2 More Died of Coronavirus; Gov’t Says Fewer Outdoor Infections
BANGKOK — Two people have died from the coronavirus in Thailand, raising the total death toll up to 43, the government’s response center to the epidemic said Wednesday.
King Strips Ex-PM Thaksin of Paramilitary Rank
BANGKOK — King Vajiralongkorn on Monday stripped the fugitive former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra of his leading rank in the Volunteer Defense Corps.
Brazil Overtakes U.S. in Worst One-Day Death Toll From COVID-19.
RIO DE JANEIRO (Xinhua) — Brazil overtook the U.S. as the country with worst single-day death toll from COVID-19 on Monday.
9/11 Anniversary: Last Artifacts Given Away
NEW YORK — Behind the barbed wire, the white minivan's busted windows and crumpled roof hint at its story. But forklifted to this windblown spot on the John F. Kennedy International Airport tarmac, between a decommissioned 727 and an aircraft hangar, it's doubtful passing drivers notice it at all.
2 Tour Operators Ordered Close Over Use of Thai Nominees
BANGKOK — Two tour operators were ordered shut down on suspicion of acting as nominees for foreign businesses, tourism authorities said Thursday.
Putin Says Liberalism ‘Eating Itself,’ Migrant Influx Wrong
OSAKA — Russian President Vladimir Putin fired a new broadside against Western liberalism at the Group of 20 summit in Japan, saying that policies...
Former Exec at PetroVietnam Subsidiary Surrenders to Police
HANOI — A former Vietnamese oil executive has surrendered to police after a year on the run amid a crackdown on corruption by the country's communist authorities.
‘Shameful’: US Virus Deaths Top 400,000 as Trump Leaves Office
As President Donald Trump entered the final year of his term last January, the U.S. recorded its first confirmed case of COVID-19. Not to worry, Trump insisted, his administration had the virus “totally under control.”
State-of-the-Art Innovation Incubator and Learning Center in the EEC
Embracing the significance of automation and robotics as the key transformative force for global productivity, the Thai government has laid strong groundwork for the...
EU Unemployment Falls to 9.6%, Lowest Since 2009
FRANKFURT, Germany — Official figures show Europe's recovery is gathering speed, with inflation picking up and unemployment at its lowest in nearly eight years.
