The Nikkei Asian Review is tracking the spread of the new coronavirus that originated in the central Chinese city of Wuhan. Global cases have reached 6,524,369, according to Johns Hopkins University. The worldwide death toll has hit 386,289. To see how the disease has spread, view our virus tracker charts: […]
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Rural China staggers as pandemic leaves millions jobless
SHANGHAI — As early as 5 a.m., men on electric bikes begin to arrive at a street in the western outskirts of the Jiangsu Province city of Xuzhou, a gathering point for day laborers. By shortly after 6 a.m., their ranks have swelled into the hundreds. Brokers rattle off the […]
Modi buried under avalanche of COVID-19 cases and 120m jobless
NEW DELHI — India has seen a sharp spike in new coronavirus cases with the total crossing 125,000, about 70% of which surfaced in this month alone. This has forced Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government to review its strategy to contain the outbreak, which has shocked an already slowing economy, […]
Coronavirus latest: Hong Kong jobless rate hits decade high
The Nikkei Asian Review is tracking the spread of the new coronavirus that originated in the central Chinese city of Wuhan. Global cases have reached 4,628,903, according to the World Health Organization. The worldwide death toll has hit 312,009. To see how the disease has spread, view our virus tracker […]
Singapore and Japan jobless rates show coronavirus pain setting in
SINGAPORE — Asian unemployment statistics have begun to show the damage from the coronavirus pandemic, with forecasters expecting job losses in some countries to exceed global financial crisis levels in the months ahead. On Wednesday, Singapore announced that the unemployment rate rose to 2.4% in March, up from 2.3% in […]