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A month after reopening, Thailand sees gradual tourism recovery
By Chayut Setboonsarng and Jiraporn Kuhakan BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand was among the first countries in Asia to reopen for...
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Czechs, Slovaks target unvaccinated people, talk of full lockdown intensifies
By Jiri Skacel and Jason Hovet PRAGUE (Reuters) -The Czech Republic and Slovakia banned unvaccinated people from hotels, pubs, hairdressers...
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New lawsuit over Subway tuna says chicken, pork, cattle DNA were detected
By Jonathan Stempel (Reuters) - A new version of a lawsuit accusing Subway of deceiving the public about its tuna...
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Austrian chancellor expects tighter COVID rules to remain past Christmas -newspaper
ZURICH (Reuters) - Austria's latest measures to tackle the spread of coronavirus will likely stay in force over Christmas and...
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Businesses in Bangkok tourist hotspot anxiously waiting for visitors’ return
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Bangkok's once bustling Khaosan Road has been a shadow of its former self since the arrival of...
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Netherlands reintroduces face masks to curb spike in COVID-19 cases
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - The Dutch government on Tuesday decided to re-impose measures aimed at slowing the latest spike in COVID-19...
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South Korea plots course to scrapping COVID curbs by early 2022
By Sangmi Cha SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea unveiled on Monday a three-phase strategy to get back to normal from...
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Melbourne readies to exit world’s longest COVID-19 lockdown
By Renju Jose SYDNEY (Reuters) -Millions in Melbourne are readying to come out of the world's longest COVID-19 lockdown later...
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Latvia announces four weeks of lockdown as COVID-19 cases spike
RIGA (Reuters) -Latvia announced a COVID-19 lockdown from Oct. 21 until Nov. 15 to try to slow a spike in...
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Analysis-Lack of vaccination passport, testing threaten Japan’s reopening
By Elaine Lies and Rocky Swift TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's lack of a vaccination passport and limited testing capacity is...
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Japan’s restaurants, bars welcome back drinkers as COVID-19 controls ease
By Rocky Swift TOKYO (Reuters) -Typhoon winds and rain dampened what might have been a more celebratory mood in Tokyo...
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Philippines loosens coronavirus curbs in capital region
MANILA (Reuters) - The Philippines further loosened coronavirus restrictions in the capital region on Friday, allowing restaurants to accept more...
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China’s Golden Week travel not expected to return to pre-COVID levels this year
By Sophie Yu and Brenda Goh BEIJING (Reuters) - China's Golden Week holiday this year is unlikely to see domestic...
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Japan to lift emergency COVID-19 curbs, but gradually
By Kantaro Komiya and Antoni Slodkowski TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan will lift a coronavirus state of emergency in all regions on...
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Dutch protest against COVID-19 vaccine pass to enter bars, restaurants
By Eva Plevier THE HAGUE (Reuters) -Hundreds of protesters marched against the introduction of a "corona pass" in the Netherlands...
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Portugal to lift most remaining COVID-19 curbs, PM calls for responsibility
By Sergio Goncalves and Patricia Vicente Rua LISBON (Reuters) - Portugal will lift almost all remaining COVID-19 restrictions, allowing full...
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Thailand hopes to welcome tourists to Bangkok, top cities next month
By Panarat Thepgumpanat and Chayut Setboonsarng BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand plans to reopen Bangkok and other key destinations to foreign...
Read moreBulgarian restaurant, club workers protest at COVID restrictions
SOFIA (Reuters) - About 2,000 Bulgarian restaurant and club owners, waiters, bartenders and gym instructors protested in the centre of...
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