Tourism-reliant Thailand delayed ‘travel bubble’ plan as Asia COVID-19 cases rise

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Local tourists visiting the market next to the giant statue of famous Buddhist monk Luang Pu Thuat in a park outside Ayutthaya, north of the capital Bangkok. (Photo by=AFP/Mladen Antonov) [아시아뉴스통신=레악카나 기자] Thailand has delayed plans for a "travel bubble" agreement with select countries as new daily COVID-19 cases rise in parts of Asia, putting pressure on its vital tourism industry and complicating efforts to revive its battered economy. Thailand first proposed the idea in June to allow movement between select countries that have low infection numbers, without the need for travellers to undergo quarantine. "Japan, Hong Kong and South...