Vietnam will stockpile 190,000 tons of rice for food safety
HANOI, Mar 27, 2020, Bloomberg. Vietnam’s General Department of State Reserves plans to have 190,000…
‘Printing money’: booming mask producers in China meet global demand
BEIJING, Mar 27, 2020, AFP. As the coronavirus pandemic that originated in a central Chinese…
Philippine Armed Forces’ chief contracted coronavirus, after contact with him Tourism Secretary to go on self-quarantine
MANILA, Mar 27, 2020, The Philippine Daily Inquirer. Armed Forces of the Philippines chief of…
31 people arrested for non-compliance of movement restrictions amid Malaysia’s lockdown
GEORGE TOWN, Mar 27, 2020, Malay Mail. Penang police have arrested 31 people for not…
Asian markets extend gains, dollar sinks on stimulus pledges
HONG KONG, Mar 27, 2020, AFP. Asian equities rallied again and the dollar extended losses…
Churches exempted from lockdown in Brazil amid pandemic
BRASILIA, Mar 27, 2020, AFP. Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro decreed Thursday that places of worship…
US surpassed China and Italy on cases of confirmed coronavirus cases
NEW YORK, Mar 27, 2020, CNN. The United States now has the highest number of…
Peru’s national emergency state prolongated until Apr 12
LIMA, Mar 27, 2020, ANDINA. President Martin Vizcarra announced the extension of the state of…
No foreign nationals entry in China from Mar 28
BEIJING, Mar 26, 2020, Xinhua. China Thursday night announced temporary suspension of entry by foreign…
[Analytics] In virus era, even summits are virtual
The face-to-face tension among foes was gone. So was the in-person camaraderie among allies. Gone…
US unemployment claims hit record, nearly 3.3 million registered: Department of Labor
NEW YORK, Mar 26, 2020, BBC. The number of people without jobs in the US…
Thailand partially shuts down several areas amid state of emergency
BANGKOK, Mar 26, 2020, The Straits Times. Several areas of Thailand shut down on Thursday…