Vietnam’s PM orders suspension of all international flights
HANOI, Mar 21, 2020, VN Express. Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has ordered the suspension…
Three US states are locking down their residents, Colombia became the latest country in S. America to announce a lockdown
NEW YORK, Mar 21, 2020, AP. Three major American states are locking down their residents…
Walking Street in Pattaya loved by tourists from worldwide shutdowned in Thailand
PATTAYA, Mar 21, 2020, Pattaya Mail. Dancers carried bags and hugged friends goodbye. Wide-eyed tourists…
N. Korea fires 2 short-range ballistic missiles toward East Sea
SEOUL, Mar 21, 2020, Yonhap. North Korea on Saturday fired two projectiles presumed to be…
Chinese economy normalising but stark risks remain: IMF
WASHINGTON D.C., Mar 21, 2020, Reuters. China’s economy is beginning to show some signs of…
Vietnamese-owned rubber plantations in Cambodia need an additional 105,000 workers from now until 2021
PHNOM PENH, Mar 21, 2020, The Phnom Penh Post. Vietnamese-owned rubber plantations in the Kingdom’s…
[Analytics] Has Malaysia entered a new ethno-nationalist era?
Malaysia’s new ruling coalition, Perikatan Nasional (PN), is exceptional in its ethnic homogeneity. Cobbled together…
Taiwan starts amnesty program for overstaying foreign nationals
TAIPEI, Mar 21, 2020, CNA. Taiwan started a three-month amnesty program for foreign nationals who…
Only one person per household is allowed to go outside with pass during lockdown in the Philippines: Govt
MANILA, Mar 21, 2020, PhilStar. Since the month-long enhanced community quarantine kicked in, municipalities and…
China’s richest have lost billions of dollars as coronavirus weighs on stocks
HONG KONG, Mar 20, 2020, SCMP. China’s wealthiest entrepreneurs suffered tens of billions of dollars…
Argentina under countrywide lockdown until Mar 31: President
BUENOS AIRES, Mar 20, 2020, Anadolu. Argentina on Friday imposed a countrywide lockdown as part…
Fitch nearly halves global growth forecast to 1.3 per cent for 2020 on Covid-19 hit
SINGAPORE, Mar 20, 2020, BT. Fitch Ratings has “aggressively lowered” its global economic forecasts, with…