Philippines is already emerging from lockdowns, but Filipinos still don’t know Duterte’s approval ratings
MANILA, Jul 18, 2020, PhilStar. Over two quarters have passed but the latest satisfaction ratings…
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[Analytics] Dark side of the Moon in South Korea’s Covid-19 response
South Korea’s public health-based response to COVID-19 has been rightly lauded as a successful model…
Jakarta extends transitional social restrictions, delays cinema reopening
JAKARTA, Jul 18, 2020, The Jakarta Post. Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan announced on Thursday that…
Australia PM delays parliament as coronavirus spreads
MELBOURNE, Jul 18, 2020, Reuters. Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison on Saturday delayed the opening…
Hong Kong may need to extend social distancing: Expert
HONG KONG, Jul 18, 2020, RTHK. Chinese University infectious disease expert David Hui says the…
Tourists will return in Thailand ‘once a virus cure is found’: Researchers
BANGKOK, Jul 17, 2020, Bangkok Post. The Thailand Development Research Institute (TDRI) is predicting the…
Japan’s Abe faces anger over tourism subsidy as Tokyo Covid-19 cases hit record
TOKYO, Jul 17, 2020, Reuters. The Japanese government is facing potentially damaging blowback after excluding…
Indonesia sees uptick in Covid-19 transmission in poorly ventilated offices
JAKARTA, Jul 17, 2020, The Jakarta Post. The Health Ministry’s disease control and prevention director…
China, ASEAN agree to collaborate on transport, logistics
BEIJING, Ju 17, 2020, Xinhua. China and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) should…
Russia may be the first to finish coronavirus vaccine trials: Investment fund’s chief
MOSCOW, Jul 17, 2020, TASS. The final, phase 3, trials of a Russian vaccine against…
Philippines to let in foreigners with long-term visas from August
MANILA, Jul 17, 2020, Kyodo. The Philippines will allow foreigners who hold long-term visas to…
Japan in talks with Johnson & Johnson to secure Covid-19 vaccine
NEW YORK, Jul 17, 2020, Reuters, Bloomberg. The government is in talks with U.S. health…