Covid-19 could mean $211B loss for Asia Pacific economies: S&P
KUALA LUMPUR, Mar 6, 2020, The Star. Growth across Asia-Pacific will slow to 4.0% in…
Mega deals in the balance after Pakatan Harapan’s fall from power in Malaysia
PETALING JAYA, Mar 6, 2020, The Straits Times. The fate of several proposed billion-ringgit government…
Tik Tok under fire for data sharing in the US: China Daily
BEIJING, Mar 6, 2020, China Daily/Asia News Network. A Republican senator in the United States…
Death toll from Papua 2019 protest month put at 59
WAMENA, Mar 6, 2020, RNZ. Researchers say 59 people died in a month of unrest…
Japan to restrict travel to and from China, S. Korea over virus
TOKYO, Mar 6, 2020, Kyodo. Japan said Thursday the country will adopt a two-week quarantine…
[Analytics] Coronavirus may accelerate gas market transition in East Asia
While the world watches developments in the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, its impact on the…
Robot to deliver meals, medication to coronavirus patients in Singapore
SINGAPORE, Mar 5, 2020, Today. Some patients at Alexandra Hospital suspected or confirmed to have…
Super Tuesday results: Sanders acknowledges setback after Biden’s big night
NEW YORK, Mar 5, 2020, NYT. Former Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. enjoyed a…
IMF again cuts 2020 China growth forecast as Covid-19 shakes the global economy
BEIJING, Mar 5, 2020, SCMP. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has slashed its 2020 growth…
Malaysia’s stock exchange opens at lowest level since Nov 2011
KUALA LUMPUR, Mar 2, 2020, Bernama. Bursa Malaysia extended its losses to open lower today…
Argentine meat exporters expect quick recovery of China’s import market
SANTA FE, Mar 2, 2020, Xinhua. Argentina’s meat exporting sector expects China’s beef imports to…
[Analytics] Great Wall carries the weight in the Thai auto industry
Although General Motors’ business here was not a market leader, Thailand was an important production…