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The Japanese and Singaporean economies were already weak before the coronavirus outbreak worsened over the past month, said Steve Cochrane, chief Asia Pacific economist at Moody's Analytics.

The U.K.'s Prime Minister Boris Johnson said there would be no quick lifting of restrictions in the country, as he made his first public statement since returning to work Monday.

As international oil companies grapple with a historic plunge in crude prices, a rise in piracy is also poised to threaten supply chains.

Apple and Google's enormous new headquarters have been delayed as a result of coronavirus.

In the next week, Boeing will hold its annual meeting, report first-quarter results and face the application deadline for a multi-billion dollar aid package from the federal government.

Total number of coronavirus infection cases around the world was more than 2.96 million and at least 206,265 people have died.

Air France-KLM will receive up to 11 billion euros ($12 billion) in financial aid from the French and Dutch government as the coronavirus pandemic pushes many airlines closer to bankruptcy.

The report by the EU's foreign policy arm said state-backed governments including China and Russia were responsible for spreading disinfomration on the virus.

PetroChina and Sinopec are set to post earnings later this week, with Bernstein's Neil Beveridge expecting "very significant losses in the first quarter" for the two firms.

The Bank of Japan expanded monetary stimulus on Monday and pledged to buy an unlimited amount of bonds to keep borrowing costs low amid economic pain from the coronavirus pandemic.

All countries need to be on guard in the fight against Covid-19 before the fall flu season, according to Joshua Sharfstein, vice dean for public health practice and community engagement at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.

The Bank of Japan of Monday announced on Monday an enhancement of its monetary policy easing measures to combat the hit on Japan's economy as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.

A group of officers from the Indian Revenue Service has called for higher taxes for the rich: a 40% tax rate for people earning above 10 million rupees in a year, or a wealth tax for those with a net worth of 50 million rupees or more.

German drugs and pesticides company Bayer said the economic downturn due to the coronavirus has prompted it to take a tougher stance in talks to settle claims its glyphosate-based weedkillers cause cancer.

From bonus points to status extensions, see what major airlines are doing to protect their frequent fliers' miles and elite statuses in 2020.

Starbucks said that along with co-investments with Sequoia Capital China, it will look to form "commercial partnerships with next-generation food and retail technology companies."

China is set to release a new plan this year called "China Standards 2035" with the aim of influencing how the next-generation of technologies will work.

McDonald's and Subway are reportedly two U.S. firms among 19 companies that will be participating in the digital currency trial in Xiong'an.

In a letter to staff, Chief Executive Guillaume Faury said Airbus was "bleeding cash at an unprecedented speed" and that a recent drop of a third or more in production rates did not reflect the worst-case scenario and would be kept under review.

According to correspondence shared with CNBC, Tesla managers asked dozens of employees to return on April 29 to resume production at the company's car plant in Fremont, California. Local health orders requiring Tesla to stick with "minimum basic operations" only have not been relaxed yet, according to the Alameda County Sheriff's Office.