Navy officials say they’ve been unable to make a definitive link between hundreds of coronavirus cases on an aircraft carrier and a controversial port call in Vietnam, leading them to consider the …
Japan declares state of emergency; global cases top 2M
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe declared a nationwide state of emergency Thursday as the number of coronavirus cases worldwide surpassed 2 million.
Japan expanding state of emergency as number of coronavirus cases soar
Japan is expanding its state of emergency as coronavirus spreads throughout the country. The measure will now cover the entire nation instead of just Tokyo, Osaka and other big cities. CBS News …
Japan makes coronavirus emergency nationwide as Abe plans cash payouts for all
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe expanded a state of emergency to include the entire country on Thursday and said the government was considering cash payouts for all.
Park facilities under patchwork closures as Japan gov’t avoids issuing exercise guidance
TOKYO — Parks across Japan are increasingly putting in place their own measures to ban the use of playground equipment such as slides as part of efforts to avoid children from gathering during the …
IMF approves $1.4 billion in coronavirus aid to Pakistan
The IMF on Thursday approved nearly $1.4 billion in emergency aid to Pakistan to help it weather the impact of the coronavirus pandemic. Pakistan is a longtime recipient of help from the IMF and is …
Asian stocks set to rise as markets brace for China GDP data
Asian stocks look set to bounce on Friday to recover towards a one-month high as investors, following Wall Street’s lead overnight, sought silver linings in a run of data that showed the world is in …
Totalitarian China unleashed the virus. Free China has all but defeated it.
But if you want to see the difference between how a totalitarian and a free Chinese society handles a public health emergency, just contrast the actions of the People’s Republic with those of the …
China’s virus-hit economy set to post first decline since at least 1992
Beijing has succeeded in getting large parts of the economy up and running from a standstill in February, but analysts say policymakers face an uphill battle to revive growth as t …
The WHO doesn’t only have a China problem — it has a dictator problem
For example, Syria’s blood bank is controlled by its defense ministry, which cannot procure blood because it is heavily sanctioned — so the WHO supplies it directly. That same …