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Vietnam has mounted an all-out effort to save the life of its most critically ill coronavirus patient, a British pilot who works for Vietnam Airlines, the national carrier.

Bryan Hutchens in Oklahoma estimates he's only used his two flat-bed trucks to shift oilfield equipment for a week out of the past month as the coronavirus crisis shutters businesses.

Aluminum Corp of China Ltd, known as Chalco, said on Thursday its chairman Lu Dongliang had resigned from his position, with former company president Ao Hong put in temporary charge.

Singapore Airlines Ltd on Thursday reported its first-ever annual loss due to poor fuel hedging bets and a collapse in demand driven by the coronavirus pandemic.

The World Health Organization's emergencies expert Mike Ryan has said it: "This virus may never go away."

Suedzucker, Europe's largest sugar refiner, on Thursday confirmed its forecast for a strong increase in earnings in its new financial year on hopes its core sugar sector will improve despite the coronavirus crisis.

Qatar Airways, one of the Middle East's biggest carriers, will lay off close to 20% of its workforce after the coronavirus pandemic decimated travel demand, its chief executive has told the BBC.

China's commerce ministry said on Thursday it will make a just and objective final ruling on its anti-dumping and anti-subsidy cases against barley from Australia, amid escalating bilateral tensions over the COVID-19 pandemic.

China will allow imports of barley and blueberries from the United States, according to notices on its customs website.

China is likely to speed up the buying of U.S. farm goods and will implement the phase 1 trade deal with the United States , an executive at state-owned agriculture trading house COFCO said at an online industry conference on Thursday.

Temperature screening and face masks will become common sights at airports to mitigate the spread of the new coronavirus but physical distancing could make flying more expensive, the head of Dubai airport said.

Temperature screening and face masks will become common sights at airports to mitigate the spread of the new coronavirus but physical distancing could make flying more expensive, the head of Dubai airport said.

The United Kingdom is planning to cut tariffs on U.S. agricultural imports to advance progress on a free trade agreement, the Financial Times reported on Thursday.

Brazilian state development bank BNDES on Wednesday proposed a rescue package worth 4 billion reais ($680 million) for the nation's airlines, less than half the amount initially anticipated, sources with knowledge of the matter said.

China needs more active fiscal policy as pressure on its economy is still increasing, according to an article by Finance Minister Liu Kun published in the official People's Daily on Thursday.

China is allocating more low-tariff import quotas for corn this year and may expand its use of wheat quotas as it seeks to step up farm purchases from the United States and meet a pledge to comply with global trade rules, according to three sources.

Australia's GrainCorp on Thursday flagged plans for higher grain exports in the second half of the year as widespread rainfall helped the bulk grain handler boost harvests and return to a profit for the first-half.

Brazilian state development bank BNDES on Wednesday offered airlines a 4 billion reais ($680 million) rescue package, less than half of what was initially anticipated, a source with knowledge of the matter said.

A United Airlines Holdings Inc non-union employee filed a class action lawsuit on Wednesday alleging that a requirement that management and administration employees take 20 unpaid days off breaches the terms of federal payroll aid.

Australia's GrainCorp Ltd said on Thursday higher rainfall boosted the bulk grain handler's output, helping it post a first-half profit in its first results after the demerger of its malting division.