Pandemic hit to Japan’s factory, retail sectors deeper than expected
TOKYO, May 29, 2020, Reuters. Japan’s April factory output fell at a much faster-than-expected pace…
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Vietnam’s January-May FDI down 17 per cent
HANOI, May 29, 2020, VNA. Vietnam attracted a total of 13.9 billion USD in FDI…
[Analytics] Virus misinformation fuels panic in Asia
False alerts about a man shot dead at a coronavirus checkpoint, old footage of a…
‘Preferable’ Australia’s state borders open before school holidays: PM
CANBERRA, May 29, 2020, 9News. Prime Minister Scott Morrison said it was “preferable” the current…
Corporate credit risk in South-east Asia has come down from March peak: Study
SINGAPORE, May 29, 2020, BT. Corporate credit risk in South-east Asia has come down since…
Peru President, senior public officials take pay cut amid pandemic
LIMA, May 29, 2020, ANDINA. The Government of Peru has made official a decree that…
S. Korea moves to limit classroom crowding amid persistent outbreak in capital area
SEOUL, May 29, 2020, Yonhap. South Korea’s government tightened up school quarantine and distancing rules…
PM Modi, Amit Shah in huddle over lockdown strategy amid rising Covid-19 cases
NEW DELHI, May 29, 2020, Hindustan Times. Prime Minister Narendra Modi and home minister Amit…
Curfew hours shortened, more activities allowed in Thailand from June 1
BANGKOK, May 29, 2020, Bangkok Post. The government has announced the third stage of the…
Over 387,000 confirmed coronavirus cases in Russia on morning May 29
MOSCOW, May 29, 2020, Pan Pacific Agency. Coronavirus infections in Russia cross 387,000 cases, officials…
Coronavirus changing landscape of Japan’s sharing economy
TOKYO, May 29, 2020, Kyodo. The novel coronavirus pandemic is dramatically transforming the landscape of…
Singapore abandons PCR as criteria for releasing Covid-19 patients
SINGAPORE, May 29, 2020, Kyodo. Singapore said Thursday it will stop using polymerase chain reaction…