Korean Air to submit self-rescue plan amid coronavirus pandemic
Yonhap via The Korea Herald/Asia News Network SEOUL — Korean Air Lines Co., South Korea’s top flag carrier, will draw up a 1.5 trillion won ($1.23 billion) self-rescue plan, including…
Asian shares rise on hopes for drug to treat coronavirus
TOKYO — Asian shares advanced on Thursday, riding a wave of optimism about a possible treatment for the coronavirus that set off a rally on Wall Street powerful enough to…
Duterte adviser says poor ‘resilient’ to coronavirus, should be allowed to work
The presidential adviser for entrepreneurship said the poor should be allowed to go back to work because they are “somehow resilient to the virus” and those who are sick should…
How some companies survive, even thrive, in coronavirus crisis
The company logo and view of Netflix headquarters in Los Gatos, Calif. COVID-19 may have knocked U.S. stocks into a bear market and pummeled the U.S. economy, but the disease…
Flour mill ramps up daily grind to feed coronavirus baking surge
Flour is in demand due to increased home baking during the pandemic. Image: tataks / IStock.com In the countryside outside Dublin, the river Blackwater turns the colossal water wheel of…
Coronavirus pushes Airbus into Q1 loss
(FILES) This file photo taken on February 14, 2019 in Toulouse shows parts of Airbus A380 MSN 266 at Airbus plant, as European aerospace giant announced it would end production…
Belgians called to eat fries twice a week amid potato surplus during coronavirus crisis
Fries are a popular snack in Belgium. INQUIRER.net Stock Photo With the food sector hit during the coronavirus crisis, Belgians are being called to eat more fries to help the…
Bayer reports surge in Q1 profits as coronavirus lifts health demand
BERLIN — German chemicals and pharmaceuticals giant Bayer on Monday reported surging first-quarter profits, as its consumer health arm saw a “substantial increase in demand due to the COVID-19 pandemic”.…
Coronavirus test maker Roche sees sales rise
GENEVA — Swiss pharmaceutical company Roche, which helps make tests to detect the COVID-19 illness, said Wednesday its sales edged up in the first quarter despite the broad economic volatility…
BSP urges more Filipinos to shift to e-payments to slow coronavirus spread
The country’s top financial regulator wants more Filipinos to use electronic payments as a means of settling transactions especially during the Luzon-wide lockdown imposed by the government to combat the…