Shares fell in Asia on Tuesday after a choppy session on Wall Street yielded mixed results as the market struggled to find direction.
Hong Kong led other regional markets lower, dropping 1.9% to 29,587.91. Markets in Australia and India were closed (...)
The private sector in Thailand has a key role to play in helping the southeast Asian country to reach poverty reduction and sustainable development goals agreed by the international community.
In this blog, Gita Sabharwal, the UN resident (...)
Singapore has confirmed 22,403 cases of dengue this year, according to the National Environment Agency (NEA), breaking the 2013 record of 22,170 cases, according to dpa.
In a Wednesday statement, the NEA warned of worse to come as the city-state (...)
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Thailand reported four new coronavirus cases on Sunday and no new deaths, taking the total number of infections to 3,081 with 57 deaths since January, Reuters reported.
Local infections have slowed and over the last two weeks, around 80% of new (...)
Thailand recorded one new infection from COVID-19, taking the total number of the infected cases to 3077.
Thailand's state anti-virus center reported in its daily briefing that the number of deaths remained unchanged at 57, after reporting no new (...)
Thailand on Friday reported no new coronavirus infections or deaths, maintaining the total of 3,037 confirmed cases and 56 fatalities since the outbreak started in January, Reuters reported.
There are 2,910 patients who have recovered and returned (...)
Thailand on Thursday reported three new coronavirus infections and no new deaths, bringing the total to 3,037 confirmed cases and 56 fatalities since the outbreak started in January, according to Reuters.
The new cases included two domestic (...)
Thailand on Tuesday confirmed two new coronavirus cases and no additional deaths, bringing its total to 3,033 infections, a senior official said, according to Reuters.
The two new cases were in the south in a province bordering Malaysia, Taweesin (...)
Thailand on Monday reported three new coronavirus infections and no new deaths, bringing the total to 3,031 confirmed cases and 56 fatalities since the outbreak started in January, Reuters reported.
Some 2,857 patients in Thailand have so far (...)
Thailand on Saturday reported no new coronavirus cases or deaths as the country begins to reopen businesses and ease restrictions, according to Reuters.
"Today there are two zeros ... thank you all Thais who have given their cooperation," a (...)
Thailand reported seven new coronavirus cases on Friday, while the number of deaths remained unchanged at 56, Reuters reported.
The new cases were all patients who arrived from Pakistan last week and have been in state quarantine, said Taweesin (...)
Thailand on Thursday reported one new coronavirus case and no new deaths, bringing the total to 3,018 cases and 56 deaths since the outbreak started in January, Reuters reported.
Since the outbreak escalated, 2,850 patients have recovered and gone (...)
Global shares were mixed Wednesday, AP reported.
Britain's FTSE 100 slipped 1% to 5,933.92. The CAC 40 in Paris sank 1.9% to 4,387.78. Germany's DAX lost 1.7% to 10,636.22.
Wall Street looked set for a rebound, however, with the future for the S&P (...)
Thailand on Wednesday reported no new coronavirus cases for the first time since March 9, according to Reuters.
Thailand has a total of 3,017 cases and 56 deaths since the outbreak escalated in January.
Since the outbreak in Thailand, 2,844 patients (...)
Shares were mostly lower Tuesday in Asia, AP reported.
Japan's Nikkei 225 edged 0.1% lower to 20,366.48. South Korea's Kospi gave up 0.4% to 1,927.13. Australia's S&P/ASX 200 sank 1.2% to 5,396.60. Shares also fell in Singapore and Jakarta, while (...)
Global stock markets were mixed Wednesday, AP reported.
London's FTSE 100 gained 0.1% to 5,855.76 while the DAX in Frankfurt shed just under 0.1% to 10,719.98. France's CAC 40 lost 0.1% to 4,477.57.
On Wall Street, futures for the benchmark S&P 500 (...)
Shares advanced in Asia early Tuesday, AP reported.
Shares rose in Hong Kong, Sydney and Singapore. Markets in Shanghai and Tokyo were closed for a holiday.
Hong Kong's Hang Seng added 0.6% to 23,745.66, while the S&P/ASX 200 in Australia climbed (...)
Global shares were mixed on Monday, AP reported.
Germany's DAX dropped 3.3% to 10,507.33 and the CAC 40 in Paris lost 4% to 4,389.97. Britain's FTSE 100 declined 0.5% to 5,735.00. The future for the S&P 500 slipped 1.1% and that for the Dow (...)
Thailand reports 33 new coronavirus infections, bringing the nation's total to 2,733 cases, a senior official said on Saturday.
Eleven of the new cases were in Bangkok and had a history of going to public areas, said Taweesin Wisanuyothin, a (...)
With the promulgation of night curfew in most parts of Thailand, people retreat indoors at night to fight the coronavirus, Bangkok's streets are handed over to increasingly brazen rats who are venturing out across the Thai capital in huge (...)
Thailand reported 109 new coronavirus cases and one death on Saturday, bringing the total to 1,245 infections and six deaths.
The new cases include 39 patients linked to previous cases, 17 new cases deemed to be imported ones, and 53 awaiting (...)
Thailand reported today 106 novel coronavirus infections, bringing the total number of cases in the country to 827, and three more deaths of coronavirus, increasing the toll to four deaths.
Thailand Ministry of Health stated that the three new (...)
Thailand reported 122 novel coronavirus infections, bringing the total number of cases in the country to 721.
Thailand Ministry of Health stated that 20 cases are confirmed for people who were in contact with previous infected cases.
There has been (...)
