Asia
With peak season arriving, business has all but dried up, prompting Chinese-language guides to ponder a new career.
From housewives to politicians and Harvard graduates, Indians of all stripes have long turned to astrologers in times of stress.
Australia’s second-biggest city will accelerate the easing of social distancing restrictions as infections slow to fewer than 20 cases a day.
One colleague at Kai Tak construction site has tested preliminary positive, while another was feeling ill when approached by health officials.
North Korea said it was searching for the body a South Korean man killed by its troops, but warned that South Korean naval operations in the area threatened to raise tensions.
Many poor families from mainland do not qualify for one-off HK$10,000 government allowance.
Tokyo is considering limiting the entry of foreigners to about 1,000 each day, with increased virus testing capacity at airports.
The Covid-19 victory has come at a cost for Tasmania, where almost 1 in 5 jobs is reliant on tourism.
The city state’s total population dropped 0.3 per cent to 5.69 million as of June from a year ago, as the services sector saw fewer foreigners employed.
Malaysian real property agents have a wish list to present to the government as the property market suffers from the Covid-19 pandemic and the suspension of a visa programme.
Over 4,000 people will get free tours and hotel stays to test measures to keep tourists safe. This comes as the country reported its biggest daily rise in cases.
The East Asian nation is looking to allow in up 1,000 business travellers, tertiary students and long-term foreign residents a day from next month, in what is seen as a test run for a wider reopening ahead of the Olympics.
The soaring price of gold has fuelled a boom in illegal mining in Indonesia, but there are concerns the use of mercury can harm miners and the environment.
The passes, which the health ministry says will be strictly limited, give holders returning to the island nation the option to take a Covid-19 test and self-isolate until the results are out – in lieu of receiving a stay-home notice.
The infection occurred in late February after exposure to a visitor from Italy but the family suffering symptoms was not tested at the time.
Thailand’s beaches are empty and luxury hotels are offering bargain stays. The few visitors are greeted with unusual warmth. It may be like the country was 40 years ago, but for many of the Thais the tourist trade employs, the situation looks dire.
Travel corridor created to let Indian Sikhs visit Pakistan holy site remains closed on sacred day.
‘Super difficult’ is how Norman Tan, editor-in-chief of Vogue Singapore, describes the launch of the luxury fashion magazine’s 27th global edition amid the disruption and economic downturn triggered by the Covid-19 pandemic.
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