Malaysia has often been a poster child for Southeast Asia's booms and busts. The nation is again at the confluence of powerful trends. Its experience in the pandemic illustrates conditions around the ... ( read original story ...)
Saudi Arabia’s oil exports to drop in May as demand slides: sources
Saudi Arabia's crude oil exports in May are expected to drop to about 6 million barrels per day (bpd), the lowest in almost a decade, and domestic refining output is likely to fall as the coronavirus ... ( read original story ...)
Sikhs and Hindus of Afghanistan in Limbo after March Deadly Attack
Following a militant attack in late March that killed 25 Sikhs in Afghanistan’s capital, Kabul, a dwindling community of Sikhs and Hindus is now weighing whether or not it is safe to stay in the ... ( read original story ...)
Random Covid-19 tests in Afghanistan find third of people have virus
A third of 500 random coronavirus tests in Afghanistan’s capital came back positive, health officials have said, raising fears of widespread undetected infections. The results of the random tests in ... ( read original story ...)
Iraq emerging as OPEC’s main laggard in making record output cut: sources
Iraq has yet to inform its regular oil buyers of cuts to its exports, suggesting it is struggling to fully implement an OPEC deal with Russia and other producers on a record supply cut, traders and ... ( read original story ...)
South Korea season openers score with MLB-craving Americans
As Mo Chang-min of South Korean baseball club NC Dinos tossed the bat after knocking the ball over the fence for the season's first back-to-back home-runs on Tuesday, elated American fans watching the ... ( read original story ...)
South Korea’s Secret
South Korea and the U.S. had the same number of COVID-19 deaths. Today, South Korea has less than 300, and the U.S. has more than 70,000. ( read original story ...)
South Korea’s spy chief denies Kim Jong Un had heart surgery
South Korea’s top spy doubts that Kim Jong Un had heart surgery, in the latest comments from Seoul pouring cold water on international speculation over the health of the North Korean leader. Suh Hoon, ... ( read original story ...)
Kim Jong-un: No signs of heart surgery, says South Korea
South Korea's intelligence agency has said rumours about Kim Jong-un's health were groundless, and there are no signs he had heart surgery. The North Korean leader recently went 20 days without ... ( read original story ...)
E-cigarette maker Juul Labs to exit South Korea after year of health controversies
U.S. e-cigarette maker Juul Labs said on Wednesday it would end operations in South Korea, a year after it entered the market there but failed to gain traction amid government health warnings. In a ... ( read original story ...)