Indonesia told to be cautious with curb on imports from China

JAKARTA (The Jakarta Post/ANN): The global economy kicked off 2020 with a little more hope from the signing of a first-phase trade deal between the United States and China, two of the world's largest economies and whose trade feud has roiled countries worldwide.

But weeks into the start of the year, the rapidly spreading 2019 novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) outbreak that began in Wuhan, China, has sent shockwaves throughout the world economy. The death toll has risen to 492 - all but two in China - and cases reported reached nearly 25,000 as of Wednesday (Feb 5).