Here are the latest coronavirus updates from around the world.
Thailand Races to Create COVID Vaccine, Eyes Possible Medical Tourism Boost
Momentum is building behind Thailand’s push to create its own coronavirus vaccine, with more manpower and resources dedicated to the effort amid hopes it could boost medical tourism. Thai trials of an …
Japan may ease ban on entry from Thailand, Vietnam, Australia and N.Z.
The Japanese government is considering easing its entry ban on visitors from Thailand, Vietnam, Australia and New Zealand currently in place due to the cor …
AP PHOTOS: Thailand’s reopening is ‘same-same but different’
BANGKOK (AP) — As Thailand’s daily tally of new COVID-19 cases has fallen to single digits most days over the past two weeks, authorities continue to ease restrictions put in place to combat …
Walls Close In On Thailand’s Poorest As Virus Shrivels Economy
The economic devastation unleashed by the coronavirus has put intense pressure on Thailand’s poor, like motorcycle rickshaw driver Thanapat Noidee (R) Photo: AFP / Romeo GACAD They share the small …
COVID Lockdown Pumps Brakes on Thailand’s Billion-dollar Sex Trade
In a good week, Nupchan could earn up to $230 — three times the minimum wage — from the throng of tourists that would sweep in and out of Chiang Mai, a city in the hills of northern Thailand famed …
Future of Thailand’s red light district in doubt
World Future of Thailand’s red light district in doubt. Posted . The black leather party masks that performers May wears for their fetish shows in Bangkok are definitely not the s …
Record Flood of New Deposits Is a Problem for Thailand’s Banks
Thais are turning to banks as a safe haven, adding deposits at a record pace in the Covid-19 era. While that’s a vote of confidence, the lenders are likely to face a hard time putting all the funds to …
Coronavirus Lockdown Dims Thailand’s Once-Thriving Sex Trade
In a good week, Nupchan could earn up to $230 — three times the minimum wage — from the throng of tourists that would sweep in and out of Chiang Mai, a city in the hills of northern Thailand famed …
Thailand’s Economic Front in Fighting COVID-19
Another one trillion baht has been allocated to resuscitate sectors from agriculture to tourism. Moreover, Thailand is investing in human resources by providing training in necessary skills such as …