Vietnam confirms 12 new coronavirus cases, all imported
HANOI – Vietnam‘s health ministry has reported 12 new coronavirus infections, all among citizens held in quarantine after coming back from Russia. The Southeast Asian country has not recorded any…
Victoria reports 374 new cases of coronavirus
MELBOURNE – Australia’s second most populous state of Victoria has reported three deaths from the new coronavirus and logged 374 daily cases of infections compared with 275 cases a day…
Victoria requires masks for Melbourne hit by COVID-19
MELBOURNE – People in Melbourne must now wear masks when leaving their homes as the state of Victoria, marked two weeks of triple-digit increases in new coronavirus infections today. Melbournians…
‘In the fight of our lives’: Australia posts surge in new COVID-19 cases
SYDNEY – Victoria has reported a record daily increase in COVID-19 cases while neighbouring New South Wales said it was banning dancing, singing and mingling at weddings as authorities struggle…
Australia to spend $400 million to lure Hollywood blockbusters
SYDNEY – Australia will spend $400 million over the next seven years to lure film and television productions, Prime Minister Scott Morrison says, as Canberra seeks to capitalise on its…
Australian woman jailed over Bali policeman’s death gets early release
BADUNG, Indonesia – An Australian woman sentenced to four years imprisonment over the death of a policeman on the Indonesian island of Bali has been given early release, and was…
Australia expands wage subsidy scheme as COVID-19 cases surge
SYDNEY – The Australian government is injecting a further $1.5 billion into a wage subsidy program to counter rising unemployment as the country posted the biggest rise in coronavirus cases…
Australia to continue to support freedom of navigation in South China sea, PM says
SYDNEY – Australia will continue to advocate “very strongly” for the freedom of navigation through the South China sea, Prime Minister Scott Morrison says. “Australia will continue to adopt a…
Vietnam imports first US coal shipment, state coal miner says
HANOI – Vietnam has imported the first shipment of coal from the United States, state-owned coal miner Vinacomin said, days after the two nations marked the 25th anniversary since they…
Australia weighs further coronavirus curbs as outbreak grows
SYDNEY – Australia‘s most populous states will impose harsher restrictions on movement if a COVID-19 outbreak is not quickly bought under control, state premiers say. Australia has been heralded as…
