Australia says 1.5 million workers in Victoria state to get wage subsidy
MELBOURNE – Nearly half the workers at private companies in the state of Victoria will receive a federal wage subsidy as a surge of coronavirus cases forces a near total lockdown…
Vietnam turns Danang stadium into field hospital amid virus outbreak
HANOI – Vietnam is close to completing the conversion of a sports stadium into a 1,000-bed field hospital in its new coronavirus epicentre Danang, the health ministry says, as it…
Australia to spend $1.66 bln on cyber security for private sector after rise in attacks
SYDNEY – Australia will spend $1.66 billion over the next 10 years to strengthen the cyber defences of private companies and households following a rise in cyber attacks, Prime Minister…
Vietnam says contagion ‘under control’ in virus epicentre but spread elsewhere
HANOI – A new coronavirus outbreak in Vietnam has spread to two more provinces, the country’s health minister said, as the COVID-19 task force declares the contagion “under control” in the…
Australian politician’s staffer investigated for advancing China’s interests
SYDNEY – Australian federal police have raided the home and office of a man employed by an Australian politician as part of a foreign interference investigation into whether he was…
Australia fears contagion as Victoria reports record coronavirus deaths
MELBOURNE – Victoria has reported a record rise in new COVID-19 cases and deaths, as it prepares to close much of its economy to control a second wave of infection…
PM Scott Morrison says building Indo-Pacific alliance will be ‘critical priority’
SYDNEY – Australia Prime Minister Scott Morrison says that building an Indo-Pacific alliance with like-minded nations will be a “critical priority” for his government, warning the pace of militarisation in…
Vietnam capital low on kits for mass tests as nation’s virus cases climb
HANOI – Vietnam has reported 28 new COVID-19 infections and two deaths, bringing total cases to 670, with eight dead, as the capital Hanoi said it lacked the rapid testing kits…
Victoria to deploy military, impose hefty fines to enforce COVID-19 isolation
SYDNEY – Australia’s second-most populous state Victoria says military personnel will be deployed to enforce COVID-19 isolation orders, with anyone caught in breach of those rules facing hefty fines as…
Vietnam says early August “decisive” in containing coronavirus
HANOI – Vietnam is in the midst of a “decisive” fight against the novel coronavirus, its premier says, focusing on the city of Danang where infections have appeared in four…
