Mandatory QR registration test draws mixed reaction from businesses, visitors in S. Korea
SEOUL/DAEJEON, Jun 3, 2020, Yonhap. Three days into the government’s experiment of using quick response…
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UK to change immigration rules for Hong Kong citizens if China passes law: PM
LONDON, Jun 3, 2020, BBC. Britain will change its immigration rules and offer millions of…
China denounces US visa restrictions on Chinese students
BEIJING, Jun 3, 2020, Xinhua. The U.S. visa restriction on Chinese students and researchers severely…
China plans space mission in July to place rover on Mars’ surface
BEIJING, Jun 3, 2020, China Daily. China plans to launch a Long March 5 carrier…
More than half the US firms in Hong Kong are ‘very concerned’ about the new security law: Survey
HONG KONG, Jun 3, 2020, CNBC. More than 80% of the U.S. companies in Hong…
Following national security law, 37 per cent of Hongkongers consider emigration: Poll
TAIPEI, Jun 3, 2020, Taiwan News. Following China’s passage of a national security law for…
Mumbai braces for Cyclone Nisarga as several incoming and outgoing special trains are rescheduled
MUMBAI, Jun 3, 2020, The Asian Age. As coronavirus-ravaged Mumbai braces for cyclone Nisarga, the…
Coronavirus brings Asia’s booming online lending sector to juddering halt
JAKARTA, Jun 3, 2020, Reuters. The spring started out rosy for the Indian arm of…
[Analytics] Why China, like Japan, needn’t worry about paying all that debt back
With China’s total debt hitting 317 per cent of GDP, it looks destined to join…
[Analytics] India’s economic struggle started long before coronavirus
The coronavirus crisis may have played a key role in amplifying India’s economic woes but…
Over 9.8 million people tested during Wuhan’s city-wide coronavirus testing
WUHAN, Jun 2, 2020, CGTN. Results of Wuhan’s city-wide COVID-19 nucleic testing that started on…
S. Korea to pump $25B into New Deal program for new growth in post-corona economy over 3 years
SEOUL, Jun 2, 2020, Hankyoreh. The South Korean government has decided to spend 31 trillion…