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Stocks in Asia were little changed in Friday afternoon trade, with major markets across the region closed for the Good Friday holiday. Japan's Nikkei 225 shed earlier gains as it declined 0.38% in afternoon trade while the Topix index dipped 0.5%. South Korea's added 0.33%. Meanwhile, mainland Chinese shares were lower by the afternoon. |
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SINGAPORE April 10, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- SSI Schaefer, the global leader of warehouse and logistics solutions in cooperation with ORCA, a pioneering cold-chain solutions provider, announced the opening of the Philippines first world-class chain storage system. |
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Vietnam's measures against COVID-19 have been applauded by the international media as prompt, drastic and supported by people nationwide. Workers.org page of the US Workers World Party (WWP) on April 8 posted an article titled “How Vietnam contained the pandemic” saying that the coronavirus pandemic.... |
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Raghuram Rajan, former governor of the Reserve Bank of India. The coronavirus was "taken a little more lightly" by western economies compared to those in Asia, says a former IMF chief economist. Raghuram Rajan said western economies are facing a drop in economic growth by as much as 6% this year. |
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SINGAPORE/SEOUL -- The coronavirus crisis has delayed elections worldwide, from Asia to Europe and the Americas. But two major Asian countries -- South Korea and Singapore -- are pressing ahead toward national polls. South Koreans are scheduled to choose National Assembly members next Wednesday. |
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Image copyright Getty Images. The coronavirus was "taken a little more lightly" by western economies compared to those in Asia, says a former IMF chief economist. Raghuram Rajan said western economies are facing a drop in economic growth by as much as 6% this year. |
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The coronavirus was "taken a little more lightly" by western economies compared to those in Asia, says a former IMF chief economist. Raghuram Rajan said western economies are facing a drop in economic growth by as much as 6% this year. The widespread closure of businesses is having a huge financial impact as governments prevent the virus spread. |
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The operator of the Asia America Gateway has notified local service providers that repairs on the disaster-prone cable would begin on April 17 and things are expected to return to normal by the 22nd. On April 2 the cable’s S1 branch connecting Vietnam and Hong Kong (China) experienced a technical problem, which slowed down traffic. |
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China has deployed a patrol vessel from its Coast Guard to the Scarborough Shoal, the latest salvo in its sustained pressure campaign against Philippine-claimed features in the disputed South China Sea, ship-tracking data shows. The China Coast Guard (CCG) ship 3302 was at Scarborough Shoal as of Wednesday, Radio Free Asia can confirm. |
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SONGDO, South Korea and SAN FRANCISCO April 10, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Samsung Biologics (207940.KS) and Vir Biotechnology, Inc. (Nasdaq: VIR) today announced a manufacturing agreement under which Samsung Biologics will perform large scale manufacturing services for Vir's SARS-CoV-2 monoclonal antibody (mAb) program. |
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Image copyright Getty Images. The coronavirus was "taken a little more lightly" by western economies compared to those in Asia, says a former IMF chief economist. Raghuram Rajan said western economies are facing a drop in economic growth by as much as 6% this year. |
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Less than four months after the first confirmed case of COVID-19 in China, the global pandemic has killed more than 90,000 people and shutdown societies in Europe, America and Asia. The creep of coronavirus across Australia caught many people off guard despite weeks of
on Saturday. The borders were closed on March 20, blocking all foreigners . |
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Asian tycoons are looking to snap up assets pummelled by the deadly coronavirus at bargain prices, but they are also facing hurdles as more governments seek to deter foreign takeovers of local firms. Over the past three months, top executives of companies based in mainland China, Hong Kong and.... |
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Asian tycoons are looking to snap up assets pummelled by the deadly coronavirus at bargain prices, but they are also facing hurdles as more governments seek to deter foreign takeovers of local firms. Over the past three months, top executives of companies based in mainland China, Hong Kong and.... |
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Asian tycoons are looking to snap up assets pummelled by the deadly coronavirus at bargain prices, but they are also facing hurdles as more governments seek to deter foreign takeovers of local firms. Over the past three months, top executives of companies based in mainland China, Hong Kong and.... |
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Asian tycoons are looking to snap up assets pummelled by the deadly coronavirus at bargain prices, but they are also facing hurdles as more governments seek to deter foreign takeovers of local firms. Over the past three months, top executives of companies based in mainland China, Hong Kong and.... |
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Equities rose yesterday as traders bought into optimism that the coronavirus crisis could be nearing its apex, while hopes that top oil producers will agree to a massive output cut added to the positive vibe and pushed crude prices up. Despite news that thousands more people had died of Covid-19.... |
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ISLAMABAD - The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has repurposed $50 million from Pakistan’s National Disaster Risk Management Fund (NDRMF) to support the Government of Pakistan’s preventive and response efforts to fight the outbreak of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the country. |
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Researchers analyzing genomes from coronaviruses taken from New Yorkers starting in mid-March say that travelers from Europe, not Asia, brought the virus to the states. that researchers from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and N.Y.U. Grossman School of Medicine "came to strikingly similar conclusions. |
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Researchers analyzing genomes from coronaviruses taken from New Yorkers starting in mid-March say that travelers from Europe, not Asia, brought the virus to the states. that researchers from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and N.Y.U. Grossman School of Medicine "came to strikingly similar conclusions. |
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Two-inch long Asian hornets have invaded the UK, and researchers warn the damage they can cause could cost millions of pounds, and wreak havoc on the already dwindling bee population. An Asian hornet’s sting is so powerful and packed with so much venom it can cause victims to go into anaphylactic.... |
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In Mumbai's Dharavi, one of the biggest slums in Asia, a 70-year-old died. At the same time, 125 persons have recovered and have been discharged from hospitals in the state so far, he informed. Containment zones rise to 381 in Mumbai Despite the lockdown in Mumbai, the number of containment zones.... |
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Researchers analyzing genomes from coronaviruses taken from New Yorkers starting in mid-March say that travelers from Europe, not Asia, brought the virus to the states. that researchers from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and N.Y.U. Grossman School of Medicine "came to strikingly similar conclusions. |
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In brief BlockFi partners with Three Arrows Capital for expansion into Asia and global markets. CEO Zac Prince says the partnership will expand its services for institutional investors, which differs from their retail services. BlockFi has now raised well over $100 million backed by major players in crypto. |
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AFP – Asian markets were mostly in positive territory yesterday following another strong day for Wall Street as traders buy into optimism that the Coronavirus crisis could be nearing its apex.
Despite news that thousands more people had died of COVID-19 around the world, the slowing rate of news.... |
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