Countries move to shield companies from foreign acquisition, especially by China
HONG KONG, May 5, 2020, SCMP. Countries around the world are erecting barriers to fend…
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World leaders pledge more than $8B for coronavirus vaccine fight
LONDON, May 5, 2020, BBC. More than $8bn (£6.5bn) has been pledged to help develop…
Some wine shops in Delhi were shuted after today’s reopening as long queues started
NEW DELHI, May 4, 2020, ABP News. Around 150 wine shops were reopened across Delhi…
Booths for sanitizing passengers’ clothing and bodies in 40 seconds are testing in Hong Kong’s airport
HONG KONG, May 4, 2020, Business Insider. In an effort to prevent further spread of…
PM Modi to take part in NAM meeting on Covid-19 today
NEW DELHI, May 4, 2020, Hindustan Times. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will participate in the…
US govt report assesses China intentionally concealed severity of coronavirus
WASHINGTON D.C, May 4, 2020, CNN. The Chinese government intentionally concealed the severity of the…
Hong Kong’s economy slumps 8.9 per cent in worst contraction on record
HONG KONG, May 4, 2020, SCMP. Hong Kong’s economy suffered its worst performance on record,…
Liquor shops are allowed from today dirung India’s lockdown extended to May 17
NEW DELHI, May 4, 2020, India Today. The extended the lockdown is entering the third…
[Analytics] How bad is pandemic’s impact on Asian developing economies?
In its April World Economic Outlook the International Monetary Fund (IMF) predicts a baseline case…
South Korea should sign a free trade deal with North Korea: Think tank
SEOUL, May 4, 2020, Yonhap. South Korea should sign a free trade deal with North…
Pompeo reaffirms US mission to denuke N. Korea after Kim’s return to public eye
WASHINGTON D.C./SEOUL, May 4, 2020, Yonhap. U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has renewed Washington’s…
Covid-19 pandemic slams Asia’s factories, activity hits financial-crisis lows
SYDNEY, May 4, 2020, Reuters. Asia’s factory activity was ravaged in April, business surveys showed…