Economy

The Bank of Japan seeks to help small businesses squeezed by the coronavirus outbreak.
Economy

BOJ's Kuroda channels Draghi with 'whatever it takes' vow

Japan's central bank follows Fed playbook with bond buys and small-business aid

28 April 2020
The Bank of Japan, led by Gov. Haruhiko Kuroda, enacted stimulus measures April 27 to combat the pandemic's effects on the Japanese economy. 
Economy

Bank of Japan vows to buy government bonds 'without upper limit'

Tokyo stocks rise 2.7% after central bank acts to help companies weather pandemic

27 April 2020
A man enters a hospital where a special ward has been set up for COVID-19 patients in Mumbai.
18 April 2020
A drilling site in the Eagle Ford Shale area in Texas: shale producers are slashing spending and production targets.
Opinion

OPEC's efforts to mop up global oil oversupply are good for Asia

Industry's growth is crucial for long-term energy security

17 April 2020
Despite doubts about China's transparency, analysts give it credit for its aggressive pandemic response, including in Wuhan where the outbreak started.
Coronavirus

South Korea and China earn high marks in pandemic safety ranking

Israel leads while Philippines and Indonesia lag on venture fund's list

14 April 2020
Financial markets have been jittering since the outbreak of the pandemic.
Datawatch

24% of world's large companies risk running out of cash

If sales drop 30% for the next 6 months, data shows

14 April 2020
Gravediggers wear protective suits in preparing a plot in Manaus, Brazil.
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Coronavirus: Week of Apr. 5 to Apr. 11, Global death toll reaches 100,000

Kyoto asks to be put under emergency decree; Vietnam preps $2.66bn safety net

11 April 2020
French economist Jacques Attali says vaccine research is necessary for the global economy to recover.
Interview

Technology to reign supreme after the coronavirus: Jacques Attali

Leading French economist says more resources will need to be directed to health

9 April 2020
Firefighters spray disinfectant to prevent the spread of coronavirus disease in Jakarta.
4 April 2020
Restaurants in many major cities worldwide are unable to open as people stay indoors.
Datawatch

World slips into pandemic-induced hibernation as China awakens

Restaurants and traffic go quiet globally while Shanghai's cargo shipments spike

30 March 2020
Crew members wave Chinese and Serbian flags after medical experts from China arrived at the Nikola Tesla airport in Belgrade, Serbia on Mar. 21: China's mask diplomacy in action.
Opinion

No, China will not get away with rewriting history

Beijing mainly cares about convincing its domestic audience, not the global one

30 March 2020
Congress gave final approval to the largest economic package in U.S. history. 
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Coronavirus: Week of Mar. 22 to Mar. 28, US House passes a $2.2tn stimulus

Hong Kong bans gatherings of over 4 people; Trump tweets he is working with Xi

28 March 2020
As airports, hotels and tourist havens like Fisherman's Wharf in San Francisco empty out, the world is beginning to worry about widespread job losses. (Source photos from AP)
Datawatch

Coronavirus jeopardizes hotel, transport and retail sectors

Dire straits for 100m Japanese, Americans and Europeans in these industries

23 March 2020
Chinese anti-epidemic medical expert team at Milan's Malpensa airport on Mar. 18: China can present itself as a benevolent and responsible world power.
Opinion

China is rewriting coronavirus history and nobody will stop it

Disarray in global governments gives Beijing chance to step up and reap rewards

23 March 2020
A freeway sits almost empty in downtown Los Angeles, after California's Gov. Gavin Newsom issued an unprecedented statewide "stay at home order" directing the state's 40 million residents to hunker down in their homes for the foreseeable future during the global outbreak of coronavirus disease, in California, U.S., on March 20, 2020.
Coronavirus: Free to read

Coronavirus: Week of Mar. 15 to Mar. 21, New York orders millions to stay indoors

Mainland China reports zero new local cases for 3rd day; worldwide total surges

21 March 2020
A dealing room of a bank in Seoul. Shares across much of Asia suffered in morning trade on March 19 as the coronavirus pandemic continued to spook investors.
Markets

Asian shares tumble as surging dollar negates stimulus measures

South Korean shares fall sharply as more coronavirus infections emerge

19 March 2020
Shipping containers have piled up in Chinese ports with many truckers still facing local quarantines or transport controls amid the COVID-19 outbreak.
Food & Beverage

Snarled China transport links trap pork suppliers

Foreign meat companies unable to secure containers or ship space

17 March 2020
Bank of Japan Gov. Haruhiko Kuroda speaks to the press in Tokyo on March 16. (Photo by Kai Fujii)
17 March 2020
French President Emmanuel Macron, left, and U.S. President Donald Trump at a 2019 G-7 Summit in France. Macron said the leaders will hold a virtual meeting on Monday to discuss the medical and economic responses to the virus outbreak..
14 March 2020
U.S. President Donald Trump addresses the nation from the White House on March 11.
Markets

Asian markets slide after Trump bans European travelers over virus

Circuit breakers triggered in Thailand, Indonesia and Philippines

12 March 2020
Director-General of the WHO Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has designated the new coronavirus as a pandemic.
Coronavirus

WHO calls coronavirus a pandemic as cases soar

Tedros says 120,000 people infected in 120 countries and regions

12 March 2020
The Nikkei stock index fell 5% to close at 19,698.76 yen on March 9. (Photo by Kento Awashima) 
Markets

Asian stocks plunge, as yen and bonds surge after oil plummets

Saudi Arabia poised to pump more crude even as coronavirus spooks global economy

9 March 2020
A woman walks in Turin, Italy, on March 5 after the government urged people not to stand closer than one meter apart.
Coronavirus

US and Europe outpace Asia in spread of coronavirus

While cases in China slow, Western outbreaks grow by multiples of 5 and 10

8 March 2020
The Philippines' ratio of women in senior management positions stood at 43%, versus just 12% in Japan.
Economy

Women in management: Southeast Asia improves but Singapore slips

Philippines' ratio of female execs tops region as Japan lags behind at 12%

7 March 2020
A member of the medical team in protective gear sprays disinfectant liquid at a taxi station in Tehran.
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Coronavirus: Week of Mar. 1 to Mar. 7, confirmed cases top 100,000 worldwide

South Korea to suspend visa waivers for Japan; Hubei, excluding Wuhan, reports no new cases

7 March 2020