India has ordered a pause in testing for antibodies to the coronavirus because of concern over the accuracy, health officials said on Wednesday, complicating the fight against the epidemic as its ... ( read original story ...)
Softbank-Backed OYO to Cut Pay of All Employees in India: Internal Memo
Softbank Group-backed OYO Hotels and Homes has cut the salaries of all employees by 25% for four months starting April and also sent some of its people on leave with limited benefits, according to an ... ( read original story ...)
NASA Satellite Captures Aerosol Level Plunge In India Amid Coronavirus Pandemic
A NASA satellite captured the plunge in aerosol optical depth (AOD) measurements over northern India amid the country's strict lockdown. The decrease was observed after just a wee ... ( read original story ...)
Missouri is suing China over the coronavirus pandemic. It’s the latest conservative gambit.
Schmitt’s lawsuit appears to be part of a growing effort among elected officials, mostly GOP lawmakers, to make China quite literally pay for the mounting pain and economic turmoil that covid-19 has ... ( read original story ...)
Missouri files lawsuit against China over coronavirus, China calls claims are ‘absurd’
Missouri's Attorney General Eric Schmitt filed a lawsuit against the Chinese government Tuesday, accusing it of lying and covering up the danger posed by the coronavirus when it first emerged in late ... ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus Crisis Offers Taiwan a Chance to Push Back Against China
Saying “Taiwan Can Help,” the island is resisting China’s efforts to isolate the self-ruling democracy that Beijing claims as its territory. ( read original story ...)
China calls virus lawsuit brought by US state ‘very absurd’
BEIJING -- China on Wednesday slammed a lawsuit brought against it by the U.S. state of Missouri over the coronavirus pandemic as “very absurd." Foreign ministry spokesman Geng Shuang said the legal ... ( read original story ...)
China allows Samsung Elec staff to enter country for chip factory expansion
China has allowed 200 employees from South Korea’s Samsung Electronics Co Ltd to enter the country to work on an expansion of the firm’s NAND memory chip factory, the company said on Wednesday. The ... ( read original story ...)
China’s northeast tightens restrictions as virus resurges
New clusters of coronavirus infections in northeastern China near the Russian border forced officials Wednesday to tighten restrictions on movement as they seek to prevent a second outbreak of the ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong reshuffles cabinet as war of words with Beijing intensifies
China’s state council approved a Hong Kong government shake-up on Wednesday at a time when Beijing is reaffirming its authority over the city, raising political tensions and risking a revival of ... ( read original story ...)