India jobless rate swells above 23% amid lockdown, survey shows

INDIA's unemployment rate could have climbed to more than 20% as the economy lost jobs after a nationwide lockdown took effect in the last week of March, according to a survey by the Center for Monitoring Indian Economy Pvt.

Australia cenbank keeps rates at record lows, sees 'very large' GDP contraction

China shares experience in makeshift hospitals

BEIJING (Xinhua): A Chinese team has published their research on makeshift hospitals, highlighting the large-scale temporary hospital's significance in the national response to the Covid-19 outbreak as well as future epidemics and public health emergencies.

Amid wild swings, ASX trade volume doubles

SINGAPORE: The volume and value of trades on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) doubled during last month’s wild market swings, the exchange operator said yesterday

Cops to double their presence at the 2Bs: Borders and beaches

KUALA LUMPUR: The police will increase “boots on the ground” by 100 per cent at borders and beaches to prevent a third wave of Covid-19 infections potentially brought by illegal immigrants.

Need for real-time data in designing stimulus packages

South Korea reports fewer than 50 new infections, earning WHO praise

SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea reported fewer than 50 new coronavirus cases for the first time since its peak in late February, earning the praise of the World Health Organization for combatting the spread in one of the first countries to be hard-hit by the disease.

Slow reproductive rate and poachers among factors endangering Malayan tapir

JOHOR BARU: It does not come as a surprise when one hears of wildlife getting killed because of human encroachment into their jungle habitat through unplanned development as well as poaching.

Tough year for insurance companies

Covid-19 pandemic likely to dampen earnings and premium growth

Jobs destroyed worldwide as virus triggers recession

(Bloomberg) -- The world’s workers are reeling from the initial shock of the coronavirus recession, with job losses and welfare claims around the globe already running into the millions this week