Exclusive: South Korea to announce on Wednesday measures to ease dollar funding squeeze – officials
South Korea will announce measures on Wednesday to ease dollar funding shortages in its local market, two government officials familiar with the matter told Reuters....
Virus-hit Gulf has little room to boost revenue after oil price shock
The coronavirus outbreak and plunging crude prices are a double blow that leaves Gulf Arab governments with few options to manage fiscal stability while trying...
Asian stocks jittery after Wall Street plunge
Asian shares held their ground on Tuesday in a volatile session following one of Wall Street’s biggest one-day routs in history as headlines about the...
Tesla’s U.S. factory to stay open as coronavirus lockdown begins: report
U.S. electric vehicle maker Tesla Inc plans to operate its Fremont factory on Tuesday, when San Francisco’s Bay Area begins a three-week lockdown to rein...
Musk told Tesla employees in memo to stay home if unwell: sources
Tesla Inc Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk sent employees an email on Monday telling them to stay at home if they felt ill or uncomfortable,...
Ohio primary vote halted at last minute amid coronavirus court battle – The Guardian
Ohio primary vote halted at last minute amid coronavirus court battle The Guardian Ohio governor announces polls will be closed Tuesday over coronavirus CNN Applications for Ohio...
Universal to release films in theaters and online
Universal Pictures will begin releasing movies at home the same day they are released in theaters, yet another sign that the coronavirus is changing consumer...
Japan suicides at historic low in 2019 but more teens kill themselves
Suicides in Japan in 2019 fell to a historic low, marking the tenth straight year of declines, but youth suicides continued to rise, police said...
Vietnam to halt issue of all visas in coronavirus battle
Vietnam will suspend the issue of new visas for all foreign nationals to curb the spread of coronavirus in the Southeast Asian nation, state media...
Coronavirus cluster in Japan’s Nagoya tied to elderly day care center
A cluster of coronavirus cases in Japan’s Nagoya city has been linked to an elderly day care facility, underscoring the difficulty of shielding the aged...