEAN Secretary General Surin Pitsuwan.
China Releases First Official Report On Smoking
China's Ministry of Health has released the country’s first report on the harms of smoking, detailing the current situation in China as well as future measures to control it.
Vietnam Partners With Australia To Combat TB
Australia and Vietnam are working together to tackle tuberculosis (TB) in Vietnam, which has one of the highest rates of the disease in Asia.
WHO Estimates Radiation Dose From Fukushima Accident
The World Health Organization has released its estimates on the radiation dose uptake from the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear site during the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami.
Square Kilometer Array To Be Shared By Australasia, South Africa
The Square Kilometer Array radio telescope will be deployed in both Australia-New Zealand and South Africa, announced the international SKA Organization on Friday.
One-Third Of Malaria Drugs In Southeast Asia Are Fake, Study
One-third of the malaria drugs sold across Southeast Asia are either poor quality or fake, according to a NIH study published today in The Lancet Infectious Diseases.
May 2012 Solar Eclipse To Cast ‘Ring Of Fire’ Around The Sun
Early Monday morning in Asia, the Moon will pass in front of the sun, transforming sunbeams across the Pacific side of Earth into fat crescents and thin rings of light.
‘Giant Panda Friendly’ Medicinal Plant Harvesting Project Wins Equator Prize
A project to promote sustainable harvesting of wild medicinal plants in the mountains of China’s Upper Yangtze ecoregion has won the prestigious Equator Prize 2012.
