Pandemic hit to Japan’s factory, retail sectors deeper than expected
TOKYO, May 29, 2020, Reuters. Japan’s April factory output fell at a much faster-than-expected pace…
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Focus on US as main opponent: China’s military strategist
BEIJING, May 29, 2020, SCMP. China needs to pick its battles wisely and concentrate on…
[Analytics] Virus misinformation fuels panic in Asia
False alerts about a man shot dead at a coronavirus checkpoint, old footage of a…
Carrie Lam rallies support for national security law in Hong Kong
HONG KONG, May 29, 2020, The Standard. The Chief Executive, Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-nogr, has…
No conversation took place between Modi and Trump over India-China standoff: Sources
NEW DELHI, May 29, 2020, DNA India. After the United States President Donald Trump said…
S. Korea moves to limit classroom crowding amid persistent outbreak in capital area
SEOUL, May 29, 2020, Yonhap. South Korea’s government tightened up school quarantine and distancing rules…
PM Modi, Amit Shah in huddle over lockdown strategy amid rising Covid-19 cases
NEW DELHI, May 29, 2020, Hindustan Times. Prime Minister Narendra Modi and home minister Amit…
Coronavirus changing landscape of Japan’s sharing economy
TOKYO, May 29, 2020, Kyodo. The novel coronavirus pandemic is dramatically transforming the landscape of…
[Analytics] Reconfiguring India’s exports during pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic is impacting world trade across all sectors, but it is having the…
Hongkongers who want to flee to Taiwan will go through strict screening: Officials
HONG KONG, May 28, 2020, SCMP. Hongkongers who want to move to Taiwan, fearing they…
Beijing rejects ‘Taiwanese independence forces’ and external interference
BEIJING, May 28, 2020, SCMP. China’s annual parliamentary session wrapped up with the passage of…
India won’t budge on Ladakh in face of China threat
NEW DELHI, May 28, 2020, The Asian Age. India has decided it will not give…
Tokyo Tower reopens after coronavirus shutdown
TOKYO, May 28, 2020, Kyodo. Tokyo Tower, one of the Japanese capital’s major sightseeing spots,…
India’s trade with South Asia less than 4 per cent of global trade, China’s up by 546 per cent
NEW DELHI, May 28, 2020, Hindustan Times. India’s trade with countries in South Asia has…
S. Korea to enhance quarantine measures in greater Seoul area amid spiking cases
SEOUL, May 28, 2020, Yonhap. South Korea said Thursday that it will beef up quarantine…