On a recent Saturday in Tokyo's Shinjuku district more than 100 people, many of them elderly men, stood close together in a long queue waiting for food hand-outs. ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus Updates: Japan Boosts Aid to Small Businesses
Get all the latest news and insights on the coronavirus’s impact on investors, companies and economies. ( read original story ...)
As big cats go hungry, Indonesia zoo considers ‘worst-case’ deer cull
A zoo in Indonesia may slaughter some of its animals to feed others, such as a Sumatran tiger and a Javan leopard, if it runs out of food in coming months after the coronavirus pandemic forced it to ... ( read original story ...)
Global report: Indonesia cases top daily record as Muslim world prepares for ‘saddest’ Eid
President bans people returning home for festivities to mark end of Ramadan; China abandons GDP target; Trump defies mask plea ... ( read original story ...)
India’s central bank cuts lending rate to 4% to aid economy
India’s central bank on Friday cut its key interest rate to 4% to revive the economy severely hit the coronavirus outbreak and a two-month lockdown ... ( read original story ...)
Cyclone Amphan: India, Bangladesh survey trail of destruction
Millions in India and Bangladesh are grappling with the devastation caused by Cyclone Amphan. The storm, which made landfall along India's eastern coast and Bangladesh on Wednesday, has left at least ... ( read original story ...)
Recovery begins after storm ravages India, Bangladesh coast
India authorities have begun assessing damage and clearing roads in the wake of Cyclone Amphan that killed more than 80 people and left millions displaced after barreling through the coastal communiti ... ( read original story ...)
India’s central bank unexpectedly slashes its benchmark rate for second time this year
RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das said the central bank's Monetary Policy Committee had voted to maintain its "accommodative" stance. ( read original story ...)
Cyclone Kills at Least 82 in India and Bangladesh, Flooding Lowlands
The most powerful cyclone to strike eastern India and Bangladesh in over a decade killed at least 82 people, officials said, as rescue teams scoured devastated coastal villages on Thursday, hampered ... ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus: New rules for flyers as India looks to start domestic flights
India is set to resume domestic flights on Monday, two months after a lockdown to curb the spread of coronavirus. However, the "new normal" will also see new rules for flyers - passengers will need to ... ( read original story ...)