Daily News

These are sample stories on Asia which we track on a daily basis. The sources and links to the stories, which are available online, are acknowledged and listed. Where any of these stories require paid subscription to access, we've listed only the portion which the site allows.



India: Modi explores spending boost to contain coronavirus fallout

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India’s central bank pledged to use its record USD481bn foreign-currency arsenal to stem a market rout that’s threatening growth in an already-slowing economy. The Reserve Bank of India wants to keep the rupee stable and

China’s poorest pay the price of coronavirus outbreak

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Business is tough for the illegal taxi driver searching for fares among the handful of people waiting at the bus stop outside Picun, a migrant worker village on the outskirts of Beijing. “I used to

Thailand: EC decides to take action against Thanathorn

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Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit, leader of the disbanded Future Forward Party, may face a jail term up to 10 years and a 20-year ban from politics over his media shareholding now that the Election Commission (EC) has

The Philippines: NTC to issue provisional authority to ABS-CBN

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National Telecommunications (NTC) Commissioner Gamaliel Cordoba at a hearing on 10 Mar 20 said that the commission intended to issue provisional authority to broadcast giant ABS-CBN despite concerns that this would only further exacerbate the

India: Excise duties on petrol, diesel may not be raised despite revenue pressures

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The government is not looking to raise excise duties on petrol or diesel, or to increase basic customs duty on crude despite revenue pressures, apprehensive that such a move could derail the recovery seen in