CORONAVIRUS | A researcher leading Thailand's push to manufacture a coronavirus vaccine said its aim is to make it cost-effective and accessible to Southeast Asia, and play a part in preventing a supply shortage globally.

Thailand's government announced last week its plans to have a vaccine ready for deployment next year after researchers at Bangkok's Chulalongkorn University successfully conducted trials on mice.

"We don't aim for making money. It's not a money issue but an accessibility one," said Kiat Ruxrungtham, director of the university's coronavirus...