Older students in China's biggest cities are starting to return to school following the coronavirus outbreak. Shanghai welcomed back pupils in their final years of middle and high school, while ... ( read original story ...)
China to Keep Coronavirus Tests Focused, Stops Short of Wider Testing
Students wearing face masks leave a school in Beijing, China as senior high school students in the Chinese capital returned to campus following the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, April 27, ... ( read original story ...)
China denies spreading coronavirus disinformation following EU report
China's foreign ministry on Monday denied claims that Beijing is spreading disinformation about the coronavirus following a European Union report that said there was "significant evidence" of covert ... ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus live news: confirmed Russian cases pass China’s total; Afghanistan records biggest one-day rise in cases
Iran reports 96 more deaths; Spain’s death toll shows slight rise; Germany calls for ‘very careful’ easing of lockdown; New Zealand says ‘worst is over’ ... ( read original story ...)
The Forgotten Hong Kong Flu Pandemic of 1968 Has Lessons for Today
Americans were more resilient, less vulnerable to social-media groupthink, and committed to going to work and washing their hands. ( read original story ...)
U.S. Treasury currency report on trade partners delayed, Taiwan central bank sources say
The U.S. Treasury's latest semi-annual report on trade practices of its major trading partners which was due this month has been delayed due to the coronavirus pandemic, two sources with direct ... ( read original story ...)
Happy Monday for Brunei as govt reports no new Covif-19 cases for one week
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN: Brunei reported no new cases of Covid-19 (coronavirus) on Monday morning with the national tally of cases standing at 138, marking the seventh day in a row without new cases since ... ( read original story ...)
Bhutan sees COVID-19’s silver lining for tourism sector
PARO — The Covid-19 pandemic walloped the tourism sector, but Tourism Council of Bhutan (TCB) is considering it as an opportunity to reboot the industry and give it a new face ... ( read original story ...)
Georgia Restaurants Allowed to Reopen as Restrictions Loosen
Georgia’s reopening is set to continue as more restrictions against the coronavirus are loosened in the big Southern state. ( read original story ...)
Turkmenistan Defies Pandemic To Celebrate National Horse Day
Turkmenistan flouted social distancing conventions introduced across the world in the face of the coronavirus pandemic with spectators packing a hippodrome for festivities honouring its national horse ... ( read original story ...)