China sees 23 million domestic tourist trips on 1st day of May Day holiday
BEIJING, May 1, 2020, China Daily. China saw more than 23 million domestic tourist trips…
[Analytics] The Covid-19 catastrophe in Bangladesh
On April 18, amid a nation-wide lockdown to contain the spread of COVID-19, around 100,000…
PM Modi meets union minister Shah, Sitharaman over lockdown exit
NEW DELHI, May 1, 2020, Hindustan Times. India is taking full preparations to lift its…
Impossible for any nation to hit zero number of Covid-19 cases: Malaysia’s PM
KUALA LUMPUR, May 1, 2020, Malay Mail. Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin today called…
[Analytics] Residence permit points systems widen China’s class divide
In 2014, China’s State Council set out ground-breaking household registration (hukou) system reform policies aimed…
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…