Malaysia reopens as virus rips through migrant detention centers
KUALA LUMPUR -- Malaysia's movement restrictions expire on Tuesday, allowing a full-fledged economic restart after a nearly three-month hiatus due...
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Expats flee Bali as virus crashes Asia’s top luxury villa market
DENPASAR -- With a private pool, walled tropical gardens and a large terrace overlooking a lush green river valley in...
New Zealand to lift curbs other than for entry; virus ‘eliminated’
WELLINGTON (Reuters) -- New Zealand has eliminated transmission of the novel coronavirus and will lift all containment measures except for...
Japan’s music industry explores online concerts to cure virus blues
TOKYO -- For concert promoter Hiromichi Hayashi, the live music business this year has been all but dead due to...
Malaysia to reopen most economic activity with virus ‘under control’
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) -- Malaysia on Sunday said it would reopen nearly all economic activity and allow interstate travel starting...
Baseball team’s virus approach offers clues for Japanese business
TOKYO -- The Yomiuri Giants professional baseball team announced on Thursday that two players who had tested positive for the...
US-Japan military drills go on despite virus, with eye on China
TOKYO -- The coronavirus pandemic has not stopped the U.S. and Japan from holding joint military exercises, as the allies keep watch...
Asia’s lead in virus recovery not showing in stock markets
HONG KONG/TOKYO -- Asia's head start over the rest of the world in reopening its coronavirus-hit economies is not reflected...
Singapore adds $23bn of virus relief after flagging 4-7% GDP fall
SINGAPORE -- Singapore on Tuesday downgraded its growth projection for this year to a range of -7% to -4%, from...
Global oil market still reeling from price war and virus downturn
But ultimately, Russia’s risky geopolitical gambits, Saudi Arabia’s attempts to flood the market with oil, and the machinations of Opec,...
