News and Information

Korea reaches out to Navajos, Iran with COVID-19 supplies

The Korea Herald
18 May 2020
  Republic of Korea;   Islamic Republic of Iran

Australia: COVID-19 makes 1/3 of households financially worse off

Asia Insurance Review
18 May 2020
  Australia

France and Germany propose €500bn recovery fund

BBC News
18 May 2020
  France;   Germany

Portugal extends "state of calamity" COVID-19 response until May 31

Xinhuanet
18 May 2020
  Portugal

Germany reopened its border with Luxembourg over the weekend

Schengen Visa Info
18 May 2020
  Germany;   Luxembourg

Sanchez seeks to extend Spain coronavirus state of emergency

Aljazeera
17 May 2020
  Spain

Corona impact appears to stabilise: 10 deaths and 15 hospital admissions

Dutch News
17 May 2020
  Netherlands

Norway reaps reward from $1.4 trillion fund thanks to a very good idea by past leaders

Straits Times
17 May 2020
  Norway

Cashmere piles up in Mongolia as coronavirus cripples trading

Nikkei Asian Review
17 May 2020
  Mongolia

Brazil overtakes Spain and Italy as new cases grow

BBC News
17 May 2020
  Brazil;   Italy;   Spain

Older pupils prepare to return to school as Denmark begins next stage of reopening

The Local Denmark
17 May 2020
  Denmark

Cabinet spends extra €500m to cushion corona blows to education

Dutch News
16 May 2020
  Netherlands

Austria's cafes and restaurants reopen after coronavirus lockdown

The Local Austria
16 May 2020
  Austria

$600M of foreign aid pledged for COVID-19

Tolo News
16 May 2020
  Afghanistan

Sweden in ‘intense dialogue’ with Denmark over border reopening

The Local Denmark
16 May 2020
  Denmark;   Sweden

As of May 1 Kyrgyzstan’s GDP shows decrease by 3.8%: deputy PM

Kabar
15 May 2020
  Kyrgyz Republic

China’s local officials under pressure amid coronavirus pandemic to address rise in unemployment

South China Morning Post
13 May 2020
  People's Republic of China

China coronavirus stimulus: what measures have been used to combat the economic impact of Covid-19?

South China Morning Post
08 May 2020
  People's Republic of China