"Opinion"

Recently, Shih-chung Chen, the health Chief of the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) authorities of the Taiwan region of China, published an article on very few Thai media’s websites, falsely promoting Taiwan as a “country” and wrongly clamoring for “includ(ing) Taiwan in WHO and its meetings, mechanisms, and activities”.

The threat that emerging infectious diseases poses to global health and the economy, trade, and tourism never ceases. Up until April 2021, coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has caused more than 150 million cases and more than 3.16 million deaths worldwide.

Though 2020 has come and gone, travel bans remain, which means virtual meetings are here to stay. According to the latest Nutanix Enterprise Cloud Index (ECI), 68 per cent of businesses in the Asia-Pacific/Japan (APJ) region plan to conduct more business using video conferencing and limit travel where possible.

Joe Biden reaches a milestone on Thursday, marking his first 100 days as the 46th president of the United States. After four years of chaotic Trump governance, the world was relieved at how quickly Biden shifted to calm and competent professionalism in tackling the pandemic, economy and foreign affairs.

WASHINGTON - Lindsey Brittain Collins discovered Nannie in the same way most people do: unintentionally.

Munpia, one of the biggest web novel platforms in South Korea, is reportedly in talks with major portals Naver and Kakao to sell a controlling stake.

An expert on Chinese affairs, SRIKANTH KONDAPALLI is Professor of Chinese Studies at Jawaharlal Nehru University. He completed his Chinese studies in India as well as in China, and obtained a Ph.D. He learnt Chinese at Beijing Language & Culture University.

As vaccines begin to roll out, there is increasing awareness that vaccines are not the silver bullets to kill the pandemic.  First, there are lots of people who do not like vaccinations.  Moreover, if COVID-19 resides within one part of your community, you might still get infected even with the vaccine shot. 

A former member of the Election Commission (EC), Somchai Srisutthiyakorn, said that the weekend protests were very risky but thankfully resolved before the situation could get out of hand.

Citizens and staff at the bustling hub of national administration got an early taste of the latest phase of lockdown easing, as more restrictions were lifted at the vast Government Complex on Chaeng Wattana Road on Monday (June 1). 

At the current infection rate of one million new cases every 12 days, global Covid-19 cases will hit the 4 million milestone this Sunday (May 10), according Dr Yong Poovorawan, a virologist at Chulalongkorn University.

While it remains the world’s most powerful country in terms of economy and military, it apparently is losing or waning its long-standing socio-economic-political influence or presence across the world in recent years.