A key government official in charge of Japan's economic response to the coronavirus outbreak called off his public appearances on Saturday to work from home after it was discovered that he had been in ... ( read original story ...)
India, Pakistan Ease Restrictions for Some Small Businesses Amid Lockdown
The Indian government allowed a limited reopening of shops in neighborhoods and residential areas from Saturday, more than a month after the nation went into a lockdown to curb the spread of the ... ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus: India’s circuses struggle to survive the lockdown
Circuses are already a dying art form in India, and the lockdown imposed to spread the curb of the coronavirus has left them barely hanging on for survival. The BBC's Chinki Sinha reports. It is the ... ( read original story ...)
India Knight on why she’s not washing her hair
Here’s the ultimate stay-at-home beauty thing: not washing your hair. I think everyone has wondered at one point or another if it works, but normal social interaction means it’s almost impossible to ... ( read original story ...)
Jack Ma: The billionaire trying to stop coronavirus (and fix China’s reputation)
The richest man in China opened his own Twitter account last month, in the middle of the Covid-19 outbreak. So far, every one of his posts has been devoted to his unrivalled campaign to deliver ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong arrests and Taiwan flybys: China’s advances its interests during Covid-19 crisis
Beijing has drawn accusations it is using the distraction of the coronavirus pandemic to advance regional interests. Here are some examples ... ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus: US and China trade conspiracy theories
From the early stages of the coronavirus outbreak, conspiracy theories about the origin and scale of the disease were spread on online platforms. Among these were the false claim that the virus was ... ( read original story ...)
Senate GOP talking points on coronavirus: Blame China, not Trump
Republican Senate candidates are encouraged to deflect blame from President Trump's handling of the coronavirus crisis. ( read original story ...)
Has China Won? by Kishore Mahbubani review — America and China’s battle for supremacy
In 1945 the United States was the planet’s dominant force, with half its entire GDP: it became the only leading participant of the Second World War to show a profit. Half a century later it was also ... ( read original story ...)
State Department says coronavirus samples from China “critical” for developing vaccine; Experts say that’s not the case
Medical experts interviewed by CBS News question some of the administration's claims about whether China's lack of transparency is actually is blocking the world from developing a vaccine. ( read original story ...)