Indonesia could lose $2.8B from plummeting Chinese arrivals
JAKARTA, Feb 14, 2020, Jakarta Globe. An expected drop in the number of Chinese tourists…
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[Analytics] China virus threatens to wipe out millions of businesses
Millions of small businesses in China could be destroyed by the coronavirus outbreak, which has…
Russian health official sues woman who fled coronavirus quarantine in St. Petersburg
ST. PETERSBURG, Feb 13, 2020, TASS. The chief sanitary physician in the Russian city of…
[Analytics] Impact of coronavirus epidemic to have widespread spillovers to the region and rest of the world
The escalation of the virus outbreak and slowdown in China would result in a deduction…
Trump’s India trip could help seal administration’s next trade deal
NEW DELHI, Feb 13, 2020, CNBC. President Donald Trump is hoping to sign another trade…
Hubei province reports spike in new confirmed cases and deaths after change in diagnostic criteria
WUHAN, Feb 13, 2020, SCMP. Health authorities in China’s Hubei province – the epicentre of…
Cruise ship shunned over coronavirus fears arrives in Cambodia
HANOI, Feb 13, 2020, CNA. A cruise ship that had spent two weeks at sea…
China calls on countries to lift coronavirus travel restrictions
BEIJING, Feb 13, 2020, Xinhua. China’s aviation authority expressed the hope that certain countries would…
Vietjet launches direct air routes to India
HANOI, Feb 13, 2020, VNA. Low-cost carrier Vietjet Air has launched a series of five…
Mayor of Shanghai become a senior party official of China’s Hubei province
WUHAN, Feb 13, 2020, China Daily. As approved by the Communist Party of China Central…
112-yr-old Japanese recognized as world’s oldest man alive
TOKYO, Feb 12, 2020, Kyodo. A 112-year-old Japanese who has been recognized as the world’s…
Japan takes issue with Hyundai Heavy-Daewoo Shipbuilding deal
SEOUL, Feb 12, 2020, Yonhap. Japan has taken issue with Hyundai Heavy Industries’ deal to…