New virus outbreak dashes hopes for quick Hong Kong economic recovery
FILE PHOTO: A lion sculpture is seen in front of office towers at the financial Central district in Hong Kong, China May 25, 2017. REUTERS/Bobby Yip HONG KONG–Hong Kong’s long…
Coronavirus outbreak in Beijing takes a bite out of F&B industry
A waitress standing in a near-empty restaurant amid a wave of new Covid-19 cases in Beijing on June 20, 2020. EPA-EFE via The Straits Times/Asia News Network BEIJING — On…
S. Korea’s demand for electric bicycles surges amid COVID-19 outbreak
Samchuly Bicycle’s Phantom Q. Samchuly Bicycle via The Korea Herald/Asia News Network SEOUL — South Korean bicycles maker Samchuly Bicycle said Monday its sales of electric bicycles have surged as…
Overseas Filipinos’ remittances still up ahead of COVID-19 outbreak
Dollar remittances of expatriate Filipinos continued to rise in February just as the coronavirus pandemic was starting to spread around the world, data from the central bank showed, but it…
Expat Filipinos’ dollar remittances still up ahead of COVID-19 outbreak
Dollar remittances of expatriate Filipinos continued to rise in February just as the COVID-19 pandemic was starting to spread around the world, data from the central bank showed, though it…
DTI: Over half of MSMEs in PH fully stopped operations due to virus outbreak
MANILA, Philippines — More than half of the country’s micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in the country had to stop their operations due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Department…
Virus outbreak delivers tech darlings a harsh reality check
AP Just as the coronavirus outbreak has boxed in society, it’s also squeezed high-flying tech companies reliant on people’s freedom to move around and get together. Since the beginning of…