Vietnamese prime minister on Wednesday instructed relevant ministries and agencies to take urgent and drastic measures to control measles outbreaks in the country and minimize the fatalities.
A total of 1,228 drug related cases were exposed in northern Shan State of Myanmar in 2013, up 276 cases compared with the same period of 2012, official media reported Monday.
China reported more human cases of H7N9 on Saturday after researchers in Shanghai announced preliminary success in developing a vaccine.
Eleven Chinese people were confirmed to be infected with the H7N9 bird flu on Wednesday in four regions, with 8 in critical condition, according to local health authorities.
Chinese courts handled more than 13.37 million cases in 2013, up 6.8 percent year on year, the Supreme People's Court (SPC) said Saturday in a statement.
Hong Kong's customs authority on Wednesday revealed that it had detected a total of 282 smuggling cases in 2013, an increase of about 40 percent compared with 2012.
Two new cases of human H7N9 were reported Thursday in south China's Guangdong Province, and another avian flu patient died
The Myanmar government on Tuesday announced release of all remaining political prisoners in the end of 2013.
The U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) on Monday launched a probe into optical disc drives made by Asian companies including those of Japan after an American company filed a complaint alleging its patents had been infringed upon.
Malaysian police on Monday killed five suspects who were believed to be linked to a series of murder cases in several states.
The total number of new cases handled by Singapore International Arbitration Centre increased sharply from 99 cases in 2008 to 235 cases last year, Indranee Rajah, the city-state's Senior Minister of State for Law said on Tuesday.
More than 700 officials have been under investigated for breach of duty related to workplace accidents in the first half of the year, the supreme procuratorate said Monday.
China will punish the production and sale of unsafe food products more harshly to combat increasingly severe food scandals, judicial authorities said on Friday.
During the 24-hour period ending at 4 p.m. on Sunday, China confirmed six new cases of human H7N9 avian influenza, including five in Zhejiang and one in Jiangsu.
During the 24-hour period ending at 6 p.m. on Monday, China confirmed three new cases of H7N9 avian influenza, with one more death reported in Jiangsu Province.
During the 24-hour period ending 5 p.m. on Sunday, China confirmed 11 new cases of H7N9 avian influenza, with two new deaths reported in Shanghai Municipality.
Five more cases of H7N9 bird flu -- three in Shanghai and two in Jiangsu Province -- were reported on Thursday, bringing the total number of people infected in China to 38, including 10 that have died.
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