N. Korea strengthens checks on entrants from overseas trips to fight coronavirus
SEOUL, Feb 3, 2020, Yonhap. North Korea has strengthened the screening of entrants from foreign…
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[Analytics] India navigates a new global order
With Indian economic growth slowing, commentary is focused on Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman’s 2020–21 Union…
Many localities in Vietnam close schools on fears of coronavirus
HANOI, Feb 3, 2020, The Hanoi Times. Closing schools is one of tough measures that…
Coronavirus death toll in China rises to 361, total number of cases exceeds 17,000
BEIJING, Feb 3, 2020, Reuters, AFP. The number of total infections in China’s coronavirus outbreak…
Indonesia closes doors to travelers from China
JAKARTA, Feb 3, 2020, The Jakarta Post. After repatriating 238 citizens from Wuhan and other…
China’s Army med personnel to run new Wuhan hospital starting Monday
WUHAN, Feb 2, 2020, China Daily. Medical personnel from the People’s Liberation Army will take…
China to inject US$174B of liquidity into markets amid new coronavirus outbreak
BEIJING, Feb 2, 2020, SCMP. China’s central bank will pump 1.2 trillion yuan (US$174 billion)…
Thousands cancel trips to Indonesia: Report
JAKARTA, Feb 2, 2020, Asia Times. The coronavirus outbreak is taking a massive toll on…
[Analytics] Japan’s economy plagued by virus risk
As the globe braces for a potential pandemic, few economies are more vulnerable than Japan….
S. Korea to ban entry from China’s Hubei province
SEOUL, Feb 2, 2020, The Korea Herald. South Korea on Sunday decided to bar entry…
[Analytics] How the coronavirus outbreak played out on China’s social media
Amid a vacuum in state action, netizens asked each other for help with the coronavirus…
Coronavirus contributes to 17.9 percent drop in Cambodia’s foreign tourist arrivals in January
PHNOM PENH, Feb 2, 2020, The Khmer Times. Cambodia’s famed Angkor Archeological Park attracted a…