South Korea is extending stringent distancing rules for two more weeks as authorities seek to suppress a viral resurgence, while confirming its first case of an apparently more contagious coronavirus ... ( read original story ...)
Myanmar conflict zones kept offline despite Suu Kyi digital push
Myanmar citizens living in some of the country's ethnic conflict zones are facing difficulties accessing the internet due to government restrictions and the low level of communications infrastructure, ... ( read original story ...)
How Are Myanmar Migrants in Thailand Faring in the Face of COVID-19?
Dateline Irrawaddy discusses the difficulties faced by legal and illegal immigrants from Myanmar during the second wave outbreak. ( read original story ...)
Vietnam reports first case of new coronavirus variant in woman returning from Britain
Vietnam has detected its first imported case of the new coronavirus variant that is spreading rapidly around Britain, the health ministry said on Saturday. The variant was detected in a 44-year-old ... ( read original story ...)
Philippines to Ban U.S. Travellers From Sunday
The Philippines will prohibit the entry of foreign travellers from the United States from Sunday after the more infectious new variant of the coronavirus was detected in Florida. The travel ban, ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo to Urge Japan Government to Declare Emergency: Nikkei
Tokyo’s metropolitan government is set to urge the central government to declare a state of emergency, the Nikkei newspaper reported. ( read original story ...)
Victoria & Albert museum could ‘share’ its East Indian Company treasures with India
The Victoria & Albert museum is poised to lend its contentious East India Company treasures back to their homeland for the first time.Tristram Hunt, the museum director, said the anniversary of ... ( read original story ...)
India revel in comeback victory
Reaction to India's victory over Australia in Melbourne, plus Scotland's Kathryn Bryce. ( read original story ...)
China senior diplomat says U.S. relations at ‘new crossroads’
China's relationship with the United States has reached a "new crossroads" and could get back on the right track following a period of "unprecedented difficulty", senior diplomat Wang Yi said in ... ( read original story ...)
‘Cheap trick’: China rebuffs latest Taiwan offer of talks
China has rebuffed the latest offer of talks from Taiwan, saying the government was engaging in a "cheap trick" and provocation by seeking confrontation with China at every turn. Taiwan is ready to ... ( read original story ...)