China’s economy shrank 6.8% in the first three months of 2020 compared with a year earlier, the first such contraction since Beijing began reporting quarterly gross domestic product in 1992.
Crucial coronavirus antibody tests destined for New York City caught in red tape in China
The first 100,000ntibody tests authorized by the Food and Drug Administration and headed to New York City could have been deployed days ago, but they’ve been stuck in red-tape limbo in China, …
Waste not, want not: Hong Kong cafe zeros in on reducing trash
A zero food waste cafe in Hong Kong is trying to tackle the financial hub’s escalating trash problem by providing meals that are fully compostable, such as vegetables and herb flatbreads, and …
The president of Taiwan outlined how the state contained the coronavirus spread with less than 400 confirmed cases
Global crises test the fabric of the international community, stretching us at the seams and threatening to tear us apart,” president Tsai wrote.
Taiwan export orders seen dropping faster in March as pandemic hits tech demand: Reuters poll
Taiwan’s export orders likely fell for a third straight month in March and at a much faster pace, a Reuters poll showed, as the coronavirus pandemic hurts global demand for electronics which are …
Explainer: After months of protests, is Hong Kong selectively enforcing covid-19 laws?
As the coronavirus began to wreak havoc around the world in mid-March, returning travellers and students caused a spike of cases in Hong Kong. With a record 65 new cases announced on March 27, this …
Combating the Coronavirus, Bahrain Offers Health & Economic Success Story
Bahrain recorded is first COVID-19 case, when a school bus driver who had recently traveled home from pilgrimage in Iran by way of Dubai tested positive. Alarm bells immediately went off.
Mongolia reports 373 negative tests for COVID-19
ULAN BATOR, April 17 (Xinhua) — Mongolia conducted 373 tests for COVID-19 on Thursday and the results were all negative, according to the country’s National Center for Communicable Disease (NCCD). “A …
Singapore Disinfecting Robot Trialled In Virus Fight
Singapore researchers have invented a disinfecting robot with an arm that mimics human movement, to help take the load off overworked cleaners during the coronavirus pandemic. The “XDBOT” is a …
Coronavirus: Singapore spike reveals scale of migrant worker infections
Singapore has seen its biggest number of new cases in a single day, driven by increased testing of foreign workers. Once praised for its success in containing the virus, Singapore is now facing a …