India reports over 400,000 daily cases for the third time in a week as second wave hammers country
Health ministry data released Friday showed there were 414,188 new cases over a 24-hour period, where at least 3,915 people succumbed to the disease.
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The global chip shortage is starting to have major real-world consequences
The severity of the global chip shortage has gone up a notch over the last few weeks and it's now looking as though millions of people will be impacted.
Asia-Pacific markets trade mixed as investors look ahead to key U.S. jobs report
Economists expect as many as 1 million payrolls were added last month in the United States and the unemployment rate likely fell from 6% to 5.8%.
China's trade with the U.S. and Australia grew in April despite tensions
U.S. dollar-denominated exports rose 32.3% in April from a year ago, beating an estimate of 24.1% growth from analysts polled by Reuters.
'No prospects' for China-Australia relations to get back on track soon, political analyst says
Beijing moved to "indefinitely" suspend all high-level economic dialogue with Canberra on Thursday.
Amazon delays Prime Day in India and Canada as Covid ravages both countries
Prime Day, which typically takes place in July, was postponed to mid-October last year in the U.S. and elsewhere due to the pandemic.
Japan, South Korea stocks rise in mixed trading as investors look ahead to the U.S. jobs report
Thursday's session in Asia-Pacific followed a mixed finish overnight on Wall Street where the Dow Jones Industrial Average ended at a new closing all-time high.
India reports over 412,000 new Covid cases as court demands plan to tackle oxygen shortage in Delhi
India's Supreme Court ordered the central government to present a comprehensive plan by Thursday outlining steps to meet medical oxygen requirements for Delhi.
India’s worsening Covid crisis could spiral into a problem for the world
The South Asian country accounted for 46% of new coronavirus cases globally and one in every four deaths in the past week, said the World Health Organization.
Newspaper publisher Singapore Press Holdings to transfer troubled media business into not-for-profit entity
The company's media business includes English broadsheets The Straits Times and The Business Times, as well as Chinese newspaper Lianhe Zaobao.
India foreign minister self-isolating after Covid scare at UK's in-person G-7 summit
India's foreign minister met in person with U.K. Home Secretary Priti Patel on Tuesday and U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Monday.
Australian shares rise almost 0.4% as Hong Kong and Singapore shares struggle for gains
The benchmark ASX 200 advanced 0.39% to 7,095.80 with the heavily-weighted financials subindex rising 0.57%
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The coronavirus recovery, continued tech adoption and increased demand for health products are three trends set to dominate consumer behavior in Asia in 2021.
India reports more than 357,000 new Covid cases as total crosses 20 million
So far, at least 222,408 people have died from the disease, but that number is likely lower than the actual death toll.
China urges 'basic manners' after Philippine foreign secretary slams Beijing in blunt tweet
Philippine Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. tweeted that China should "get the f--- out" as the two countries clash over the South China Sea.
Ola hires ex-Jaguar and Aston Martin designer to work on electric vehicles
Ola, an Indian competitor to Uber that makes its own electric vehicles, has hired Jaguar Land Rover veteran Wayne Burgess as its head of vehicle design.
China's push to cut carbon emissions boosts risks for part of the country
Fifteen regions in the northern half of China account for a growing majority of national bond defaults, according to Nomura.
Indian Premier League: 2021 competition suspended amid coronavirus outbreak in country
The 2021 Indian Premier League has been suspended amid concerns over coronavirus levels in the country.
Asia-Pacific markets mixed; RBA holds steady on policy settings
Markets in China, Japan and Thailand remain closed on Tuesday for holidays.
India accounts for 1 in 3 new Covid cases being recorded. Here is its second wave in 5 charts
Nearly 7 million cases were reported for April, according to data from Johns Hopkins University.
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