Strict quarantining and widespread testing have helped the country avoid disaster, but with tourism on hold the nation’s future is uncertain ... ( read original story ...)
Watchdog Calls Closure of Philippines’ Biggest Broadcaster an ‘Outrageous Attack’ on Media Freedom
CBN Corp., which President Rodrigo Duterte has targeted in the past for its critical coverage, as a major blow to press freedom in an Asian bastion of democracy. The National Telecommunications ... ( read original story ...)
Japan computer-savvy teen designs app to fight pandemic
Kato has designed an iPhone software application that uses GPS so individuals can keep their own records of their whereabouts in their mobile phone, to help with such contact tracing. Under Japan's ... ( read original story ...)
This Drug May Cause Birth Defects. Japan’s Pushing It for Coronavirus.
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is urging the world to fight the epidemic using a Japanese-made medication, though there is little evidence that it works. ( read original story ...)
Indonesia delays September regional elections due to virus
The Indonesian government has postponed Sept. 23 regional elections until at least December because of the coronavirus pandemic. President Joko Widodo signed ... ( read original story ...)
Indonesia’s Widodo Tells Ministers to Exert All Energies to Curb Coronavirus
Indonesia's Widodo Tells Ministers to Exert All Energies to Curb Coronavirus "I ask that you exert all of your energy and concentrate on efforts to control COVID-19 and its impact," Widodo said during ... ( read original story ...)
Asia Today: India’s cases spike with Chennai market cluster
Health officials are rushing to contain the spread of the coronavirus in India's southern city of Chennai, where a large cluster has been identified among people at one of ... ( read original story ...)
India’s ‘corona warrior’ who is also fighting cancer
He says he and his wife wanted to become parents again but it was while they were trying - in 2014 - that she received her cancer diagnosis. Mr Sahu owns a convenience store. He used to work on ... ( read original story ...)
China says HK will never be calm unless violent protesters removed
China's Hong Kong affairs office on Wednesday condemned Hong Kong protesters as a "political virus" who seek independence, warning that the city will never be calm unless what it said were violent ... ( read original story ...)
Investors’ No. 1 concern is a US-China political face-off, says economist
The coronavirus pandemic might have peaked, but the political fallout from it is just picking up pace and investors are getting very worried, said an economist on Wednesday. ( read original story ...)