It was a complex choreography with more than 300 unpredictable moving parts, the stage a labyrinth of multiple wings and floors. The timing and precision were made trickier still by a wheelchair, a ... ( read original story ...)
South Korea’s May 1-20 exports tumble 20.3%, rate slower than April
South Korean exports for the first 20 days of May tumbled 20.3% from the same period a year earlier, as U.S.- and E.U.-bound shipments continued to collapse, highlighting the damage on global demand ... ( read original story ...)
Trump administration blacklists Iran’s interior minister on rights abuses
The Trump administration continued to increase pressure on Iran on Wednesday, imposing a new round of sanctions against Tehran's interior minister and several others. ( read original story ...)
Palace refutes Duque, says Philippines still on first wave of COVID-19 infections
Malacañang on Thursday refuted the claim of Health Secretary Francisco Duque III that the Philippines is already experiencing a second wave of COVID-19 infections. In a televised briefing, ... ( read original story ...)
In cash-rich Japan, a fifth of firms now see risk of insufficient capital
One in five Japanese companies are worried they may not have sufficient capital if the coronavirus crisis persists, a Reuters poll showed on Thursday, underscoring how even some of the world's biggest ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Abe wants to build ventilators that hospitals probably don’t need
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has pledged to build 2,000 new ventilators for coronavirus patients that even the government says hospitals are unlikely to need. ( read original story ...)
In Blow to Japan’s Abe, Media Say Tokyo Top Prosecutor Set to Resign
Tokyo's top prosecutor was set to resign after a report that he gambled illegally during Japan's coronavirus state of emergency, media said on Thursday, in a blow to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, whose ... ( read original story ...)
Japan exports fall most since 2009 as pandemic hits demand
Japan's exports in April fell the most since the 2009 global financial crisis as the world's third-largest economy braced for a deeper slide into recession, with the coronavirus pandemic taking a ... ( read original story ...)
Recession-hit Japan’s exports, imports fall due to pandemic
Recession-hit Japan's exports plunged nearly 22% in April while imports fell 7%, the country's worst drop in more than a decade as the coronavirus pandemic slammed global demand. The drop in exports ... ( read original story ...)
Japan to lift state of emergency for Osaka, nearby Kyoto, Hyogo
Japan to lift state of emergency for Osaka, nearby Kyoto, Hyogo ... ( read original story ...)