Indonesia’s govt may reimpose outdoor mask mandate
JAKARTA, Jun 11, 2022, Jakarta Globe. The Health Ministry is reviewing the decision to lift…
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Japan’s Q1 GDP revised up to 0.5 per cent annualised contraction
TOKYO, Jun 8, 2022, Reuters. Japan’s economy shrank an annualised 0.5% in the first quarter,…
[Analytics] Will post-pandemic world change fate of cinema, streaming services?
During the life-changing COVID-19 pandemic, Lee Eun-hee, a 42-year-old office worker in Seoul, has created…
Shanghai’s subway and shops reopen and streets fill up after two-month lockdown
SHANGHAI, Jun 1, 2022, The Guardian. Shanghai has eased a range of Covid-19 restrictions in…
[Analytics] Tax reform to promote Indonesia’s female labour participation
Women in Indonesia are forced, at some point, to choose between career and family. As…
N. Korea’s leader issues special order on medicine supply against epidemic: State media
SEOUL, May 16, 2022, Yonhap. North Korean leader Kim Jong-un rebuked officials for failing to…
Philippine economy in solid shape as Marcos set to take the helm
MANILA, May 12, 2022, Reuters. Newly-elected Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. will inherit an economy…
COVID-hit Beijing increases curbs, fears Shanghai-like misery
BEIJING, Apr 28, 2022, Reuters. The Chinese capital of Beijing closed some public spaces and…
Vietnam’s deputy foreign minister detained for alleged bribes
HANOI, Apr 15, 2022, Bloomberg. Police detained Vietnam’s Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs To Anh…
Over 35 per cent in Japan feel lonely amid pandemic, young people hit harder
TOKYO, Apr 8, 2022, Kyodo. More than 35 percent of people in Japan feel lonely…
All public transport vehicles to Singapore can operate from April 1
KUALA LUMPUR, Mar 28, 2022, Bernama. All classes of public transport vehicles plying between Malaysia…
Thailand has agreed to opening of land borders with Malaysia in some states
KANGAR, Mar 26, 2022, Bernama. Thailand has agreed to open its land borders with Malaysia…