A machine that gives out free rice — it sounds too good to be true. But these “rice ATMs” have been set up around Vietnam to help those who need it most during the coronavirus pandemic.
‘Rice ATM’ feeds Vietnam’s poor amid virus lockdown
A Vietnamese entrepreneur in Ho Chi Minh City has invented a 24/7 automatic providing free rice for people out of work following an ongoing nationwide lockdown to curb the spread of the novel …
Coronavirus Update: More New Jersey Residents Have Been Killed By COVID-19 Than Died In Korean, Vietnam Wars
The number of coronavirus cases in New Jersey continues to grow. © Provided by CBS New York. Gov. Phil Murphy said that in the past 24 hours, there …
Philippines’ Coronavirus Cases Top 5,000, 20 More Deaths
The Philippine health ministry on Tuesday reported 20 more deaths linked to the new coronavirus and 291 more cases. In a bulletin, the health ministry said total infections have reached 5,223, while …
Duterte to ASEAN: Philippines bracing for ‘significant decline’ in economy
President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday said the COVID-19 pandemic will have a major negative impact on the Philippine economy as he urged Asian leaders to ensure open trade in the region. Duterte joined …
Philippines ramps up coronavirus testing to find thousands of unknown infections
The Philippines introduced a more aggressive testing programme for the coronavirus on Tuesday to locate as many as 15,000 unknown infections, despite having implemented some of Asia’s strictest and …
Meet the health-care workers spearheading the Philippines’s fight against coronavirus
Photographer Martin San Diego followed a team of anesthesiologists at the Philippine General Hospital in Manila.
Japan stocks jump more than 3%; China’s dollar-denominated exports fall less than expected
China’s yuan-denominated exports declined 3.5% year-on-year in March, Reuters reported Tuesday citing customs data. For the first quarter, exports dropped 11.4% from a year ago.
Philippines to pay debts amid COVID-19 pandemic, says DOF
Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III has disapproved the proposal to temporarily suspend the country’s debt payments to boost COVID-19 response funds. In a statement, Dominguez said the government …
Japan Needs to Telework. Its Paper-Pushing Offices Make That Hard.
The government says working remotely is crucial to halting the coronavirus, but a workplace culture of official seals, fax machines and face-to-face meetings hinders that effort.