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.
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 …
‘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 …
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 …
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 …
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.