Thailand on Saturday extended a ban on international passenger flights until the end of June, the country's aviation regulator said, as new cases in the country dwindle. The Civil Aviation Authority's ... ( read original story ...)
This One Habit is Why Thailand Has So Few COVID Cases, Doctor Says
Why are there so few cases of COVID-19 in Thailand? A doctor tells us that this personal hygiene habit in Southeast Asia is why cases are so low. ( read original story ...)
Iran stock market booms, but analysts fear a growing bubble
Even as U.S. sanctions, unemployment, inflation and low oil prices batter the Iranian economy, there seems to be at least one refuge for investors. The Tehran ... ( read original story ...)
Japan COVID-19 doctors lack fresh masks, hazard pay: union survey
Japanese hospital doctors on the front line of the COVID-19 pandemic face tough working conditions, with many reusing masks and few getting hazard pay, a survey by a labour union showed. ( read original story ...)
AP PHOTOS: Shrine in Japan offers solace to those at home
TOKYO (AP) — Shinto shrines, a go-to place for many Japanese to pray for good health and safety, have largely shuttered during the coronavirus pandemic. But one Tokyo shrine went online for ... ( read original story ...)
India Knight has found a £6 miracle body lotion
I think a lot of us are at a crossroads: carry on being comfortably unkempt for ever (exceptionally tempting, I have to say), or make a tiny effort to haul ourselves back to the possibility of being a ... ( read original story ...)
Styrene monomer removed from India plant after deadly gas leak
Thousands of tonnes of styrene monomer stored at an Indian chemical plant where a toxic gas leak killed a dozen people last week are being shipped back to South Korea, the operator said Thursday. ( read original story ...)
China central bank should shun risky bond buying as economy improves: adviser
The People's Bank of China should avoid buying special treasury bonds as such a move could fuel inflation risks and asset bubbles and lead to depreciation of the yuan currency, central bank policy ... ( read original story ...)
Tibetans demand China disclose fate of boy taken away in ’95
BEIJING (AP) — Tibet’s self-declared government-in-exile marked the 25th anniversary of the disappearance of a boy named as Tibetan Buddhism’s second highest figure by calling on China on ... ( read original story ...)
The Observer view on Trump’s continued goading of China
Donald Trump has used the pandemic to provoke a wider confrontation but Beijing should not be regarded as an enemy ... ( read original story ...)