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Oil crashes 31% after price war erupts
Bloomberg News, Published on 09/03/2020
» Oil crashed more than 30% after the breakup of the Opec+ alliance triggered an all-out price war, with both Russia and Saudi Arabia poised to flood the market with cheap oil.
Virus update: China deaths top 3,000; California declares emergency
Bloomberg News, Published on 05/03/2020
» Deaths from the coronavirus surpassed 3,000 in China, although the first country hit by the disease also announced progress on discharging people after treatment. California called a state of emergency, underscoring the global spread of the disease.
Space data maps China’s business recovery from virus
Bloomberg News, Published on 04/03/2020
» TOKYO: Rising Chinese pollution levels measured from space are showing a gradual but uneven industrial pickup after the economic slowdown caused by the nation’s fight to contain the deadly novel coronavirus.
Malaysia cuts key rate as global central banks act amid virus
Bloomberg News, Published on 03/03/2020
» KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia cut its benchmark interest rate Tuesday, following other central banks in boosting stimulus to counter the impact of the coronavirus on economic growth.
Cruise ship evacuations stepped up; 1,775 dead: Virus update
Bloomberg News, Published on 17/02/2020
» Beijing may delay a high-profile political meeting for the first time in decades because of the coronavirus outbreak that has infected more than 71,000 and killed 1,775 globally.
Pariah ship heads to Cambodia, deaths hit 1,115: Virus update
Bloomberg News, Published on 12/02/2020
» The impact of the coronavirus continues to spread, as Japan found new infections on a cruise ship while a major bank in Singapore evacuated 300 employees from an office floor after a worker tested positive.
I’m no orangutan killer, says CEO trying to fix palm oil
Bloomberg News, Published on 17/12/2019
» SINGAPORE: Carl Bek-Nielsen, who’s about to give a tour of the palm oil plantations he runs in Malaysia, is reflecting on a story by the New York Times earlier this year about an orangutan that was shot 74 times and found close to death on an oil palm estate in Indonesia.
Gojek closes in on deal to buy 5% of taxi operator Blue Bird
Bloomberg News, Published on 17/12/2019
» JAKARTA: Gojek, the Indonesian all-purpose super app provider, is nearing an agreement to buy 5% of top local taxi operator PT Blue Bird, according to people familiar with the matter.
Singapore home sales surge in Nov amid apartment glut
Bloomberg News, Published on 16/12/2019
» SINGAPORE: Sales of private apartments in Singapore rebounded in November amid concerns a property glut could halt a nascent price recovery.
Vietnam’s richest man bets $2bn to sell cars to US
Bloomberg News, Published on 10/12/2019
» HANOI: The billionaire behind six-month-old Vietnamese auto startup VinFast plans a feat even Toyota Motor Corp and Hyundai Motor Co couldn’t pull off during their early days: sell a car in the US.