Investors overlook Southeast Asia indexes because they lack tech stocks

As markets around the world piggyback on technology shares to ride a startling rebound from their pandemic lows, stock investors in Southeast Asia are...

New Zealand postpones election

WELLINGTON — New Zealand’s prime minister postponed the country’s general election on Monday by a month to Oct. 17 as the city of Auckland remains in lockdown due to a growing coronavirus outbreak.

S. Korea warns of tighter rules amid worst virus outbreak in months

SEOUL — South Korea warned on Monday of tighter novel coronavirus restrictions as new outbreaks appeared, including one linked to a church where more...

Taiwan to step up efforts to prevent Chinese spies settling

TAIPEI — Taiwan will step up scrutiny of mainland Chinese citizens who are residents of Hong Kong and seek to move to the island to ensure they do not engage in spying or other illegal acts, the government said on Monday.

Coronavirus speeds up push for congestion charge in cities

BANGKOK — The coronavirus outbreak gives city authorities an opportunity to implement congestion pricing to curb traffic and pollution, urban experts said, even as...

Malaysia detects coronavirus strain that’s 10 times more infectious

Malaysia has detected a strain of the new coronavirus that’s been found to be 10 times more infectious. The mutation called D614G was found in...

France plans masks at work as daily COVID-19 cases surpass 3,000

PARIS — France is to propose that masks be worn in shared workspaces as the country grapples with a rebound in coronavirus cases that rose again in the past 24 hours to over 3,000.

Seven Argentine meat plants suspend exports to China over COVID-19 worries

BUENOS AIRES — Seven Argentine meat processing plants are temporarily not exporting to China because they have registered cases of COVID-19 (coronavirus disease 2019) among their employees, a source from the Argentine agricultural health agency Senasa said on Thursday.

Yale’s COVID-19 saliva test used in NBA gets FDA OK for emergency use

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Saturday granted emergency use authorization to Yale School of Public Health’s saliva test to detect COVID-19,...

Reuters survey: journalists are experiencing COVID-19 coverage stress

by Patricia B. Mirasol Journalists are struggling to cope with the emotional demands of covering the pandemic, wrote Meera Selva, director of the Journalist Fellowship...

Harris rebukes Trump in campaign-trail debut

WILMINGTON, Del. — Kamala Harris made her campaign-trail debut as Joe Biden’s Democratic running mate on Wednesday, delivering a strong rebuke of President Donald Trump’s leadership and highlighting the historic significance of her new role.

2 Chinese patients test positive months after virus recovery

TWO PATIENTS in China that recovered from coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) months ago tested positive for the coronavirus again, raising concern of the virus’ ability to linger and reappear in people who it previously infected.