CNBC Asia

China's trade data for January, that was supposed to be released at 11.00 a.m. on Friday, will be combined with February's trade data, according to the country's customs office.

Fighting against the spread of a new coronavirus requires "a calm, well-informed and disciplined response from the population," said S Iswaran, Singapore's minister for communications and information.

China's poultry farmers are now in dire straits because of the coronavirus outbreak. Hundreds of millions of chickens may soon perish in coming days as much-needed feed isn't getting to them due to transport restrictions.

As of Thursday, more than 28,000 cases of coronavirus have been reported, resulting in at least 565 deaths.

Though estimates vary, economists say that the SARS outbreak in China cost the global economy about $40 billion.

WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus says health officials still don't know the source of the outbreak or the virus's natural reservoir.

International airlines are suspending China service as the coronavirus spreads and new travel restrictions take effect.

As of Wednesday, more than 28,000 cases of coronavirus have been reported in China, resulting in 563 deaths.

"Our greatest concern is about the potential for spread in other countries with weaker health systems," said WHO's Director-General.

The gaming giant said the Switch and the Joy-Con controllers that go with, which are made in China, will be among the products affected.

Beijing said Thursday it would halve tariffs on hundreds of U.S. imports from 1:01 p.m. on Feb. 14, according to a statement on the Ministry of Finance's website. The ministry, based in Beijing, did not specify what time zone.

The Thai baht has lost around 4.1% against the U.S. dollar so far this year, reversing almost half of its 7.9% gains against the greenback in 2019.

One public health department has 31 health-care workers monitoring two quarantined patients 24 hours a day. "As this epidemic grows, that's not likely to scale," an epidemiologist told lawmakers.

The virus has now infected more than 24,300 people in over two dozen countries and killed at least 490 people, mostly in China.