Japanese Finance Minister Taro Aso said on Friday his ministry and the Bank of Japan were cooperating effectively to ensure financial stability. ( read original story ...)
Japan, New Zealand press for open markets to boost recovery
Leaders from Japan and New Zealand on Friday warned countries against the temptation of retreating into trade protectionism, saying that keeping markets open is ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s factory activity decline accelerates in November as pandemic drags on
The au Jibun Bank Flash Japan Manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) fell to a seasonally adjusted 48.3 from a final 48.7 in October. ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus: Pakistan braces for a ‘more lethal’ second wave
Pakistan is facing a second coronavirus wave, with authorities urging the public to follow health guidelines. But experts say both the government and people are still not taking the pandemic seriously ... ( read original story ...)
Indonesia’s race to roll out emergency coronavirus shot hits a road block
Joko Widido's own health experts have dashed his hopes of stemming the rising tide of coronavirus infections in Indonesia by rolling out a vaccine by the end of the year. ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus live news: India passes 9m cases; China gives 1m people Sinopharm vaccine
The reported death toll rose by 260 to 13,630, the tally showed. As India passes the grim 9 million-case milestone, concerns about the coronavirus are particularly acute in the capital, New Delhi, ... ( read original story ...)
India’s total coronavirus infections cross nine million
India crossed the grim milestone of 9 million coronavirus cases, with 45,882 new infections recorded in the last 24 hours, the health ministry said on Friday. ( read original story ...)
India coronavirus: How a group of volunteers ‘exposed’ hidden Covid-19 deaths
Since March, a group of volunteers in India's southern state of Kerala have trawled local papers and news networks for reports on deaths due to Covid-19. Led by Dr Arun Madhavan, a general medicine ... ( read original story ...)
India nears 9 million coronavirus cases
India has recorded 45,576 new cases of the coronavirus health ministry data showed on Thursday, taking total infections in the country to 8.96 million. ( read original story ...)
Families receive letters from Hong Kong detainees in China, but doubt the contents
The letters, which paint a rosy picture of life in Chinese detention, are the first apparent contact from the group detained while fleeing Hong Kong. ( read original story ...)