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Fri, 20 Aug 2021 15:32:00 +0700Ho Chi Minh City issues stay-home order as Covid-19 deaths soar
HANOI: Vietnam's business hub Ho Chi Minh City on Friday announced that its residents will be prohibited from leaving their homes, as the country's biggest city turns to drastic measures to slow a spiralling rate of coronavirus deaths.
Fri, 20 Aug 2021 15:03:00 +0700
Most Covid fatalities were not vaccinated
About two-thirds of the people who died recently after catching Covid-19 were not vaccinated against the disease, according to the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration.
Fri, 20 Aug 2021 14:53:00 +0700
Ministry signs contract to buy another 10m doses of Pfizer vaccine
The Public Health Ministry on Friday signed a contract to purchase another 10 million doses of the Pfizer Covid-19 mRNA vaccine, raising the total to 30 million doses for delivery by the end of this year.
Fri, 20 Aug 2021 13:56:00 +0700
Covid cases top one million
There were 240 new Covid-related fatalities and 19,851 new cases over the past 24 hours, lifting the total since the epidemic began to more than one million, the Public Health Ministry said on Friday.
Fri, 20 Aug 2021 13:45:00 +0700
China passes tough new online privacy law
BEIJING: China passed a sweeping privacy law aimed at preventing businesses from collecting sensitive personal data Friday, as the country faces an uptick in internet scams and Beijing targets tech giants hoovering up personal data.
Fri, 20 Aug 2021 12:34:00 +0700
Phuket-Samui flights to resume Aug 25, says governor
SURAT THANI: The Samui Plus programme to attract vaccinated foreign tourists will continue, with Bangkok Airways set to resume flights between Phuket and the island on Aug 25.
Fri, 20 Aug 2021 11:12:00 +0700
Protester loses eye, wealthy family promises all-out legal action
The wealthy family of a protester who was injured and lost his sight in one eye during a demonstration has vowed all-out legal action against the crackdown on anti-government protesters.
Fri, 20 Aug 2021 11:02:00 +0700
Thailand’s first twin deficit in nearly a decade set to hit baht
Thailand is heading for a rare current account deficit this year with the country missing out on the billions of dollars earned from tourism, likely piling more pressure on the nation’s already battered currency.
Fri, 20 Aug 2021 10:15:00 +0700
Tokyo robot cafe offers new work opportunity for disabled
TOKYO: At a Tokyo cafe, Michio Imai greets a customer, but not in person. He's hundreds of kilometres away, operating a robot waiter as part of an experiment in inclusive employment.
Fri, 20 Aug 2021 09:45:00 +0700
Thanathorn hit with 2 more lese majeste charges
The leader of the dissolved Future Forward Party Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit, who is currently in France, is facing two additional lese majeste charges over a statement he made earlier this year about the production of the AstraZeneca coronavirus v...