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By Juarawee Kittisilpa PATHUM THANI, Thailand (Reuters) – Cries of “Food, here comes the food,” echoed through a Bangkok neighbourhood as Wannapa Yarnsarn’s truck arrived with everything from mangoes and … Read More

HANOI (Reuters) – Southeast Asian leaders agreed at their first video conference summit on Tuesday to fight together against the “gravest public health crisis” in 100 years to make the … Read More

MANILA (Reuters) – The Philippine health ministry on Tuesday reported 20 more deaths linked to the new coronavirus and 291 more cases. In a bulletin, the health ministry said total … Read More

BISHKEK (Reuters) – Kyrgyzstan on Tuesday extended until April 30 the state of emergency introduced in its two major cities and several districts due to the coronavirus outbreak, President Sooronbai … Read More

By Melanie Burton MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Australia’s jobless rate is forecast to spike to the highest level in a quarter of a century because of the coronavirus pandemic, but officials … Read More

TAIPEI (Reuters) – Taiwan on Tuesday reported no new cases of the coronavirus for the first time in more than a month, in the latest sign that the island’s early … Read More

By Ben Blanchard TAIPEI (Reuters) – Taiwan’s largest carrier, China Airlines, has become the latest focus of political angst on the island about identity and its relationship with China amid … Read More

BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thailand on Tuesday reported 34 new coronavirus cases and a death of a 52-year old Thai female bus driver in Bangkok. Of the new cases, 27 patients … Read More

BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thais will have to find another way to cool off this year after the government called off the annual water festival that celebrates the Buddhist New Year … Read More

By Brenda Goh WUHAN, China (Reuters) – Coronavirus tests can be difficult to come by in many countries including in hard-hit parts of the United States and Britain, but in … Read More