Archive for April 16th, 2020
Japan’s Covid-19 cases rise to 8,393, Tokyo records 127 new infections
The Covid-19 cases in Japan increased by 220 nationwide, including 127 infections in Tokyo, the health ministry and local authorities said as of 4:30 p.m. local time [...] » More
HK? Bushfires? What’s been happening on the biggest non-coronavirus stories of the year
The year started with protests, bushfires and a missile strike. New Year’s Day saw another huge pro-democracy rally in Hong Kong; bushfires in Australia destroyed more [...] » More
China sees drop in imported coronavirus cases but local infections rise
China reported on Thursday fewer new coronavirus cases involving travellers arriving from overseas, but locally transmitted infections rose, with the Chinese capital seeing [...] » More
Japanese firms say government’s $1 trillion coronavirus stimulus too little, too late: Reuters poll
Most Japanese corporations were disappointed by the government’s $1 trillion stimulus plan to mitigate the economic fallout from the coronavirus outbreak, saying it is [...] » More
Pandemic to bring Asia’s 2020 growth to halt for 1st time in 60 yearsIMF
Asia’s economic growth this year will grind to a halt for the first time in 60 years, as the coronavirus crisis takes an “unprecedented” toll on the [...] » More
COVID-19: Singapore confirms record 447 more cases and 4 new clusters, total at 3,699
The Ministry of Health (MOH) on Wednesday (15 April) reported a record 447 more COVID-19 cases in Singapore and four new clusters, taking its total to 3,699. Three of the [...] » More
Australia should offer Indonesia crisis insurance quickly
The Morrison government needs to urgently consider how it might best help Indonesia manage the economic risks posed by the Covid-19 pandemic. Indonesia faces a perilous [...] » More
Indonesia won’t ‘sacrifice economy’ for more ambitious emissions cuts
Indonesia will not set a more ambitious emissions reduction target to counter increasingly dire climate change projections, saying it wants to focus instead on its economic [...] » More
30 new Covid-19 cases, 2 more deaths
The government on Wednesday reported 30 new local cases of coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19), lifting the total to 2,643 over 68 provinces, and two new deaths, increasing [...] » More
Asia markets lower despite Wall Street rally
Global stocks sank Wednesday as the coronavirus infects the global economic outlook, while oil prices slumped as OPEC-led output cuts were deemed insufficient to soak up a [...] » More
Asia markets subdued despite Wall Street rally
Asian equities were lower in Wednesday morning trade, bucking an overnight rally on Wall Street prompted by encouraging signs that US coronavirus infection rates were in [...] » More
Asia shares consolidate, China cuts another interest rate
Asian share markets took a breather on Wednesday as warnings of the worst global recession since the 1930s underlined the economic damage already done even as some countries [...] » More
Asian stocks sink after IMF says global economy will shrink
Asian stocks skidded Wednesday after the International Monetary Fund said the global economy will suffer its worst year since the Great Depression of the 1930s due to the [...] » More
HK could lose its autonomy if opposition lawmakers don’t stop ‘fooling around’, says prominent loyalist
Opposition lawmakers are in danger of dragging Hong Kong “to the grave” if they continue to defy Beijing, a prominent pro-establishment legislator has said. [...] » More
Beijing’s attack on HK opposition viewed as ‘taste of what’s to come’ as attention pivots from coronavirus to city’s legislative elections
A fight that has erupted between Beijing’s top representatives on Hong Kong affairs and the opposition camp is putting the legislature squarely at the heart of an [...] » More
