Ventilator corruption: Minister refuses to answer MPs questions

"The investigating agencies have not been asked to take action against any employee of the ministry in connection with the case," Ameer said.

6 March 2023

China-Maldives flights to resume from 18 January

Scheduled flights of China Eastern to the Maldives will commence from 28 January.

3 January 2023

Govt seeks MVR 32m lost in ventilator scandal

The case was filed with the Maldives International Arbitration Centre on February 16.

27 February 2023

Clashes in Shanghai as COVID protests flare across China

People held up blank sheets of paper as an expression of protest.

28 November 2022

India on lookout for new COVID variants

Broadcaster India Today said, citing sources, that authorities will randomly test international arrivals at airports.

22 December 2022

Beijing swings from anger, zero-COVID to coping with infections

Evidence suggests there are many more cases in the city of nearly 22 million people where everyone seems to know someone who has caught COVID.

12 December 2022

U.S. ready to help China on COVID-19 surge if Beijing asks

China Meheco Group Co Ltd said on Wednesday it signed an agreement with U.S. drugmaker Pfizer Inc to import and distribute its oral COVID-19 treatment.

15 December 2022

Oil up nearly 2% as weaker dollar offsets China concerns

The Brent and WTI benchmarks both registered monthly gains in October, their first since May.

2 November 2022