Asia Pacific
Indonesia bans air, sea travel until June over virus fears
Indonesia will ban all air and sea travel until June, officials said Thursday, in an apparent effort to contain the spread of ...Vietnam relaxes virus restrictions as cases plateau
Vietnam eased social distancing measures Thursday, with experts pointing to a decisive response involving mass quarantines and expansive contact tracing for the ...Joy! Tokyo deploys Marie Kondo in virus fight
Worried about getting bored while stuck at home during holidays amid the coronavirus pandemic? The Tokyo governor has a solution: Decluttering with ...US state sues China’s leaders over virus
The US state of Missouri has sued China’s leadership over the coronavirus, prompting an angry rebuke from Beijing Wednesday over the “absurd” ...‘Hunger pandemic’ fears as virus roils world economy
The economic fallout from the coronavirus pandemic could trigger a hunger crisis in already vulnerable parts of the world, the UN warned ...Nissan to close global HQ, other Japan sites through May 10 due to virus
Nissan Motor Co said on Tuesday it will shut its global headquarters in Japan for 16 days through early May to contain ...Ramadan on collision course with virus for Asia’s Muslims
Across Asia, home to about half of the world’s Muslims, the coming Islamic holy month of Ramadan is on a collision course ...Oil prices tank, as Americans protest virus stay-at-home orders
Oil prices crashed into negative territory Monday after coronavirus lockdowns around the globe shrivelled demand, as US demonstrators once again took to ...WHO insists it hid nothing, sounded virus alarm from start
The World Health Organization insisted Monday that it sounded the alarm on the novel coronavirus right from the very start and had ...South Korea relaxes some social distancing rules as new virus cases fall
South Korea extended its social distancing policy for another 16 days on Sunday but offered some relief for churches and sporting fixtures, ...














