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Thailand welcomes first tourists since March 21 Oct 2020 - 12:25 pm
This handout photo taken on October 20, 2020 and released on October 21 by the Airports of Thailand company shows members of a group of 39 Chinese visitors with special tourist visas going through arrival measures to halt the spread of the COVID-19 corona
Philippines allowing foreign travel to resume 21 Oct 2020 - 11:07 am
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Asia's biggest film fest opens as a shadow of its usual self 21 Oct 2020 - 10:40 am
Signs of the Busan International Film Festival are seen at an entrance of the Busan Cinema Center in Busan on October 21, 2020. Asia's biggest annual film festival started in South Korea October 21 at a fraction of its usual scale, but some movie fans wil
Fortunes of China's internet tycoons soar amid pandemic 21 Oct 2020 - 10:21 am
This file photo taken on January 9, 2018 shows Alibaba's chairman Jack Ma attending the first meeting of the French-Chinese business council in Beijing. China's wealthiest people became a record 1.5 trillion USD richer in 2020 despite the economic blow de
Cathay Pacific to cut workforce by nearly a quarter 21 Oct 2020 - 10:14 am
A sign of Cathay Pacific is seen at its headquarters Cathay City in Hong Kong, China October 21, 2020. REUTERS/Lam Yik
Translation tools, air purifiers: face masks go high-tech 21 Oct 2020 - 10:05 am
This picture taken on September 29, 2020 shows Donut Robotics chief executive Taisuke Ono showing the interior of the smart mask
Thailand admits foreign tourists for first time in 7 months 20 Oct 2020 - 09:12 pm
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Chinese drugmaker setting up vaccine production lines 20 Oct 2020 - 02:34 pm
Liu Jingzhen, chairman of China National Pharmaceutical Group (Sinopharm), attends a news conference on vaccines for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Beijing, China October 20, 2020. REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins
Singapore to use rapid coronavirus tests for weddings, events 20 Oct 2020 - 01:48 pm
A migrant worker undergoes a nose swab test as medical workers look on at a dormitory amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Singapore, April 28, 2020. REUTERS/Edgar Su/File Photo
India may contain virus spread by February, expert panel says 19 Oct 2020 - 08:46 pm
People are seen at a market amidst the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in the old quarters of Delhi, October 19, 2020. REUTERS/Anushree Fadnavis
Pakistan lifts TikTok ban after pledge on 'indecent' content 19 Oct 2020 - 07:51 pm
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Fujifilm seeks approval for Avigan as COVID-19 treatment in Japan 19 Oct 2020 - 01:10 pm
A tablet of Avigan - drug approved as an anti-influenza drug in Japan and developed by Toyama Chemical Co, a subsidiary of Fujifilm Holdings Co, is displayed during a photo opportunity at Fujifilm's headquarters in Tokyo, October 22, 2014. REUTERS/Issei K
Haircuts and golf as virus curbs ease in Melbourne 19 Oct 2020 - 09:11 am
Men have their haircut at a barber shop in Melbourne on October 19, 2020, as some of the city's three-month-old stay-at-home restrictions due to the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak were further eased on falling infection rates. AFP / William West
Vietnam troops find more bodies after latest deadly landslide 19 Oct 2020 - 09:05 am
A general view of a flooded village in Quang Tri province, Vietnam October 18, 2020. Best quality available. Ho Cau/VNA via REUTERS
Taiwan says Chinese diplomats assaulted official in Fiji 19 Oct 2020 - 08:39 am
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British billionaire Dyson sells Singapore's priciest penthouse 19 Oct 2020 - 08:31 am
File photo: Tanjong Pagar Centre is seen in Singapore July 10, 2019. REUTERS/Pedja Stanisic/File Photo
Tens of thousands rally against Pakistani government 18 Oct 2020 - 08:48 pm
Maryam Nawaz, the daughter of Pakistan's former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, chairman of the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) are seen during an anti-government protest rally organized by the Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM), an a
Indian company sign agreement with Washington Univ to develop nasal vaccine for Covid 18 Oct 2020 - 04:22 pm
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