Thousands of trainee doctors in South Korea returned to work on Tuesday after ending a more than two-week strike as the country continued to post three-digit rises in new daily coronavirus infections. ( read original story ...)
Election countdown starts in Myanmar under virus shadow
Myanmar's election campaign began Tuesday with Aung San Suu Kyi's party tipped for victory, with the Nobel laureate much loved at home despite her reputation shattered overseas, although she ... ( read original story ...)
Turkey, Greece and the dash for gas
FT energy editor David Sheppard uses maps of the eastern Mediterranean to explain why there is such interest in gas deposits. The Turkish exploration vessels searching for them are not using conventio ... ( read original story ...)
How to explore the vanishing sandbars of the Philippines
The Philippines is made up of more than 7,000 islands. But that tally does not include the thousands of shoals and sandbars that emerge during low tide. With a little preparation, tourists can visit ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Suga says coronavirus a top priority, to stay on Abe policy course
Japan's chief cabinet secretary, Yoshihide Suga, a frontrunner to be the next prime minister, said on Tuesday he would expand testing capacity to fight the coronavirus pandemic and push for wide ... ( read original story ...)
Campaign to succeed PM Abe as party leader begins in Japan
The official campaigning to lead Japan’s ruling party has begun with the right-hand man of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe seen as a top candidate and his likely successor to lead the government ... ( read original story ...)
Japan PM Candidate Suga Is Self-made, Powerful Adviser
If he succeeds, the election will cap a career that has seen Suga serve in key political roles, including most recently as chief cabinet secretary -- an office that involves coordinating policy and ... ( read original story ...)
Asia stocks trade higher; Japan’s second-quarter GDP revised lower
Japan's revised GDP figures for the second quarter released Tuesday showed the country's economy shrinking an annualized 28.1% in April-June, according to second preliminary estimates released by the ... ( read original story ...)
Japan ruling party launches race for Abe’s successor
Japan's ruling party on Tuesday kicked off the race to pick Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's successor, with his powerful right-hand man Yoshihide Suga commanding an all-but-insurmountable lead. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s second-quarter GDP was its worst on record since World War II, economist says
Takuji Okubo from Economist Corporate Network at the Economist Intelligence Unit discusses Japan's economic outlook on the back of the coronavirus pandemic and the race for a new prime minister. ( read original story ...)