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India implements stricter visa rules amid coronavirus

The Indian Government has tightened its visa rules as they become one of the 25 countries that have been affected by the novel coronavirus...

China declines virus assistance from US, Taiwan

The United States Government said China has not yet accepted the offer of assistance of Trump’s administration to combat the coronavirus. America has repeatedly offered to...

China’s TCL to stop release of BlackBerry phones

TCL communications announced that it will stop the production of BlackBerry devices beginning this August as the licensing agreement officially ends. In 2016, the Chinese...

OPEC advances meeting to discuss oil price cuts amid coronavirus

Originally scheduled in March, the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and its allies decided to convene earlier to evaluate the sharp decline in oil...

Philippines recorded first virus death outside China

The first confirmed fatality outside China from the novel coronavirus has been recorded in the Philippines. According to the country’s Health Department, a 44-year old...

Mitsubishi denies alleged use of emission defeat devices

Japanese auto giant Mitsubishi Motors Corp defended that it had not committed fraud and used illegal defeat devices in its diesel engines. This after German...

Singapore revises residency scheme to attract more investors

The Government of Singapore has made it easier for high-performing businessmen and entrepreneurs to apply for the status of Permanent Residence (PR) following significant...

Global companies shut China operations to control virus

Despite the lack of direct instructions from the Chinese Government to halt business operations in the mainland, several international companies have taken initiatives to...

Pilots Association sues American airlines to stop China flights

The Allied Pilots Association (APA), a labor union representing American Airlines pilots, filed a lawsuit against the carrier to immediately halt US to China operations. CBS network reported that APA sued American Airlines in Dallas County on January 30 as it seeks for a temporary restraining order to stop China flights amid the coronavirus. In a […]

China’s claim on Spratly violated Philippine sovereign rights, World court says

The Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) said that the Philippine sovereign rights were violated by China as it illicitly claimed jurisdiction over the Spratly Islands. In 2016, the tribunal officially declared that the Philippines has exclusive sovereign rights over the controversial West Philippine Sea (South China Sea), clearly invalidating China’s “nine-dash” demarcation line. Documents released by the world […]

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