With schools in the Philippines only due to reopen when a vaccine for COVID-19 has been found, educational authorities are racing to devise a distance learning regime for 27 million children by August ... ( read original story ...)
Robot Built for Japan’s Aging Workforce Finds Coronavirus Role
Mira Robotics developed its "ugo" robot to reinforce greying Japan's shrinking workforce, but as the coronavirus threat persists, the Japanese startup is offering its machine as a tool in the fight ... ( read original story ...)
Japan, UK agree to work on swift trade agreement: Japan government statement
Japan and the United Kingdom agreed to start negotiations for a swift agreement on an economic partnership to secure business continuity for both nations, Japan's foreign ministry said on Tuesday. ( read original story ...)
Japan Network NHK Pulls US Protest Anime In Racism Row
Japan's national broadcaster NHK Tuesday apologised and deleted an animation depicting Black Lives Matter protests in the US after widespread complaints of racism -- including from the US embassy and ... ( read original story ...)
Pakistan: Building collapse in Karachi kills 13 people
Pakistani police said Tuesday that at least 13 people were killed when a building collapsed in the southern port city of Karachi the previous day. Only ... ( read original story ...)
The Latest: Pakistan sees more than 100 virus deaths in day
Pakistan has recorded more than 100 deaths in a single day from COVID-19 for the first time since keeping statistics in mid-March, when the country first imposed a lock down that has never been total ... ( read original story ...)
Indonesia Resumes Domestic Air Travel, Coronavirus Cases Jump
People are pictured wearing protective face masks as the Indonesian government eases restrictions amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Jakarta, Indonesia, June 8, 2020. REUTERS/Ajeng ... ( read original story ...)
Indonesia reports 1,043 new coronavirus infections, biggest daily rise
Indonesia's health ministry reported 1,043 new coronavirus infections on Tuesday, its biggest daily rise in cases, taking the total number of infections to 33,076. ( read original story ...)
AP Interview: Nepal renews call for talks with India
Nepal’s foreign minister said Tuesday that the country was still waiting for a response from India on holding talks to resolve a border dispute that has strained relations between the South Asian ... ( read original story ...)
India is ill-equipped to live with the virus
Unlike Brazil’s Jair Bolsonaro who dismissed the virus as a “little flu”, he took the outbreak seriously, and put lives first. Yet the lockdown strategy was badly mishandled. As businesses and shops ... ( read original story ...)