No Vaccine, No School Reopening, Duterte Says
MANILA • Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte says he'll not allow students to go back to school until a coronavirus vaccine is available, even as some other
Thailand Extends Coronavirus Emergency Powers Amid Opposition Suspicion
BANGKOK (REUTERS)Thailand's Cabinet on Tuesday (May 26) extended an emergency decree to fight the coronavirus to June 30, with a spokeswoman denying opposition
Thailand Enters Vaccine Race With Trials On Monkeys
SARABURI • Thailand is conducting tests on macaque monkeys as it races to produce a cheaper, alternative coronavirus vaccine it hopes will be ready by next ye
Coronavirus: Thailand To Drive Domestic Tourism As Economy Rides Out Drop In Foreign Visitors
BANGKOK (REUTERS)Thailand plans to boost domestic tourism in the third quarter to help support the struggling economy as the coronavirus pandemic hits global tr
Coronavirus: Thailand Enters Global Race For Vaccine With Trials On Monkeys
SARABURI, THAILAND (AFP)Thailand is conducting tests on macaque monkeys as it races to produce a cheaper, alternative coronavirus vaccine it hopes will be ready
Thailand Reports 2 New Coronavirus Cases, 1 More Death
BANGKOK (REUTERS)Thailand confirmed two new coronavirus cases and one additional death on Monday (May 25), a health ministry spokesman said. The new numbers bro
Bargain Holidays For Vietnamese As Focus Turns To Domestic Tourism
Ms Hoang Ngoc Dong Phuong, who lives in Ho Chi Minh City, will take at least five holidays around Vietnam from now to September. "This weekend, I'm going t
Thailand Looking At Quarantine Waiver For Selected Tourists
BANGKOK • The Thai authorities are mulling over waiving quarantine requirements for selected foreign travellers when the ban on incoming commercial flights is
Thailand Reports Three New Coronavirus Cases, No New Deaths
BANGKOK (REUTERS)Thailand on Saturday (May 23) reported three new coronavirus cases and no new deaths, bringing the country's total to 3,040 confirmed cases and
Reopening Businesses: How 3 Nations Are Doing It
Walk into a mall in Bangkok now and you will be asked to scan a QR code and key in personal details on a Web platform for contact tracing. Enter…
Coronavirus: Myanmar, Thailand And Laos Stay Flexible As Businesses Reopen With Conditions
BANGKOKWalk into a mall in Bangkok now and you will be asked to scan a QR code and key in personal details on a web platform for contact tracing. Enter…
Myanmar Editor Jailed For Two Years Over Coronavirus Error
YANGON (AFP)A Myanmar news editor has been jailed for two years after his agency reported a coronavirus death that turned out to be false, his lawyer said on Fr
Thailand To Extend Coronavirus Emergency To End Of June
BANGKOK (REUTERS)Thailand will maintain its state of emergency over the coronavirus until the end of June, its Covid-19 task force said on Friday (May 22), in a
The Race To 5G: Inquirer Columnist
MANILA (PHILIPPINE DAILY INQUIRER/ASIA NEWS NETWORK)This year should have been known as the "Year of 5G," the turning point for a new mobile networkin
Coronavirus: Vietnamese Travellers Get Bargain Holidays As Hanoi Tries To Revive Tourism
BANGKOKMs Hoang Ngoc Dong Phuong, who lives in Ho Chi Minh City, plans to take at least five holidays around Vietnam from now to September. "This weekend,
Coronavirus: 'Pipeline' Proposed Between Low-risk Foreign Tourists And Safer Thai Destinations
BANGKOKThai authorities are mulling over waiving quarantine requirements for selected foreign travellers when the ban on incoming commercial flights are lifted,
Lives Not Lost: Asia Sees Unexpected Gains In Coronavirus Lockdowns
PATHUM THANI, THAILAND (AFP)Emergency workers usually busy attending to accidents on Thailand's roads mill around ambulances parked at a service stationfewer cr
Thailand To Reopen Malls, Department Stores And More Businesses As Coronavirus Eases
BANGKOK (REUTERS)Thailand will begin allowing department stores, shopping malls and other businesses to reopen from Sunday (May 17) as new coronavirus cases dwi
Chili Paste To Haircuts: Thai Tourism Workers Improvise As Coronavirus Hits Travel
BANGKOK (REUTERS)As Thailand's tourist economy suffers a near-total shutdown from travel restrictions due to the new coronavirus, employees in the industry have
Coronavirus Pandemic Perils Of Shutting Chinese Students Out Of US Varsities
Her friends found the bed unmade, an expensive Gucci handbag lying next to it. There was food in the fridge. Pictures of her boyfriend were clipped above her sm