China promised to donate 500,000 Covid-19 vaccine doses to the Philippines as the two countries signed infrastructure deals aimed at boosting post-pandemic recovery efforts, officials said.
Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte imposed one of the world’s longest and strictest lockdowns to contain the virus in March last year – bringing one of Asia’s fastest-growing economies to a standstill.
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