The Department of Health (DoH) of the Philippines announced on September 19 that polio is re-emerging in the country, 19 years after the World Health Organisation (WHO) declared the Southeast Asian country free of the infectious disease.
Myanmar and the Republic of Korea (RoK) on September 3 signed five agreements in Myanmar's capital of Nay Pyi Taw during Korean President Moon Jae-in’s state visit to the Southeast Asian country.