A coronavirus vaccine won't be the silver bullet to end the pandemic, Singaporean minister Lawrence Wong said despite "promising" news from pharmaceutical firms.
Signing the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) shows the U.S. and the West have "misread" China, said Chinese state-backed tabloid Global Times.
Fifteen Asia-Pacific countries, including China, Japan, Australia and Singapore, on Sunday signed the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP).
A vaccine along with distancing, masks and hygiene will be "very effective" in containing Covid-19, said Jerome Kim of the International Vaccine Institute.
The U.S. rising as a leader in climate change could either be a source of conflict or an opportunity to collaborate with China, said the energy consultancy.
Division in Washington means any further fiscal stimulus in the U.S. "probably won't be as big," said Andrew Tilton, Goldman's chief Asia Pacific economist.
During this year's 11.11 event, as many as 40 million users were on Lazada's platform along with 400,000 sellers, over half of which were small businesses.
China's State Administration for Market Regulation on Tuesday announced a set of draft guidelines aimed at curbing monopolistic behavior on internet platforms.
Experts said Biden's primary concern would be to address the coronavirus and the economy, but that North Korea could test weapons to make its presence felt.
The Trump administration has gone silent as ByteDance waits for guidance on how to proceed with a minority stake sale and technology partnership with Oracle.
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