Australia permits home visits, opens beaches as coronavirus lockdown eases
SYDNEY – Australia‘s most populous state says it will relax some restrictions on movement, as beaches reopen amid hopes a policy of widespread medical testing will help sustain a decline in…
Australia to outline coronavirus hit to economy next month
SYDNEY, April 28 (Reuters) – The Australian government will give an update next month on the economic impact of the coronavirus before providing further outlook in June, it said on Tuesday,…
More than 2 million Australians download COVID-19 app, testing expands
SYDNEY – More than two million Australians have downloaded an app to trace contacts of COVID-19 patients hours after its release, the government said, as states set out plans to expand…
Vietnam jails Facebook user over ‘anti-state’ posts
HANOI – A court in Vietnam has sentenced a man to one-and-a-half years in prison for uploading anti-state posts to Facebook, the security ministry said, days after Facebook sources told Reuters they…
Vietnam says 5 mln workers, 84.8% of companies, affected by coronavirus pandemic
HANOI, April 24 (Reuters) – Vietnam said on Friday the coronavirus outbreak has negatively affected 5 million workers and 84.8% of companies in the country. The Southeast Asian country on Friday reported…
Australia will make it a crime to use coronavirus tracing data for non-health purposes
SYDNEY – Australia will make it illegal for non-health officials to access data collected on smartphone software to trace the spread of the coronavirus, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said, amid…
Vietnam says Facebook should adhere by local laws
HANOI – Companies such as Facebook that operate in Vietnam should abide by local laws and fully implement their tax and social responsibilities in the country, Vietnam’s foreign ministry said.…
Australia joins US ships in South China Sea amid rising tension
KUALA LUMPUR – An Australian frigate has joined three US warships in the South China Sea near an area where a Chinese vessel is suspected to be exploring for oil,…
Vietnam says over 13,000 people linked to coronavirus cluster tested negative
HANOI – More than 13,400 people linked to a COVID-19 outbreak in a village on the outskirts of the Vietnamese capital Hanoi have tested negative for the coronavirus, the government…
Australia to force Google, Facebook to pay domestic media to use content
SYDNEY – Australia will force Facebook Inc and Alphabet Inc’s Google to share advertising revenue with local media firms, the country’s treasurer said, becoming one of the first countries to…
