Melbourne faces restrictions until the end of September. Officials in the US warn against large gatherings over the Labor Day long weekend. The rate of new infections in South Korea falls to near a ... ( read original story ...)
India Overtakes Brazil With Second-highest Virus Cases
India overtook Brazil on Monday to become the second-worst affected country in terms of coronavirus cases behind the United States, according to an AFP tally. The South Asian nation has recorded 4.20 ... ( read original story ...)
India Overtakes Brazil as Country Second-Worst Hit by COVID-19
A health worker in personal protective equipment (PPE) rests as her colleagues test residents of a slum area during a check up campaign for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Mumbai, India ... ( read original story ...)
India didn’t prioritize mental health before Covid-19. Now it’s paying the price
Before Covid-19, India had the highest suicide rate in south-east Asia -- now medical experts say the country's mental health system is being pushed to the limit. ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus: India overtakes Brazil in Covid-19 cases
India has recorded more than 90,000 new cases of Covid-19 in the past 24 hours, taking its total above that of Brazil. The country now has the second-largest number of confirmed cases in the world, 4, ... ( read original story ...)
Asia stocks mixed; shares of SMIC in Hong Kong plummet as U.S.-China tech tensions rise
U.S. President Donald Trump's administration is considering imposing export restrictions on Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation, China's largest manufacturer of semiconductors, ... ( read original story ...)
A Bubble Scarier Than Big Tech Is Brewing in China
In China, an even scarier bubble than Big Tech is brewing. It’s engineered not by the nation’s notorious mom-and-pop investors, but professional stock pickers. These days, even a soy sauce maker can ... ( read original story ...)
Live-stream shopping in China could be worth $170 billion this year. But it’s a tough market to crack
A rising class of creators in China are racing to get in on live-stream shopping, an emerging form of retail that has become an estimated $66 billion industry. ( read original story ...)
UPDATE 1-China August meat imports fall but year-to-date imports surge
China imported 832,000 tonnes of meat in August, customs data showed on Monday, down almost 17% from last month, although imports remain high as Beijing tries to plug a shortfall in domestic pork ... ( read original story ...)
China to hold more military drills off northeast, east coasts
China will hold further military exercises from Monday along its northeast and eastern coast, the government said, the latest in a series of unusual back-to-back drills against a backdrop of rising ... ( read original story ...)