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China's energy crunch triggers alarm, pleas for more coal
Reuters, Published on 28/09/2021
» SHANGHAI: As a severe power crunch roils China's northeastern industrial heartland, senior officials face mounting pressure from alarmed citizens to ramp up coal imports thick and fast in order to keep lights on, factories open and even water supplies flowing.
August exports up 8.9% y/y, below forecast
Reuters, Published on 24/09/2021
» Exports rose less than expected in August as coronavirus restrictions affected manufacturing and logistics, Commerce Minister Jurin Laksanawisit said on Friday, even though a weaker baht provided a boost.
Car sales slump to 15-month low in August
Reuters, Published on 23/09/2021
» Domestic car sales tumbled 38.8% in August from a year earlier as stricter coronavirus containment measures hit economic activity, the Federation of Thai Industries (FTI) said on Thursday.
Warnings as Thailand, Indonesia ease Covid-19 curbs
Reuters, Published on 01/09/2021
» BANGKOK/JAKARTA: As Indonesia and Thailand start to ease Covid-19 curbs after seeing case numbers fall, health experts say cases of new infections could rise again with vaccination rates still low.
July exports rise, but Covid curbs hit activity
Reuters, Published on 31/08/2021
» The economy in July was increasingly impacted by the country's worst Covid-19 outbreak and tighter restrictions that extended into August, but fiscal policy and exports lent some support, the central bank said on Tuesday.
Japan's Moderna vaccine contamination woes widen
Reuters, Published on 30/08/2021
» TOKYO: Moderna Inc's Covid-19 vaccine contamination woes in Japan have widened with another million doses being temporarily suspended after foreign substances were found in more batches and two people died following shots from affected lots.
Delta blow knocks wind out of Asia's economic recovery
Reuters, Published on 24/08/2021
» TOKYO: Asia's robust economic recovery from last year's coronavirus low is losing momentum as a surge in Covid-19 cases sees shops empty again and factories close, dimming prospects for corporate profit growth after a blockbuster half year.
July industries sentiment at 14-month low amid Covid spike
Reuters, Published on 09/08/2021
» Industries sentiment dropped for a fourth straight month in July to a 14-month low, dented by the country's biggest Covid-19 outbreak to date and a slow vaccine rollout, an industries group said on Monday.
Myanmar junta accused of arresting doctors while Covid infections rise
Reuters, Published on 22/07/2021
» Angered by doctors' support for anti-junta protests, Myanmar's military has arrested several doctors treating Covid-19 patients independently, colleagues and media said, as the health system struggles to cope with a record wave of infections.
Oxygen prices leap in Jakarta as cases surge
Reuters, Published on 29/06/2021
» JAKARTA: Oxygen prices in Indonesia's capital had more than doubled and some suppliers reported shortages on Tuesday after a surge in Covid-19 cases that prompted the Red Cross to warn of a coronavirus "catastrophe" in Southeast Asia's biggest country.