There won’t be enough coronavirus vaccines for a return to normal life until 2022: WHO scientist
BEIJING, Sep 16, 2020, SCMP. Do not expect there to be enough Covid-19 vaccines for…
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Global tourism industry lost $450B due to pandemic: UN
MADRID, Sep 16, 2020, TASS. The global tourism sector lost about $460 billion in the…
Peruvian ministers meet with China’s Sinopharm delegation
LIMA, Sep 15, 2020, ANDINA. Peruvian Ministers Mario Lopez (Foreign Affairs) and Pilar Mazzetti (Health)…
Over half of Filipinos believe worst of pandemic has yet to come: Poll
MANILA, Sep 15, 2020, PhilStar. Over half of Filipinos believe that the worst of the…
[Analytics] ‘Flights to nowhere’ in Asia: Why people are paying to take them
Singapore Airlines is said to be considering a new route next month — what media…
S. Korea allows export of all protective face masks
SEOUL, Sep 15, 2020, Yonhap. South Korea allowed the export of all types of face…
Legal action taken against Melbourne’s much-hated curfew
MELBOURNE, Sep 15, 2020, News.com.au. Just last Friday, Daniel Andrews made clear he wouldn’t budge…
Jakarta re-imposes partial virus lockdown
JAKARTA, Sep 15, 2020, AFP. Authorities in the Indonesian capital re-imposed a partial coronavirus lockdown…
China locks down city on Myanmar border over coronavirus
YANGON, Sep 15, 2020, AFP. The three cases were found in the city of Ruili…
45 developing countries in Asia-Pacific to shrink for first time in nearly six decades: Asian Development Bank
MANILA, Sep 15, 2020, Reuters. The coronavirus pandemic will cause economic output in “developing Asia”…
Thai cabinet mulls another long holiday to spur economy
BANGKOK, Sep 15, 2020, Bangkok Post. The cabinet is thinking about declaring another long holiday,…
[Analytics] How Covid-19 wreaked havoc on Southeast Asia’s stock markets
Southeast Asia’s stock markets contracted after the coronavirus pandemic arrived in the region earlier this…