Charities scramble to help former slavery survivors-turned-entrepreneurs who have lost their income during Covid-19 restrictions
Seaweed growth has declined in the last decade, making it more difficult to do a job their children would never do
The colonial-era law is rarely enforced but campaigners say it jars with Singapore’s modern culture
As world struggles with coronavirus pandemic, Pyongyang takes the opportunity to test ‘short-range ballistic missiles’
India relies on truckers to move goods from the countryside and ports to its cities, but Covid-19 has made many drivers to flee to their villages
With no way to earn a living and public transport halted, India’s army of migrant workers has been left stranded, with just a phone call as help
Remote areas in the northeastern state of Queensland are being inundated with travellers — mostly retirees — trying to escape the disease
Jimme Foundation launches fundraising appeal with the charity Citizens for Justice and Peace
As well as money, relief to the country’s poor includes some free rice and pulses, and gas cylinders for cooking
A shop has sold about 50 such burgers a day, despite the growing numbers of businesses that have been forced to close due to Covid-19
China’s manufacturing all but ended during the outbreak; now it’s starting again, but the West is cancelling orders due to its own virus battle
A new, rapid-detection test for Covid-19 must now be completed, with some travellers finding this out with travel plans already made
Chinese-Australian writer Yang Hengjun was arrested on charges of espionage and is reportedly shackled in his cell
Industrial complex is being restarted with car factories all ramping up after suspending shutdowns
Hubei, where Covid-19 emerged late in 2019, will allow healthy residents to leave the province from midnight, two months after they were ordered to stay indoors
Human Rights Watch says the country has arrested 17 people — including a 14-year-old girl for voicing her fear of the virus online
Some gym owners and their clients believe strong bodies and India’s high temperatures can fight the coronavirus; they can’t
Researchers expect the virus outbreak to slash earnings from one of Japan’s most important events by nearly 40%
Raft of new state shutdowns target hundreds of millions of Indians
Plan will provide A$25.2bn in support to businesses and not-for-profit charities
