Kathy Matsui of Goldman Sachs says the nation-wide declaration of emergency will further hit Japan’s already-weak economy. Small and medium-sized businesses are struggling and need more help from the …
2012 Olympics Won’t Provide Much Economic Stimulus for Japan
A top IOC official has suggested that next year’s postponed Tokyo Olympics could help “kick start” Japan’s economy.
Pandemic to wipe out $17 billion in Japan firms’ sales: research
Japan’s listed firms expect nearly $17 billion in sales to be wiped out from the coronavirus pandemic that has led to supply chain disruptions, travel bans and government requests to shut down some …
Birmingham pilot ‘trapped in Pakistan’ during coronavirus crisis offers to fly stranded Brits home
A Birmingham pilot has told how he is trapped in Pakistan with his family during the coronavirus pandemic – despite offering to flay other stranded Brits home. Taariq Iqbal is with six other relatives …
Pakistan’s Swat River fouled by untreated waste, dumping
The Swat River is a vital supply of water for Pakistan’s northern region of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa. But local authorities, residents and tourists have been dumping raw sewage and trash into its waters …
Indonesia reports highest number of coronavirus cases in Southeast Asia
Indonesia reported on Friday 407 new cases, taking the total number of cases to 5,923 and surpassing the Philippines as the country with the highest number of infections in Southeast Asia. Health …
Pakistan Struggles to Fight COVID-19
Pakistani government employees crowd together waiting to receive their salaries ignoring social distancing recommendations to help avoid the spread of coronavirus, outside a bank in Peshawar …
China’s economy shrinks almost 7%; Wuhan revises up deaths
China’s economy shrank by 6.8 percent in the first three months of the year, its first quarterly contraction on record, the National Bureau of Statistics of China reported on Friday.
China Says Sudden Jump in Wuhan Coronavirus Death Toll Is Due to Statistical Verification, Not Cover Up
Wuhan city—where the COVID-19 coronavirus originated before spreading across the world to become a pandemic—revised its death toll up 50 percent on Friday, according to the state-run CCTV news channel …
China Raises Wuhan Death Toll by 50 Percent: Live Updates
Germany’s national health institute says the country’s average rate of new coronavirus infections had dropped significantly. Israel begins mapping out a controlled lifting of restrictions.