Jay Chou Brings Magic With His Netflix Show ‘J-Style Trip’
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Mandopop superstar Jay Chou is bringing a little magic into viewers’ lives with his Netflix show “J-Style Trip.”
Online Booksellers Struggling in Japan to Meet Demand
TOKYO (Kyodo) — As more people turn to internet shopping with physical stores closed during the coronavirus pandemic, online booksellers such as Amazon are struggling to meet the huge demand they are seeing due to restocking priority going to essential products.
Graffiti Targeting Chinese Over Virus Found at Tokyo Shrine
TOKYO (Kyodo) — Graffiti directing threats at residents of Wuhan, the epicenter of China's coronavirus outbreak, has been found in a public restroom at the war-linked Yasukuni shrine in Tokyo, police said Tuesday.
Uber Lays off 3,700 as Virus Upends Sharing Economy
NEW YORK (AP) — In a world where the coronavirus pandemic has turned social distancing into a new way of life, companies whose business models bank on people’s willingness to share their personal space are now struggling.
AP Exclusive: Trump Shelves CDC Guide to Reopening Country
GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — A set of detailed documents created by the nation’s top disease investigators meant to give step-by-step advice to local leaders deciding when and how to reopen public places such as mass transit, day care centers and restaurants during the still-raging pandemic has been shelved by the Trump administration.
40 More Inmates at Immigration Jail Get Coronavirus Test
BANGKOK — Police said Wednesday they expanded coronavirus testing at an immigration detention center in Songkhla province, where at least 60 inmates contracted the virus.
Australian Man Dies of COVID-19 in Thailand, Official Says
BANGKOK — A 69-year-old Australian expat was the latest victim to die of the coronavirus in Thailand, the government announced Wednesday.
Pattaya Reaffirms Pandemic’s Beach Drinking, Partying Ban
BANGKOK (Xinhua) — Authorities are stepping up patrols along the beaches of Pattaya to keep people from partying or tending to drinking sprees, confirmed Pattaya Governor Sonthaya Khunpluem on Monday.
China-Laos Railway Construction On Track Despite Pandemic
VIENTIANE (Xinhua) — The Chinese engineers on the China-Laos railway construction sites have been pulling out all the stops in their efforts to extend the railway in the northern Laos' mountains and over the Mekong River amid the global COVID-19 pandemic.
US Infection Rate Rising Outside New York as States Open Up
NEW YORK (AP) — Take the New York metropolitan area’s progress against the coronavirus out of the equation and the numbers show the rest of the U.S. is moving in the wrong direction, with the known infection rate rising even as states move to lift their lockdowns, an Associated Press analysis found Tuesday.
