DUBAI (Reuters) – The International Monetary Fund is still assessing Iran’s request for $5 billion in emergency financing in a process which is taking time partly because of the IMF’s limited …
Oil tanker seized by armed men off Iran coast
An oil tanker has been boarded by armed men off the coast of Iran, in an incident similar to the Revolutionary Guard’s “arrests” of ships in and around the Gulf last summer.The oil tanker was taken to …
Philippines reports 14 new coronavirus deaths, 230 more infections
The Philippines’ health ministry on Wednesday reported 14 neweaths and 230 additional infections. In a bulletin, the health ministry said corona …
Aileen Baviera, Leading Philippines Scholar of China, Dies at 60
As a young university graduate in the Philippines, Aileen Baviera was among the first foreigners to receive a Chinese government scholarship to study in Beijing. She arrived in 1981, five years after …
Taiwan turns over 300,000 face masks to Philippines
Taiwan on Wednesday turned over 300,000 face masks to the Philippine government to help the country fight the deadly coronavirus. The medical masks were received by Manila Economic and Cultural Office …
Japan urges citizens to isolate as reports warn of 400,000 deaths
Japan urged its citizens on Wednesday to stay home, as media reports warned that as many as 400,000 of them could die of the coronavirus without urgent action, and Prime Minister Shinzo Abe came under …
Asia Today: Japan sees more patients and a dire projection
About 850,000 people could be seriously sickened by the coronavirus in Japan and almost half of them could die if no social distancing or other measures are followed, according to a …
Japan city seeks raincoats as emergency protection for virus staff
Japan’s third-biggest city has appealed for donations of raincoats to be used as personal protection gear by hospital workers dealing with the coronavirus outbreak. Healthcare workers in many other …
U.S. forces in Japan extend health emergency to all bases
The commander of U.S. Forces in Japan extended a public health emergency to all military bases in the country, …
Japan’s $1 trillion coronavirus stimulus to lift GDP by 3.8% – Abe
Japan’s coronavirus emergency economic stimulus should boost the country’s real gross domestic product by 3.8%, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Wednesday at the end of a meeting of the government’s …