Thailand plans new cash handouts and job measures worth about 68.5 billion baht ($2.2 billion) to support an economy battered by the coronavirus pandemic, a government official said on Wednesday. ( read original story ...)
Learning from Covid-19 in Thailand
I feel like I have been on a rollercoaster amid the Covid-19 pandemic. Earlier this year, Thailand saw youth-led rallies in universities a ... ( read original story ...)
Vietnam’s ‘soft power’ in diplomacy
The traditional cultural values of Vietnamese people are spread widely, winning the hearts of many people around the world. This is the 'soft' index that contributes to building Vietnam’s image, ... ( read original story ...)
Will Trade For Food: Online Bartering Soars In Virus-hit Philippines
Online bartering groups have provided a lifeline to the Imperios and other Filipinos hit hard by the country's months-long virus restrictions that started in March and have sent the economy plunging ... ( read original story ...)
Philippines dictator Rodrigo Duterte orders customs chief to murder drug smugglers
Shoot ’em dead, all of ’em.Rodrigo Duterte, the merciless president of the Philippines, publicly demanded the nation’s customs honcho lethally shoot all drug smugglers, reported The Associated ... ( read original story ...)
Delay hits start of Avigan clinical trials in Philippines
The clinical trials for anti-flu drug Avigan did not start as scheduled on Tuesday, September 1, Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said Wednesday. Vergeire said this was because three ... ( read original story ...)
5 things to know about Japan’s World War II surrender
World War II ended 75 years ago, but not all countries commemorate it on the same day. Wednesday is the anniversary of the formal Sept. 2, 1945, surrender of Japan to the ... ( read original story ...)
Who are the candidates to replace Japan PM Abe?
Japan's ruling party said Wednesday it will vote September 14 on a replacement for outgoing Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who is stepping down for health reasons. ( read original story ...)
Japan ruling party sets Sept 14 vote on PM Abe’s successor
Japan's ruling party will vote on September 14 on Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's replacement, an official confirmed Wednesday, as powerful chief cabinet secretary Yoshihide Suga consolidated his ... ( read original story ...)
Suga as Japan’s next premier may be tough partner for Bank of Japan
The growing likelihood that Yoshihide Suga will succeed Shinzo Abe as Japan's new premier may be a mixed blessing for the country's central bank. ( read original story ...)