Economy

A clerk sorts yuan notes at a bank in Taiyuan, China on Feb. 24: Asia finds itself poorly prepared to confront a triple whammy of threats.
Opinion

World Bank's 'third shock' threatens to reverse Asia's economic progress

After trade war and COVID-19, continent-wide recession would put millions into poverty

6 April 2020
Firefighters spray disinfectant to prevent the spread of coronavirus disease in Jakarta.
4 April 2020
A Cathay Pacific Boeing 777-300ER plane taxis at O'Hare International Airport in Chicago: the company concluded sale and lease-back transactions on six of its Boeing aircraft.
Opinion

Asian airlines need government support now as situation spirals

Cathay, Singapore and Korean have all slashed capacity as travel bans take effect

31 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
A factory makes industrial robots in the city of Haimen in China's Jiangsu Province. (FeatureChina via AP Images)
Technology

China covets Japan's IoT expertise -- missing piece in tech quest

Automation technologies seen as key to reducing dependence on US tech

29 March 2020
Congress gave final approval to the largest economic package in U.S. history. 
Coronavirus: Free to read

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
Donald Trump holds news conference on the coronavirus outbreak on Feb. 26: what might an effective global coordination program look like?
Opinion

US and China should fight coronavirus, not each other

Experience from SARS in 2003 shows long-term benefits of cooperation

26 March 2020
An employee wearing a face mask works in a factory of printed circuit boards in Suining, China on Feb. 1: the coming crisis will accelerate other changes already under way.
Opinion

Coronavirus crisis will send globalization into reverse

Complex Asian supply chains and just-in-time production are vulnerable to shocks

25 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
Tokyo stocks were on the rebound after trading opened on March 23.
Markets

Asian stocks take further dive as US stimulus talks falter

Nikkei supported by weakening yen, a potential boon to country's exporters

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
U.S. President Donald Trump at a coronavirus press briefing on March 21. The country plans one of the largest stimulus packages, but lawmakers are still at odds about the contents.
Coronavirus

Faced with plunging economies, nations plan record stimulus

10% or more of GDP eyed in many countries as US lawmakers clash on details

23 March 2020
Larry Kudlow, President Trump’s top economic adviser, says the total spending package will top $2 trillion. 
Economy

US coronavirus measures to total 'more than $2tn'

Economic adviser Kudlow says spending will reach '10% of GDP'

22 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
Traders on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on March 20, the last day before the trading floor will close due to the COVID-19 outbreak in the city.
Markets

Dow erases Trump-era gains as tougher restrictions expand

US and Mexico ban nonessential cross-border travel; New York tells people to say home

21 March 2020
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20 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
U.S. President Donald Trump addresses the daily coronavirus response briefing at the White House on Wednesday.
International relations

Trump cites 'Chinese virus' in bid to shape narrative

Washington and Beijing trade blame for outbreak as tensions soar

19 March 2020
President Donald Trump speaks during a press briefing with the coronavirus task force, at the White House on March 17.
Coronavirus

Trump wants to send cash to Americans in coronavirus stimulus

President retreats from payroll tax holiday for quick action

18 March 2020
An air traveler sits among empty seats on a Delta flight to San Francisco, after further cases of coronavirus were confirmed in New York, at JFK International Airport, New York on March 17.
Economy

Coronavirus has sent world into recession, Wall Street says

Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley and S&P revise global growth forecasts

18 March 2020
Bank of Japan Gov. Haruhiko Kuroda speaks to the press in Tokyo on March 16. (Photo by Kai Fujii)
17 March 2020
The benchmark Nikkei recovered after recording its lowest intraday level in over 3 years in morning trade on Tuesday.
Markets

Asian market sell-off eases after overnight crash on Wall Street

Volatility highest since 2008 financial crisis despite coordinated efforts by central banks

17 March 2020
Policies such as President Donald Trump's "America First" have weakened international cooperation in recent years.
Comment

Invisible enemy tests a fractured global order

International response to coronavirus key to preventing economic meltdown

17 March 2020
Twitter user @4danlopez on Saturday morning tweeted a photo of long lines outside a New York bar despite confirmed coronavirus cases piling up in the state. 
Coronavirus

Bars and restaurants close as New Yorkers can't stop partying

Nightlife crowds remain large even as US coronavirus cases climb

17 March 2020
A man in a surgical mask walks by the New York Stock Exchange as the coronavirus continued to pound the market on March 16.
Markets

Dow slides 3,000 as coronavirus shuts down America

Worst point loss in history despite Fed's big rate cut

17 March 2020