In Southeast Asia, COVID-19 Slowly Tightens Its Grip September 19, 2020 0 The coronavirus pandemic is taking a turn for the worse in Southeast Asia. As total COVID-19 cases pass 30 million, ...
Coronavirus cases pass 20m as WHO points to ‘green shoots of hope’ August 12, 2020 0 Nearly five months to the day since the World Health Organization declared a global pandemic, Covid-19 infections have passed ...
Singapore GDP shrinks a record 41.2% in second quarter July 15, 2020 0 Singapore fell into recession for the first time since the global financial crisis, with gross domestic product contracting by ...
Before the virus, Asia’s ecosystems were buckling under overtourism July 14, 2020 0 Before the pandemic put a stop to most international travel, each year millions of people flocked to Southeast Asia's ...
Kim Jong Un hails North Korea’s ‘shining success’ in handling coronavirus July 14, 2020 0 North Korean leader Kim Jong Un urged officials to maintain alertness against the coronavirus, warning that complacency risked “unimaginable and irretrievable crisis,” state media said Friday. Despite ...
Thailand to Begin Its Covid-19 Vaccine Human Trials in September July 13, 2020 0 Thailand is starting the clinical stage for its own Covid-19 vaccine after both monkeys and mice generated satisfactory antibodies against the ...
Dengue fever in Southeast Asia is ‘exploding’ amid the coronavirus fight July 13, 2020 0 There’s no respite for Southeast Asian nations. With health-care systems already under strain due to the coronavirus pandemic, countries ...
WHO launches global pandemic response probe July 12, 2020 0 The World Health Organization, which has faced criticism over its early handling of the coronavirus crisis, on Thursday launched ...
Shinzo Abe has made Japan a leader again July 11, 2020 0 Australia’s forthright diplomacy in the age of COVID-19 involves consolidating new partnerships across our vast Indo-Pacific region. Last month ...
FBI director: China is ‘greatest threat’ to US July 9, 2020 0 Speaking to the Hudson Institute in Washington, Christopher Wray described a multi-pronged disruption campaign. He said China had begun ...
Commentary How Israel’s Likud Party played the long game toward annexation of the West Bank January 11, 2021 0 Washington (11/1). Israel’s leaders know that they will face strong criticism from powerful voices if they proceed with... Read more