China’s yuan-denominated exports declined 3.5% year-on-year in March, Reuters reported Tuesday citing customs data. For the first quarter, exports dropped 11.4% from a year ago.
Philippines to pay debts amid COVID-19 pandemic, says DOF
Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III has disapproved the proposal to temporarily suspend the country’s debt payments to boost COVID-19 response funds. In a statement, Dominguez said the government …
Japan Needs to Telework. Its Paper-Pushing Offices Make That Hard.
The government says working remotely is crucial to halting the coronavirus, but a workplace culture of official seals, fax machines and face-to-face meetings hinders that effort.
That’s the spirit! Japan hospitals find way to beat sanitiser shortage
But some sake makers have begun producing stronger alcohol products to meet the demand for sanitiser. Japan beverage giant Suntory is already manufacturing sanitiser in the United States, the country …
Editorial: Japan gov’t has duty to help protect vulnerable workers’ jobs amid pandemic
Business results at Japanese companies have gone into freefall as the novel coronavirus continues to spread, sending severe tremors across the country･･･ …
Singapore, Japan cases jump, India extends largest lockdown
Singapore has reported its biggest daily jump in new coronavirus infections, most of them linked to foreign workers living in crowded dormitories. Foreigners account for over a third of Singapore’s …
‘Starving’ Bangladesh Garment Workers Protest For Pay During Lockdown
Thousands of garment workers who produce items for top Western fast fashion brands protested against unpaid wages in Bangladesh’s streets Monday, saying they were more afraid of starving than …
In Pictures: The effects of coronavirus lockdown in Bangladesh
Dhaka, Bangladesh – The nationwide general holiday in Bangladesh has been extended until April 25 as the country tries to contain the spread of the coronavirus. The shutdown, announced first on March …
How The Bangladesh Diaspora Is Helping Their Homeland Reeling From Coronavirus Shutdown
Bangladesh depends heavily upon remittances sent home by people in the diaspora Some members of the Bangladeshi diaspora in the U.S. have mobilized to send help to their countrymen who are living …
Sheikh Mujibur Rahman: Army officer hanged for murder of Bangladesh’s founding president
Bangladesh profile; Majed continued to live in the country after the coup but it is believed he fled to India in 1996 when Mrs Hasina was elected prime minister. Her government ov …