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'Covid is like a bully who won't let us get back up'

September 06, 2020 5:00 AM

Once a core part of the thriving Itaewon nightlife in central Seoul, with queue times of up to 11/2 hours, Mexican-Korean restaurant bar Vatos Urban Tacos has been whipped once and again by the coronavirus outbreak, which has kept people away since February.

Party capital grapples with divided fortunes

September 06, 2020 5:00 AM

It is 10.30pm on a Tuesday night and the bar tables at Bangkok's Sugar Club are filling up. As the deejay turns up the volume, two women in bikinis and face shields stride on stage. Strangers flirt.

Guide on how to run eatery in a pandemic goes viral

September 06, 2020 5:00 AM

HONG KONG • What started out as scribbles on napkins have turned into a handy guide on how to run a restaurant in a pandemic, now referred to by businesses in various sectors around the world.

Turbulent times for Asia nightlife amid Covid-19 pandemic

September 05, 2020 8:26 PM

SEOUL/BANGALORE/KUALA LUMPUR/HONG KONG/BEIJING - Once a core part of the thriving Itaewon nightlife in central Seoul with queues up to 1.5 hours, Mexican-Korean restaurant bar Vatos Urban Tacos has been whipped once and again by the coronavirus outbreak that has kept people away since February.

Amid barrage of information in the time of coronavirus, what is fact or fiction?

June 24, 2020 9:25 PM

BEIJING - First, it was the salmon. Then, the avoidance extended to seafood in general before scientists exonerated all manner of produce from being a spreader of the coronavirus.

Itchy throats and empty seats: Thai carriers restart domestic flights as coronavirus cases ease

May 02, 2020 11:47 AM

UBON RATCHATHANI (Thailand) - My taxi sped past Don Mueang airport's dimmed, deserted international terminal in Bangkok on Friday (May 1) to stop at a domestic terminal slowly coming to life.

Will cheap flights still be possible in Covid-19 era?

May 02, 2020 11:33 AM

BANGKOK - Before the coronavirus crisis, the budget airline boom made it possible to hop onto a plane within hours of booking a ticket and sometimes pay no more than what it takes to travel by land to the same destination. Now, airlines are cautiously restarting domestic flights amid tight scrutiny by aviation authorities.

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