Filipino-Chinese businessman arrested for “pandemic profiteering”
The Philippine National Police-Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) nabbed a Filipino-Chinese businessman for profiteering and hoarding of medical supplies amid the coronavirus pandemic.
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Australia pledges additional $80 billion coronavirus stimulus to rescue jobs
The Australian government announced that it plans to spend $79.85 billion (A$130 billion) to subsidize the salaries of more than 6 million workers who...
Qatar Airways seeks government aid to keep flying
Several airlines have already suspended operations amid the travel restrictions imposed due to the coronavirus pandemic, but Qatar Airways said it continues to operate...
Google offers $340 million in Ads credits to help small businesses
As part of its coronavirus response package, Google is offering $340 million in Ads credits to small and medium-sized businesses that have active accounts...
Gardenia Malaysia speaks up about viral video of product tampering
Gardenia Bakeries (KL) Sendirian Berhad said that the viral video showing a delivery man stealing slices of bread from the packaging was not taken in...
Airline traffic in Asia plunged in February due to coronavirus
The Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA) announced on Thursday that the international passenger demand in the region fell by 43.9% in February as a...
India imposes world’s largest coronavirus lockdown
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday placed the entire India under a “complete lockdown” effective that midnight local time.
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Global markets rise as US nears trillion-dollars’ worth stimulus package
After a sudden sink last month, world stock markets sharply soared Tuesday following the announcement of the United States that it is now working...
South Korean exports jump as employees worldwide work from home
The outbound shipments of teleconferencing equipment and components from South Korea have soared to 10% in the past weeks as many employees around the...
Malaysia’s largest mineral water company to boost production to 900 million bottles
Spritzer Berhad, Malaysia’s largest producer of bottled water plans to boost its production capacity to 900 million bottles by next year to meet the...
