114,431 confirmed coronavirus cases in Russia on morning May 1, rate growth is 7.4 per cent in a past day
MOSCOW, May 1, 2020, Pan Pacific Agency. Coronavirus infections in Russia cross 114,000 cases, officials…
US intel says virus not manmade, eyes China lab’s role in outbreak
WASHINGTON D.C., May 1, 2020, Kyodo. U.S. intelligence authorities said Thursday that the new coronavirus…
Hanoi industrial production expands 2.3 per cent in Jan-Apr amid Covid-19 impacts
HANOI, May 1, 2020, The Hanoi Times. The low industrial output growth rate revealed difficulties…
People block Jessore-Khulna highway for aid in Bangladesh
DHAKA, May 1, 2020, Dhaka Tribune. Several hundred people blocked the Jessore-Khulna Highway, demanding aid…
Mexico’s economy contracted 2.4 per cent in Q1, worst showing since 2009
MEXICO CITY, May 1, 2020, Mexico News Daily. Mexico’s economy shrank 2.4% in the first…
[Analytics] India clamors to lift world’s biggest lockdown
Indians are calling for an end to a countrywide lockdown as concerns rise that job…
N. Korea’s leader out of public eye for 20th straight day
SEOUL, May 1, 2020, Yonhap. North Korean leader Kim Jong-un remained out of public view…
90,000 site workers down tools amid virus fears in Cambodia
PHNOM PENH, May 1, 2020, The Khmer Times. The Cambodia Construction Association (CCA) has said…
Australia’s govt to announce restrictions lifting May 8
CANBERRA, May 1, 2020, 9News. In his latest press conference Prime Minister Scott Morrison said…
Work completed on Laos’ third longest tunnel for railway link with China
VIENTIANE, May 1, 2020, Vientiane Times. Work on the country’s third longest tunnel at Namor…
Employment market could seesaw during pandemic in China
BEIJING, May 1, 2020, Xinhua. The job market could experience fluctuations this year due to…
India’s entire Delhi, 14 districts in Maharashtra declared red zone, they will not be able to exit lockdown after May 3
NEW DELHI, May 1, 2020, India Today. As the extended lockdown nears an end on…