Taiwan’s largest airline in the spotlight over China name confusion
Taiwan’s largest carrier, China Airlines, has become the latest focus of political angst on the island about identity and its relationship with China amid the...
Norwegian Air shares drop 60% after proposed debt-for-equity swap
The share price of Norwegian Air fell by 60% on Tuesday, the first day of trading following the company’s proposal of a financial rescue package...
Philippines ramps up coronavirus testing to find thousands of unknown infections
The Philippines introduced a more aggressive testing programme for the coronavirus on Tuesday to locate as many as 15,000 unknown infections, despite having implemented some...
China’s trade slump eases in March, but pandemic set to deepen export downturn
The plunge in China’s exports and imports eased in March as factories resumed production, but shipments are set to shrink sharply over coming months as...
Oil rises on forecast U.S. output drop as coronavirus ravages demand
Oil prices rose around 1% on Tuesday after the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) predicted shale output in the world’s biggest crude producer would fall...
South Korea’s Coupang operating loss shrinks by a third in 2019 as e-commerce surges
Coupang Corp, one of South Korea’s biggest e-commerce firms, said on Tuesday its operating loss shrank by a third last year, helped by a 64%...
Asia shares hit one-month high on Chinese trade data, easing pandemic worries
Asian equities extended gains on Tuesday after China’s trade data came in better than expected and as some nations tried to restart their economy by...
AstraZeneca-Merck genetic disorder treatment wins FDA nod
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved a treatment developed by AstraZeneca Plc and Merck & Co Inc for a rare genetic disorder, the companies...
British clothing retailer Next reopens online business
British clothing retailer Next will reopen its online business having implemented additional safety measures to cope with the coronavirus emergency, it said on Tuesday....
Poland likely to lift coronavirus limits on shops first: government
Poland will likely lift restrictions on shops first when it eases curbs put in place to cope with the coronavirus, government spokesman Piotr Muller said...