BRICS foreign ministers agree to boost cooperation on coronavirus pandemic fight
BEIJING, Apr 29, 2020, Xinhua. BRICS countries Tuesday evening (Apr 28) agreed to enhance collaboration…
novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV – Covid-19)
China’s top legislature to open annual session on May 22
BEIJING, Apr 29, 2020, Xinhua. The 13th National People’s Congress (NPC), the country’s top legislature,…
Singapore construction sector to shrink 10.3 per cent this year: Fitch Solutions
SINGAPORE, Apr 29, 2020, The Business Times. Singapore’s construction sector is poised to take a…
Two from same household may now go out to buy daily essentials together during lockdown in Malaysia
KUALA LUMPUR, Apr 29, 2020, Malay Mail. Amendments have been made to the Prevention and…
Hong Kong economy could shrink by between 4 and 7 per cent 2020 financial year: City’s finance chief
HONG KONG, Apr 29, 2020, SCMP. Hong Kong’s economy could fare even worse than expected…
Russia’s emergency holiday extended till May 12, then restrictions may be eased: President Putin
MOSCOW, Apr 28, 2020, Pan Pacific Agency. Russia’s nationwide soft lockdown, called an emergency holiday…
[Analytics] How air pollution exacerbates Covid-19
Clear blue skies over the world’s megacities have become a visible mark of the pandemic….
Barbershops, salons may open with ‘very strict hygiene standards’ in general quarantine areas in the Philippines
MANILA, Apr 28, 2020, The Philippine Daily Inquirer. Barbershops, salons, and spas may be allowed…
93,558 confirmed coronavirus cases in Russia on morning Apr 28, rate growth is 7.4 per cent in a past day
MOSCOW, Apr 28, 2020, Pan Pacific Agency. Coronavirus infections in Russia cross 93,500 cases, officials…
Nigerian lawyers sue China for $200 B over coronavirus damage
ISTANBUL, Apr 28, 2020, Daily Sabah. A group of Nigerian lawyers is suing China for…
S. Korea’s Unification minister rejects reports of Kim Jong-un’s illness as ‘fake news,’ ‘infodemic’
SEOUL, Apr 28, 2020, Yonhap. Unification Minister Kim Yeon-chul on Tuesday rejected unconfirmed reports of…
[Analytics] Seven novel coronavirus vaccine candidates have entered human trials globally
In the race to develop a vaccine against the novel coronavirus there are currently seven…