Australia reopens the door to some Chinese students after coronavirus ban
MELBOURNE – The Australian government has said it will allow the return of some Chinese high school students who have been blocked from entering the country due coronavirus restrictions, reopening…
Vietnam police charge seven over Britain truck deaths
HANOI – Police in Vietnam have charged seven people in connection with the deaths of 39 migrants whose bodies were discovered in the back of a truck near London last…
Vietnam eases border trade restrictions with China to help virus-hit businesses
HANOI/LANG SON – Vietnam has eased restrictions on cross-border trade with China to prop up economic activities hit by the new coronavirus, the Ministry of Industry and Trade said. China…
Australia to evacuate more than 200 citizens from cruise ship quarantined at Japan port
SYDNEY – Australia will evacuate more than 200 of its citizens onboard a coronavirus-stricken cruise ship being held under quarantine in the Japanese port of Yokohama, Prime Minister Scott Morrison…
Vietnam turns away two cruise ships over coronavirus fears
HANOI – Vietnam has denied two cruise ships permission to dock due to fears of coronavirus infections on board, Vietnamese state media and a cruise operator reported. One of the ships was now…
Australia’s most populous state says fires contained for the first time in nearly 6 months
SYDNEY – Fires across Australia’s most populous state are now contained for the first time in nearly six months, authorities say, as heavy rains aid firefighters and boost some dam…
Vietnam quarantines rural community of 10,000 because of coronavirus
HANOI – Vietnam has quarantined a community of 10,000 people near the capital, Hanoi, for 20 days because of fears the coronavirus could spread there, two local officials told Reuters. The rural…
Vietnam Airlines says losing $10.8 mln in revenue a week due to virus
HANOI – Vietnam Airlines said it was losing up to 250 billion dong ($US10.8 million) per week in revenue due to travel curbs resulting from the coronavirus. The country’s flag carrier is…
EU opens trade door to Vietnam, closes it to Cambodia
STRASBOURG/BRUSSELS – The European Union has agreed to open its markets wider to Vietnam, while closing its trade doors to Cambodia, rewarding Hanoi for its progress on labour guarantees and…
Hopes crisis nearly over as rains forecast to douse more Australia wildfires
SYDNEY – Torrential rain across Australia’s east could extinguish all remaining bushfires in the country’s most populous state by the end of the week, authorities say, raising hopes a deadly…
