India-Pakistan Kartarpur corridor to reopen as per Covid-19 protocols
NEW DELHI, Oct 4, 2020, PTI. India on Saturday said a decision to re-open the…
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Indonesia revises rule on entry ban for Singapore travel
JAKARTA, Oct 3, 2020, Bloomberg. Indonesia is revising a rule banning foreigners from entering the…
‘Special Tourist Visa’ ready for Covid-19-passed foreigners with long-stay plans in Thailand
BANGKOK, Oct 3, 2020, TNA. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has ordered Thai embassies and…
Tourism gets a boost after Tokyo added to travel subsidy program
TOKYO, Oct 3, 2020, Kyodo. Railway stations in Tokyo and airports across Japan were crowded…
As Hong Kong libraries reopen, readers return to pick up a book, find respite from pandemic
HONG KONG, Oct 3, 2020, SCMP. For years, Jason Wong put aside a day for…
US president Trump hospitalized to military medical center
WASHINGTON D.C., Oct 3, 2020, CNN. President Donald Trump was taken to Walter Reed National…
US Republican-led China task force report slammed for shifting responsibility
WASHINGTON D.C., Oct 3, 2020, Xinhua. A U.S. House Republican-led task force unveiled an expansive…
[Analytics] ‘This is the worst nightmare for the Trump campaign’
Donald Trump had done everything possible to shift the focus of the presidential campaign away…
US vice president Mike Pence and second lady test negative for coronavirus
WASHINGTON D.C., Oct 2, 2020, CNBC. Vice President Mike Pence and second lady Karen Pence…
Coronavirus vaccination to be given for free in Japan
TOKYO, Oct 2, 2020, Kyodo. Members of the public in Japan will be given a…
China suspends beef imports from a Brazilian meatpacker Minerva plant
SAO PAULO, Oct 2, 2020, Merco Press. China said it would temporarily suspend imports from…
Cambodia’s minister says holidays slash exports
PHNOM PENH, Oct 2, 2020, Khmer Times. The Minister of Agriculture has blamed a decline…