In pictures: Thais band apart to slow the coronavirus
BANGKOK -- More than 80% of Thais understand and adhere to social distancing, according to a Ministry of Public Health...
Year: 2020
Indonesia in ‘worst’ position as coronavirus attacks ASEAN bloc
JAKARTA -- Evawangi, a doctor at a public hospital on the outskirts of Jakarta, grows more worried every day.Her hospital...
Even Rishi Sunak’s superpowers may not be enough to prevent an economic crash
“It’s a bit like a car hitting a wall at high speed,” says Peter Dixon, UK economist at Commerzbank. “You will wreck the...
Wuhan natives in New York hit by second round of coronavirus agony
NEW YORK -- As Wuhan lifted itself out of its 76-day coronavirus lockdown at midnight on Wednesday, Chen Long, a...
Philippines bans medical staff from leaving to work abroad
MANILA -- The Philippines has barred doctors, nurses and a host of other medical professionals from leaving to work overseas,...
Japan carmakers lend a hand in race for ventilators
TOKYO -- With the coronavirus outbreak expected to increase demand for ventilators in Japan, companies outside the medical sector are...
Singapore’s migrant dormitories emerge as hotbed for coronavirus
SINGAPORE -- Explosive coronavirus clusters are emerging in densely packed dormitories for the migrant workers who keep Singapore's economy going,...
Abe tangles with health ministry bureaucrats over virus response
TOKYO -- In the months since the new coronavirus first arrived in Japan, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has repeatedly clashed...
Formula One team Williams wins lifeline from Canadian food tycoon
The beleaguered Williams Formula One team has been thrown a lifeline by Canadian food processing tycoon Michael Latifi who has...
We must back the start-ups that will navigate us out of this storm
Great companies are built out of financial crises; we mustn't forget to help the great new start-ups that could transform...
