The country, the world’s fifth-largest oil importer, is fast running out of commercial storage space, leaving some of Asia’s biggest refiners scrambling for alternatives as the coronavirus pandemic ... ( read original story ...)
South-east Asia’s biggest synthetic drugs raid: 200m meth tablets found in Myanmar
Thousands of litres of methyl fentanyl point to ‘unprecedented’ production of opioids in so-called Golden Triangle area ... ( read original story ...)
Thailand’s travel ban impacts the country’s elephants
One of the big draws when traveling to Thailand is seeing the elephants. With the country extending its travel ban until June 30 the elephants will be impacted. NBC News’ Janis Mackey Frayer spoke ... ( read original story ...)
Turkey’s Erdogan Imposes Nationwide Lockdown Over Eid Al-Fitr
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Monday that a four-day lockdown starting on May 23 would be imposed nationwide as part of efforts to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus during the Eid ... ( read original story ...)
Vietnam targets e-commerce turnover reaching $35 billion by 2025
Vietnam is aiming for double-digit annual growth in the turnover of e-commerce over the next five years, forecasting that sales in the sector could be worth $35 billion by 2025 in the Southeast Asian ... ( read original story ...)
Forced off air by Philippines Duterte, ABS-CBN turns to court
Country's largest TV network asks Supreme Court to order immediate reopening, calling shutdown 'grave injustice'. ( read original story ...)
Philippines eyes testing 1.5-2% of population for COVID-19
The Philippines is eyeing to cover 1.5-2% of the population for its expanded testing for the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), Malacañang said Tuesday. In an interview on CNN Philippines, ... ( read original story ...)
Amid rising talk of negative rates, policies in Japan, Europe get subtle tweaks
After years of applying plenty of stick to commercial lenders unhappy with negative interest rate policies, central bankers in the euro zone and Japan are experimenting with some carrot, too. ( read original story ...)
Japan jumps 2%, with Asia stocks getting a boost as hopes of a coronavirus vaccine rise
Stocks in Asia jumped in Tuesday afternoon trade as hopes rise on a potential coronavirus vaccine after a positive development from a Moderna trial. ( read original story ...)
At the movies: ‘Ben Hur’ and ‘Wizard of Oz’ as Japan reopens
Its Sendai cinema in northern Japan on Tuesday was screening the American classics mentioned as well as neo-noir sci-fi classic "Blade Runner" (1982), prison drama "The Shawshank Redemption" (1994) ... ( read original story ...)