Coronavirus has killed at least 3,100,659 people since the outbreak emerged in China in December 2019, according to a tally from official sources compiled by AFP at 10am GMT today. At least 146,337,640 cases of coronavirus have been registered. The vast majority have recovered, though some have continued to experience symptoms weeks or even months … Read more
Google may be calling people back into the office, but many other companies — not to mention entrepreneurs — are still committed to remote work. From Croatia to Barbados, destinations provide vastly different experiences for foreigners who wish to work from new shores. The weather is usually better (save hurricanes), and costs can be cheaper … Read more
A health worker holds a box of the AstraZeneneca vaccine at the Bamrasnaradura Infectious Diseases Institute in Nonthaburi province on the outskirts of Bangkok. Chaiwat Subprasom | SOPA Images | LightRocket via Getty Images LONDON — The coronavirus vaccine developed by AstraZeneca and the University of Oxford has now been suspended in a number of … Read more
It’s often said that remote workers can work from any place that has an internet connection. But tell that to someone who wants to live and work in Bangkok or Bali right now. The coronavirus pandemic has pushed millions of workers from their offices into their homes — and many have decided they want to … Read more
Attendees wait for Central Retail Corporation to start trading as Thailand’s largest IPO ever at the Stock Exchange of Thailand in Bangkok on Feb. 20, 2020. Lilian Suwanrumpha | AFP | Getty Images SINGAPORE — Thailand has dominated Southeast Asia’s initial public offering market so far this year, contributing more than 60% of total funds … Read more
SINGAPORE — The coronavirus pandemic and ongoing political protests have left Thailand’s economy in “pretty bad shape,” an economist told CNBC this week. “We know that it is very reliant on tourism and that sector has been decimated by the Covid-19 shock,” said Euben Paracuelles, chief Asean economist at Nomura. The “last thing” Thailand needs is … Read more
A passenger wearing a facemask exiting the arrival hall at the Hong Kong International Airport terminal. Miguel Candela | SOPA Images | LightRocket | Getty Images SINGAPORE — The travel bubble between Hong Kong and Singapore could take effect within this month —and discussions are ongoing with other countries including Thailand and Japan, according to … Read more
Lopburi, Thailand (CNN) — It’s a Friday afternoon on a Thai public holiday in September, and local tourists are out in force in the small city of Lopburi. The attraction? Some 4,500 crab-eating macaques that roam this ancient capital’s streets, many of which occupy the crumbling Khmer-style Phra Prang Sam Yod — aka Monkey Temple … Read more
NEW DELHI: India is investigating imports of copper tubes and pipes from Malaysia, Vietnam and Thailand, to determine whether producers in these countries were receiving unfair subsidies, the government said. The investigation by India’s Directorate General of Trade Remedies, the investigative arm of the commerce ministry, could result in these imports facing countervailing duties, said … Read more
