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Taoyuan, Apr 1 (EFE/EPA).- Taiwan and Palau inaugurated the first "travel bubble" established in Asia Pacific, which will allow travel from one place to another without the need to quarantine, according to local press.(Camera: RITCHIE TONGO).SHOT LIST: PASSENGERS DURING ABOUT TO TAKE THE INAUGURAL TRAVEL BUBBLE FLIGHT FROM TAIWAN TO PALAU IN TAOYUAN INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT IN TAOYUAN, TAIWAN.
Indonesian President Joko Widodo officially launches Southeast Asia's first high-speed railway on Monday. The Chinese-made bullet train named "Whoosh" is built to take more than 600 people to and from Jakarta and the Javan city of Bandung in 45 minutes. IMAGES
G7 top diplomats meet in the Japanese resort town of Karuizawa for talks focused on Asia-Pacific, Southeast Asia and the Pacific. Discussions will set the stage for a leaders' summit in Hiroshima next month. IMAGES
President Joe Biden announces in Tokyo the launch of a new Asia-Pacific trading network with an initial 13 countries signing up, including India and Japan, although questions remain over the pact's effectiveness. "The United States and Japan together with 11 other nations will be launching the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework. This framework is a commitment to working with our close friends and partners in the region, on challenges that matter most to ensuring economic competitiveness in the 21st century," he said. SOUNDBITE
Kuta, Sep 25 (EFE/EPA).- Bali launched the PeduliLindungi application, a COVID-19 surveillance app aimed to curb the spread of COVID-19. The application has been implemented in several businesses and tourist areas in Bali as a preparation to reopen Bali for international tourist. Indonesia has recorded over 4.1 million COVID-19 cases and 140,000 deaths since the beginning of the pandemic. (Camera: MADE NAGI).B-ROLL OF SIGNS RECOMMENDING PEOPLE TO DOWNLOAD THE APPLICATION AT A SHOPPING CENTER IN KUTA, BALI, INDONESIA.
A new app launched by the Washington State Department of Health. It was developed in conjunction with the University of Washington. The app seeks to notify users if they have been exposed to COVID-19. It is a voluntary, data-secure app and is seen as a complementary tool for testing and contact tracing. The app launched Monday as COVID-19 cases remained high in Washington state. State hospitals are nearly running out of capacity, according to reports at Business Insider.