President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday said the COVID-19 pandemic will have a major negative impact on the Philippine economy as he urged Asian leaders to ensure open trade in the region. Duterte joined …
Philippines ramps up coronavirus testing to find thousands of unknown infections
The Philippines introduced a more aggressive testing programme for the coronavirus on Tuesday to locate as many as 15,000 unknown infections, despite having implemented some of Asia’s strictest and …
Meet the health-care workers spearheading the Philippines’s fight against coronavirus
Photographer Martin San Diego followed a team of anesthesiologists at the Philippine General Hospital in Manila.
Japan stocks jump more than 3%; China’s dollar-denominated exports fall less than expected
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 …