Tokyo 2020 Olympics President Yoshiro Mori holds the Olympic Flame during a ceremony at Japan Air Self-Defense Force Matsushima Base in Higashi-Matsuhsima, Miyagi prefecture, northern Japan March 20, …
March global sales slump spells trouble ahead for Japan’s carmakers
Global vehicle sales by Japanese automakers dropped by 34% in March when the coronavirus outbreak spread worldwide, and are set to fall further in the months ahead as the crisis continues. Analysts …
Japan to amend first-quarter GDP calculation method to better reflect coronavirus impact
Japan’s government said on Tuesday it will change the way it compiles preliminary gross domestic product (GDP) data for the January to March period to better reflect the impact of the coronavirus …
Indonesia: More than 2,200 died with coronavirus-like symptoms
Reuters review of data from 16 of Indonesia’s 34 provinces suggests COVID-19 deaths far higher than official toll.
Bangladesh reopens 600 apparel factories despite virus risk
Nearly a month after Bangladesh ordered garment factories shuttered to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, the industry is reopening hundreds of them despite risks the disease might spread …
Unified in Coronavirus Lockdown, India Splinters Over Reopening
As India starts loosening restrictions, a once-broad consensus among leaders on how to proceed has weakened — and many people are staying home anyway.
China Said African Swine Fever Was Stable. Then Cases Climbed Again.
As China has largely brought the coronavirus pandemic under control within its borders, another highly contagious disease—one affecting livestock—is reappearing and raising questions about the …
Hong Kong hotels on cliff edge from protest, pandemic pain
Hong Kong’s distinction as a shopper’s paradise used to draw tens of thousands of tourists to the China-ruled city every month, but a year of political unrest and the coronavirus crisis are driving …
Hong Kong civil servants to return to work as lockdown eases
Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam said on Tuesday most civil servants will gradually return to work from May 4, although the government had not yet decided whether to ease travel and social distancing …
Coronavirus pandemic: Brunei mulls lifting restrictions in stages
The reopening of the Brunei borders will depend on the situation of the pandemic. As the virus outbreak curve in the Sultanate has been flat for some time, discussions have …