S. Korea to begin new school year with online classes on Apr 9
SEOUL, Mar 31, 2020, Yonhap. South Korea said Tuesday it will begin the new school…
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Japan’s lockdown from April 1, martial law claims are ‘fake news’: PM Abe
TOKYO, Mar 31, 2020, The Mainichi. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has dismissed claims that the…
Pandemic may see 11 million driven into poverty in East Asia and Pacific: World Bank
WASHINGTON D.C., Mar 31, 2020, The Straits Times. In a bad case scenario, East Asia…
Coronavirus may cause global food shortages: UN
HONG KONG, Mar 30, 2020, SCMP. The coronavirus pandemic could seriously disrupt global food supply…
Japan car production in China down 86 per cent in February
TOKYO, Mar 30, 2020, Kyodo. Auto production by major Japanese carmakers in China plunged 86.7…
Passenger train derailed after striking debris from a landslide in China’s Hunan province
SHANGHAI, Mar 30, 2020, AFP. A passenger train derailed after striking debris from a landslide…
India needs 2 more lockdowns after current 21-day or non-stop 49-day lockdown to contain coronavirus spread: Cambridge model
NEW DELHI, Mar 30, 2020, India Today. As the world battles the threat of the…
[Analytics] G20 leaders fail to step up
A US$1 trillion increase in the IMF’s crisis-fighting war chest, US$5 trillion in coordinated fiscal…
Japan’s SoftBank drops 10 per cent after OneWeb files for bankruptcy protection
TOKYO, Mar 30, 2020, BT. SoftBank Group fell as much as 10 per cent after…
N. Korea fired missiles from launcher similar to one unveiled last year: S. Korea’s military
SEOUL, Mar 30, 2020, Yonhap. A super-large multiple rocket launcher that North Korea claimed to…
Japan to ban arrivals from US, China, S. Korea, most of Europe
TOKYO, Mar 30, 2020, Kyodo. Japan is planning to place an entry ban on foreigners…
[Analytics] ‘Origins of the pandemic best left to scientists’
It’s safe to say China’s foreign ministry does not often pay much attention to obscure…