Hong Kong schools have been shut for weeks. Officials still don't know when students can return
Hong Kong's education chief is weighing the pros and cons of reopening schools and universities after weeks of closure due to the coronavirus outbreak.
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Japan stocks jump more than 3%; China's dollar-denominated exports fall less than expected
China's yuan-denominated exports declined 3.5% year-on-year in March, Reuters reported Tuesday citing customs data. For the first quarter, exports dropped 11.4% from a year ago.
BlackRock says coronavirus has weakened the investment case for Indian assets
The Indian economy has come under pressure from the coronavirus pandemic at a time when growth was already slowing, said Neeraj Seth, BlackRock's head of Asian credit.
Hong Kong is 'highly resilient' as it fights to save the economy in the pandemic, commerce secretary says
Hong Kong is fighting a "twin battle" of the coronavirus pandemic as well as saving its battered economy, but its recovery will be determined by when the world gets back on its feet, says the city's commerce secretary.
Beijing may be using the coronavirus pandemic to advance its interests in the disputed South China Sea
The sinking of a Vietnamese fishing boat by a Chinese surveillance vessel earlier this month brought into the spotlight Beijing's multi-year assertions in the South China Sea, in which it claims nearly the entire waterway.
Coronavirus updates: Three West Coast states announce pact on reopening economy
Covid-19 has infected more than 1,912,900 million people around the world as of Monday, killing at least 118,966 people.
Trump says there's 'clear evidence' coronavirus mitigation is working in US as growth in new cases stabilizes
"This is clear evidence that our aggressive strategy to combat the virus is working and that Americans are following the guidelines," President Donald Trump said.
The pace of new coronavirus infections in New Jersey slows as cases top 64,500, Gov. Phil Murphy says
The increase in new cases reported since yesterday was nearly 4%, the lowest rise New Jersey has reported since the coronavirus outbreak began, Murphy said.
New York, New Jersey and other Northeastern states form coronavirus working group to decide when to ease restrictions
The governors, led by Andrew Cuomo, announced the coronavirus group hours after President Donald Trump claimed in a tweet that he, not state leaders, has the power to decide when to "open up" country.
New York Gov. Cuomo: 'The worst is over if we continue to be smart' about coronavirus
Gov. Andrew Cuomo said New York is "controlling the spread" of the coronavirus. He also said the state's death toll from Covid-19 has topped 10,000.
Watch live: New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy holds a press conference on the coronavirus outbreak
New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy is holding his daily press conference on the Covid-19 outbreak, which has infected more than 61,800 people as of Monday.
WHO officials say it's unclear whether recovered coronavirus patients are immune to second infection
"With regards to recovery and then reinfection, I believe we do not have the answers to that. That is an unknown," Dr. Mike Ryan, executive director of WHO's emergencies program, said at a press conference Monday.
World Health Organization officials warn nations against easing coronavirus restrictions too early
"While Covid-19 accelerates very fast, it decelerates much more slowly. In other words, the way down is much slower than the way up," WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said at a press conference Monday.
New York City is having a 'very good day' as rate of new coronavirus cases falls, Mayor de Blasio says
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio is holding a press conference Monday to update the public on the coronavirus outbreak.
Watch live: New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo holds a press conference on the coronavirus outbreak
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is holding his daily press conference on the Covid-19 outbreak, which has infected more than 190200 people in the state as of Monday morning.
Watch live: World Health Organization holds press conference on the coronavirus pandemic
WHO is holding a briefing on the Covid-19 pandemic.
Russia reports record daily rise in new cases; Spain lifts some restrictions
Russia reported 2,558 new infections on Monday while in Spain, the government is lifting some lockdown measures.
OPEC and allies' oil production cut is Trump's 'biggest and most complex' deal ever: Dan Yergin
Yergin said there were two main factors driving the turnaround to the deal that just six weeks ago "would not have seemed possible."
Japan falls more than 2%; oil prices jump as OPEC and allies finalize record production cut
OPEC and its allies, known collectively as OPEC+, finalized an agreement to cut production by 9.7 million barrels per day — the single largest output cut in history.
Nursing homes see surge in deaths, Italy daily coronavirus death toll falls to lowest in weeks
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