We will move the following business and economics stories: Singapore-Japan-SKorea-health-virus-technology-mask,FOCUS SINGAPORE From monitoring vital signs to filtering filthy air and even translating speech into other languages, the coronavirus-fuelled boom in mask-wearing has spawned an unusual range of high-tech face coverings. 500 words by Catherine Lai, with Harumi Ozawa in Tokyo. Pictures by Roslan Rahman. Video by Catherine Lai and Harumi Ozawa Iraq-Kurds-economy,FOCUS MAM ROSTAM, Iraq Iraq's Kurdish region has for decades lived off its oil wealth, but plummeting energy prices amid the pandemic and financial mismanagement are forcing locals to return to long abandoned farms. 750 words by Qassim Khider. Video. Picture afp