Indonesia reports biggest daily rise in coronavirus infections
FILE PHOTO: Medical staff wearing protective suits take a rest at an emergency room amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak…
Indonesia reports 672 new coronavirus infections, 50 deaths
FILE PHOTO: Indonesia Muslims wearing protective face masks stand in line before taking part in Friday prayers, amid the spread…
‘All my dreams are shattered’: coronavirus crushes Asia’s garment industry
YANGON/DHAKA/BANGKOK (Reuters) – Zarchi Lwin pawned her only two gold bangles for $140 when the owner of the Myanmar factory…
Singapore warns firms to enable home-working as coronavirus cases rise to 926
A seating area is taped up to encourage social distancing at a mall, as the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19)…
Thailand reports 32 new coronavirus cases in biggest single-day rise
FILE PHOTO: A Buddhist monk check temperture of a visitor at Wat Pho temple as prevention after the coronavirus outbreak…
Indonesia president to take coronavirus test as cases top 100
JAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesian President Joko Widodo said on Sunday he would get tested for coronavirus, while some of his…
Malaysia virus tally hits highest in Southeast Asia due to mosque event
A customer wearing a protective mask, shops at a supermarket, following the outbreak of coronavirus, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia March…
Coronavirus pandemic could be over by June if countries act, says Chinese adviser
BEIJING (Reuters) – The global coronavirus pandemic could be over by June if countries mobilize to fight it, a senior…
Bahrain accuses Iran of ‘biological aggression’, Gulf states try to curb coronavirus
DUBAI (Reuters) – Bahrain accused Iran on Thursday of “biological aggression” by covering up the spread of the coronavirus and…
Malaysia expands China traveler ban as coronavirus spreads
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Malaysia has expanded a ban on visitors from China to include Zhejiang and Jiangsu provinces, after…
Bloody Philippine drug war fails to curb methamphetamine supply: VP
MANILA (Reuters) – Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte’s war on drugs has only managed to curb the supply of methamphetamines by…
China’s November coal imports slump 19% month-on-month on port curbs
FILE PHOTO: Trucks are parked next to a pile of coal on the bank of the Yalu River in Sinuiju,…
Vietnam culls 4.7 million pigs as African swine fever spreads
HANOI (Reuters) – Vietnam has culled about 4.7 million pigs to contain an outbreak of African swine fever that has…
Dengue death toll rises in Malaysia, number of cases close to double
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Malaysia saw a rise in deaths caused by dengue to 113 by August 3, compared to…
Philippines weighs re-use of controversial dengue vaccine
FILE PHOTO: Boxes of anti-dengue vaccine Dengvaxia are placed inside a freezer for storage at the Manila Health Department in…
Malnutrition, disease kill at least 139 displaced in Indonesia’s Papua – group
JAKARTA (Reuters) – Thousands of people in Indonesia’s easternmost province of Papua have been displaced by fighting between soldiers and…
Vietnam, EU sign landmark free trade deal
Hanoi (Reuters) – The European Union signed a landmark free trade deal with Vietnam on Sunday, the first of its…
HSBC plans retail wealth headcount boost; eyes Singapore expansion
HONG KONG (Reuters) – HSBC Holdings PLC plans to boost its Asia retail wealth management staff by about 300 by…
U.S. lawmaker urges FAA, Boeing employees to disclose details on 737 MAX approval
FILE PHOTO: An aerial photo shows Boeing 737 MAX airplanes parked at the Boeing Factory in Renton, Washington, U.S. March…
Factbox: What we know about Boeing 737 MAX crash and what comes next
(Reuters) – More than 300 Boeing 737 MAX 8 and MAX 9 passenger jets around the world have been taken…
Boeing 737 MAX jets could be grounded for weeks as black box probe to start on Ethiopia crash
WASHINGTON/PARIS (Reuters) – Boeing Co’s 737 MAX 8 and 9 planes will be grounded for weeks if not longer until…
EU suspends Boeing 737 MAX flights, U.S. senators suggest similar move
ADDIS ABABA/PARIS (Reuters) – The European Union’s aviation safety regulator on Tuesday suspended all flights in the bloc by Boeing…
Malaysia probing audit firms’ conduct in 1MDB scandal
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Malaysia’s securities regulator said on Saturday it was looking into the conduct of auditors of 1Malaysia…
Southeast Asia wary of China’s Belt and Road project, skeptical of U.S.: survey
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Southeast Asian countries should be cautious in negotiating with China on its flagship Belt and Road Initiative…
Microsoft to invest in Southeast Asian ride-hailing firm Grab
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Microsoft Corp is investing in Southeast Asian ride-hailing firm Grab as part of a partnership that the…
U.S. firms in China feeling ‘clear and far reaching’ trade war pinch: survey
SHANGHAI (Reuters) – American companies in China are being hurt by tariffs in the growing trade war between Washington and…
Japan Airlines to set up low-cost carrier, targeting Asian demand
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan Airlines Co Ltd (JAL) (9201.T) is launching a low-cost carrier offering medium to long-haul flights, aiming…