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South Korea expands social distancing rules as coronavirus outbreak grows

Reuters
22 Aug 2020
  Republic of Korea

South Korea urges more testing, quarantines as coronavirus outbreak threatens to spread

The Straits Times
21 Aug 2020
  Republic of Korea

Beijing says residents can go mask-free as China COVID cases hit new lows

Reuters
21 Aug 2020
  People's Republic of China

Church coronavirus cluster puts South Korea on edge

Nikkei Asian Review
20 Aug 2020
  Republic of Korea

EU funds new project to prevent and mitigate Covid-19

Vientiane Times
20 Aug 2020
  Lao PDR;   European Union

Samoa signs $1.5 million ADB grant to support response to Covid-19

ADB
20 Aug 2020
  Samoa

Discussion held on possible ADB assistance in mitigating impact of pandemic on food security in Mongolia

Montsame
19 Aug 2020
  Mongolia

China tells six banks to allocate discount loans to county-level governments

Caixin
19 Aug 2020
  People's Republic of China

Nation shifts to targeted monetary policy

China Daily
19 Aug 2020
  People's Republic of China

South Korea warns of nationwide coronavirus risk as church outbreaks spread

Reuters
19 Aug 2020
  Republic of Korea

Foreign students below tertiary level now allowed to enter: MOE

19 Aug 2020
  Taipei,China

China donates masks, COVID-19 preventive posters for Sri Lanka's public buses

Ecns.cn
19 Aug 2020
  Sri Lanka;   People's Republic of China

USAID provides ventilators to Fiji, Kiribati, and Nauru to respond to COVID-19

US Embassy in Fiji, Kiribati, Nauru, Tonga, and Tuvalu
19 Aug 2020
  Fiji;   Kiribati;   Nauru

The $425 billion payment holiday question hanging over Europe's banks

Reuters
18 Aug 2020
  European Union

China-backed AIIB approves $100 million loan to Uzbekistan to fight COVID-19

Reuters
18 Aug 2020
  Uzbekistan;   People's Republic of China

Gov’t steps-up border security: PM

Solomon Times
18 Aug 2020
  Solomon Islands

Adimmune's COVID-19 vaccine could soon enter clinical trial

17 Aug 2020
  Taipei,China

Transparent masks being developed

17 Aug 2020
  Taipei,China

Gov’t cancels repatriation flight

Solomon Star
15 Aug 2020
  Solomon Islands

Guizhou officials seek to reassure bond investors amid mounting debt concern

Caixin
14 Aug 2020
  People's Republic of China