US push for Taiwan WHO observer status seen falling flat in Southeast Asia
HONG KONG, May 8, 2020, SCMP. Southeast Asian nations already straining from the United States-China…
Moscow’s lockdown to extend till May 31, all previous restrictions are valid, new measures to force on May 12
MOSCOW, May 7, 2020, Pan Pacific Agency. Lockdown measures including movement restrictions to extend until…
Hong Kong bars to reopen after weeks of Covid-19 shutdown from May 8
HONG KONG, May 7, 2020, SCMP. Bars will reopen across Hong Kong on Friday after…
Black people in the UK four times more likely to die from Covid-19 than white people: Statistics
LONDON, May 7, 2020, CNN. Black people in the UK are four times more likely…
Almost 300,000 Muscowites contracted coronavirus while official confirmed cases are near 92,000: Mayor
MOSCOW, May 7, 2020, Pan Pacific Agency. About 300,000 people actually became infected with the…
[Analytics] How will Covid-19 reshape Asia’s energy future?
While the global coronavirus pandemic continues to have significant macro-level political and economic impacts on…
Hanoi considers allowing beauty care and barber shops to reopen
HANOI, May 7, 2020, The Hanoi Times. The city’s authorities will allow beauty care and…
Cambodia’s garment factory furloughs nearly 2,000 workers amid pandemic
PHNOM PENH, May 7, 2020, The Khmer Times. Nearly 2,000 garment workers are now in…
Thai second phase of easing lockdown measures to force from May 17
BANGKOK, May 7, 2020, The Nation. The second phase of easing the country’s lockdown will…
Major gas leak at LG Polymer chemical plant in Visakhapatnam has left hundreds sick and at least many dead
VISAKHAPATNAM, May 7, 2020, India Today. A major gas leak at the LG Polymers chemical…
Wary parents launch petition against school reopening amid lingering virus woes in S. Korea
SEOUL, May 7, 2020, Yonhap. While preparations to reopen schools this month are underway, worried…
Online booksellers struggling to meet demand from Japanese readers
TOKYO, May 7, 2020, Kyodo. As more people turn to internet shopping with physical stores…