The Philippines central bank has stepped in to encourage banks to lend to small businesses reeling from the economic fallout from the coronavirus pandemic.
Coronavirus: Japan coach Jamie Joseph says Wales Test unlikely
Japan coach Jamie Joseph says the Test against Wales on June 27 is unlikely to go ahead as scheduled because of the Covid-19 pandemic. Wales are due to face Japan before playing two Tests against New …
Japan reveals $83bn cost of extra coronavirus spending
Japan will boost the size of its coronavirus spending package by ¥8.9tn ($83bn) as it revealed the hefty cost of a measure to give ¥100,000 to everybody in the country. The disclosure came as Shinzo …
Japan Scientist ‘Very Pessimistic’ Olympics Go on Next Year
A Japanese professor of infectious disease says he is “very pessimistic” the Tokyo Olympics can be held next year.
Japan scientist ‘very pessimistic’ Olympics will happen
A Japanese professor of infectious disease says he is “very pessimistic” the postponed Tokyo Olympics can open in 15 months. “To be honest with you, I don’t think the …
Asian shares fall back on weak oil prices, Japan trade data
Shares are mostly lower in Asia as oil prices fell back and Japan’s trade data for March was weaker than expected …
Japan exports slump as coronavirus hits US, Chinese demand
Monday’s bleak data underscored the challenges Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s government faces in dealing with a collapse in activity that is expected to send the global economy into its deepest slump …
100,000 gather for funeral in Bangladesh, defying lockdown and sparking outbreak fears
More than 100,000 people defied Bangladesh’s lockdown order on Saturday to attend the funeral of a senior leader of the Islamist party in the district of Brahmanbaria, authorities said.
Woman Dies of Starvation amid Cornavirus Lockdown in Pakistan
Bibi’s husband Allah Baksh said he is a daily wager and due to the lockdown could not find work and was facing problems in feeding his family, which includes six children.
Indonesia Orders Widespread Virus Testing as Cases Quadruple
Indonesian President Joko Widodo called for an urgent expansion of testing and aggressive containment measures to prevent the spread of coronavirus that’s killed almost 600 people in the world’s …