Asia-Pacific plans regional exercises for disasters

24 Jul 2008 10:56 GMT

... and where worries persist about a potential bird flu pandemic. "They recognized that military assets and ... to be deployed for disaster relief. A U.S.-Philippine exercise this year could be a model, ...

Japan reaffirms goal of ASEAN free trade pact by end of 2008

23 Jul 2008 12:52 GMT

... that is vulnerable to deadly strains of bird flu. The earlier stockpile of the drug is ... of Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia and the Philippines took part in the meeting with Komura, ...

ASEAN states to test readiness on bird flu pandemic

23 Jul 2008 10:17 GMT

... organised to tackle a human-to-human outbreak of H5N1, Bayu Krisnamurthi told AFP. Many of the ... countries," the official, who heads

SOCIAL IN BRIEF 23/7

23 Jul 2008 01:30 GMT

... Friday selling the guns to another man. Bird flu recurs in Dong Thap Province The Ministry ... Tra Vinh and Dong Thap, are reporting avian flu. Meanwhile, blue-ear pig disease is likely to ... centers in the Asian-Pacific area including Japanese, Filipino and Taiwanese centers. In the future, storms ...

Health Highlights: July 22, 2008

22 Jul 2008 15:51 GMT

... Aggressive Prostate Cancer South Korea Begins Year-Round Bird Flu Monitoring Asian Nations Need to Act Against ... contracted the disease, AFP reported. Worldwide, the H5N1 bird flu virus has killed more than ... a "serious problem in China and the Philippines, and of concern in Mongolia, the Republic ...

This Natural Solutions Intelligence Report Could Save Your Life

22 Jul 2008 03:12 GMT