HK imposes a quarantine for mainland Chinese
HONG KONG, Feb 8, 2020, AFP. The death toll from China’s coronavirus outbreak soared to…
novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV – Covid-19)
China turns to AI, data in fight against coronavirus
BEIJING, Feb 8, 2020, AFP. A man who had travelled to Wuhan – the central…
China’s GDP growth this quarter will be 0 per cent: Top economist Ed Hyman
BEIJING, Feb 8, 2020, CNBC. Evercore ISI Chairman Ed Hyman said he sees no economic…
Xi, Trump discuss coronavirus outbreak, US-China trade
BEIJING, Feb 8, 2020, China Daily. President Xi Jinping urged the United States on Friday…
Hyundai suspends all assembly lines in S. Korea over parts shortages
SEOUL, Feb 7, 2020, Yonhap. Hyundai Motor Co., South Korea’s biggest carmaker by sales, on…
Abe orders gov’t to take steps to mitigate virus impact on economy
TOKYO, Feb 7, 2020, Reuters. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has ordered his government to…
Thai minister says kick out ‘Western’ tourists not wearing face masks
BANGKOK, Feb 7, 2020, AFP. Thailand’s health minister lashed out at “Western” tourists on Friday…
Face masks made mandatory in Russia’s Khabarovsk to prevent coronavirus spread
KHABAROVSK, Feb 7, 2020, TASS. Khabarovsk has made the wearing of face masks obligatory to…
No plan to bar cruise ships from entering the Malaysia: Transport minister
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 7, 2020, Bernama. The Transport Ministry has no plan to bar the…
Britain’s third coronavirus case was infected in an Asian country other than China
LONDON, Feb 7, 2020, Reuters. A British national who was the country’s third confirmed coronavirus…
Japan reports 41 more positive cases on cruise ship, total cases on Diamond Princess now 61
TOKYO, Feb 7, 2020, The Straits Times. A total of 61 people on board a…
Indonesia’s thirst for biodiesel may undercut global palm oil supply
JAKARTA, Feb 6, 2020, Jakarta Globe. The Indonesian Palm Oil Association, or Gapki, said on…