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Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (left) shakes hand with China's President Xi Jinping at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing

Japan Is Offering Millions of Dollars To Its Companies To Leave China

China is Japan’s biggest trading partner, with massive Japanese investments in the country.

Thai Premier 'Worried' As Pro-democracy Student Protests Grow

Thousands of mostly young, black-clad protesters amassed at Bangkok's Democracy Monument in one of the city's largest shows of defiance in years

Thai premier 'worried' as pro-democracy student protests grow

Thailand To Test Digital Baht Currency With Hong Kong’s Central Bank Before Public Launch

A monk walks in front of a giant Buddha statue wearing a face mask at Wat Nithet Rat Pradit temple in Pathum Thani outside Bangkok

The Bank of Thailand revealed it is already testing its central bank digital currency with large businesses. By September, they will use CBDC to transact with the Hong Kong Monetary Authority.

European flight destinations on a board at Otopeni international airport near Bucharest,

EU Updates Travel Restrictions, Extends US Ban As Coronavirus Cases Rise

The U.S. was absent from the EU's list of countries allowed to travel in the region, which now includes Canada, Australia, Japan and South Korea.

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With US Coronavirus Cases Surging, EU Bans American Travelers

The EU will lift restrictions on visitors coming from nations such as Algeria, Canada and New Zealand, but U.S. visitors will be excluded from traveling to the bloc in the near term.

A nurse cares for newborn babies at Kiev's Venice hotel -- dozens born to surrogate mothers were stranded in Ukraine as their foreign parents were unable to collect them for weeks owing to coronavirus border closures

As Surrogacy Booms, Fears Ukraine Becoming 'Online Baby Store'

As surrogacy booms, fears Ukraine becoming 'online baby store'

Bars and massage parlours in ares such as Pattaya's infamous Walking Street will be allowed to reopen under eased coronavirus lockdown restrictions

Thailand To Ease Nightlife Lockdown, Allow Some Entry To Foreigners

Thailand to ease nightlife lockdown, allow some entry to foreigners

Non-essential travel to the EU has been banned since mid-March, but only after member states closed their national borders in confusion and without coordination as the pandemic grew

EU Delays Decision On Border Reopening

EU delays decision on border reopening

No sector was left untouched by the March decline in US trade

US Economy: Trade Enforcement Creates American Jobs

An often-overlooked economic stimulus that requires no additional spending of federal dollars is trade enforcement.

Two Russian nationals indicted on charges of hacking in December are believed to be behind a new ransomware scheme targeting US firms, according to security experts

New Wave Of Ransomware From Russian-led Hackers: Researchers

New wave of ransomware from Russian-led hackers: researchers

Vietnam's Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc warned the online summit of the 'serious consequences' of the pandemic for the economic development of ASEAN members

Vietnam PM Warns Of Economic Calamity At ASEAN Summit

Vietnam PM warns of economic calamity at ASEAN summit

Thailand Targets Narco Millions Hidden In Gold, Steel And Crypto

Thailand targets narco millions hidden in gold, steel and crypto

Chinese tech giant Tencent is aiming for a major expansion of its streaming video presence in Asia

China Tech Giant Tencent Expands Into Streaming In Asia

China tech giant Tencent expands into streaming in Asia

Around 3,000 domesticated pachyderms work in Thailand's massive tourism sector, used for rides and performing tricks for travellers eager for a once-in-a-lifetime experience with the beasts

Video Shows Abusive Taming Of Baby Elephant For Thai Tourism

Video shows abusive taming of baby elephant for Thai tourism

Thai activists unveil a replica of bronze plaque marking the anniversary of the 1932 revolution. The original mysteriously vanished in 2017

Pro-democracy Protests Mark Anniversary Of Thai Revolution

Pro-democracy protests mark anniversary of Thai revolution

A sterilisation campaign is being waged against the monkeys in the Thai city of Lopburi

Macaque Attack: Humans Try To Take Back Thai City From Monkeys

Macaque attack: humans try to take back Thai city from monkeys

A boy looks at a model of the BeiDou Navigation Satellite System at the National Museum of China in Beijing

China Launches Final Satellite To Complete Rival To GPS

China launches final satellite to complete rival to GPS

As the coronavirus pandemic paralysed global travel and closed many tourist sites, Thailand's some 3,000 domesticated elephants have been unemployed

Thai Elephants' Mass Migration To Village Brings New Stress

Thai elephants' mass migration to village brings new stress

A load of debt will make takeoff difficult for the airline industry

Airlines Hit Wall Of Debt After COVID Grounding

Airlines hit wall of debt after COVID grounding

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Google Maps To Give Commuters Coronavirus-Related Alerts When Traveling

Google has updated Google Maps to provide users with relevant Coronavirus-related information they might need while they travel to different places.

Fears are mounting about the safety of self-exiled pro-democracy Thai activist Wanchalearm Satskit, who was allegedly kidnapped in the Cambodian capital Phnom Penh

Cambodia To Probe Thai Democracy Activist's Alleged Disappearance

Cambodia to probe Thai democracy activist's alleged disappearance

Protesters Demand Answers On Missing Thai Activist

Protesters demand answers on missing Thai activist

Cambodian police have ruled out a probe into the alleged disappearance of a self-exiled Thai democracy activist in Phnom Penh

Family Of Missing Thai Activist Pleads For 'Release'

Family of missing Thai activist pleads for 'release'

Anna Lindstedt, a former envoy in both Vietnam and Mexico, denies overstepping her role

Sweden Puts Ex-envoy On Trial Over China Dissident Negotiations

Sweden puts ex-envoy on trial over China dissident negotiations

Cambodian police have ruled out a probe into the alleged disappearance of a self-exiled Thai democracy activist in Phnom Penh

Cambodia Police Refuse Probe Into Thai Activist 'Disappearance'

Cambodia police refuse probe into Thai activist 'disappearance'

A 5G K9 robot distributes hand sanitiser to a visitor at a shopping mall in Bangkok

Robot Dog Hounds Thai Shoppers To Keep Hands Virus-free

Robot dog hounds Thai shoppers to keep hands virus-free

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