Japan extends calls to avoid nightclubs, bars to all prefectures
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan will allow governors of all 47 prefectures to request that their residents refrain from visiting nightclubs,...
Linda J. Dodson
Coronavirus: Seven things to know about the medical aspects
HONG KONG -- Scientists and researchers are racing to find treatments and a vaccine for the new coronavirus, as confirmed...
Apple and Google announce tie-up to curb coronavirus pandemic
NEW YORK (Kyodo) -- Apple Inc. and Google LLC said Friday they will cooperate to prevent further spread of the...
Buy-to-let investors prepare to swoop on housing market downturn
The property market is in limbo: sales are on hold, landlords are struggling, and mortgage searches last month were down...
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...
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...
