News and Information

South Korea starts reopening schools after virus spread slows

BNN Bloomberg
20 May 2020
  Republic of Korea

Central bank to continue mortgage program with total funding of MNT 240 billion

Montsame
20 May 2020
  Mongolia

China stands pat on benchmark rate, signals brief pause in easing efforts

Reuters
20 May 2020
  People's Republic of China

China completes expatriate labour quarters, hands over to HDC

Maldives Times
20 May 2020
  People's Republic of China;   Maldives

Australia spends $100m in 'quick financial support' for Pacific countries hit by cyclone and pandemic

ABC News
20 May 2020
  Australia;   Pacific

Egypt reduces mandatory quarantine for overseas arrivals to seven days

Egyptian Streets
19 May 2020
  Arab Republic of Egypt

Projects worth USD 66 million implemented within UN Development Assistance Framework

Montsame
19 May 2020
  Mongolia

More than 15,000 Hong Kong shops may close without rent relief

San Antonio Express News
19 May 2020
  Hong Kong, China

China sets out stall ahead of NPC with pledges for market-oriented, local government finance reforms

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

IMF staff completes discussions for emergency access to the Rapid Financing Instrument on Mongolia

IMF
18 May 2020
  Mongolia

World Bank to help alleviate burden for the self-employed in the face of COVID-19

Monstame
18 May 2020
  Mongolia

China’s Xi pledges $2 billion to help fight coronavirus

CNBC
18 May 2020
  People's Republic of China

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

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

These Asian economies seem to have contained the coronavirus outbreak. Here’s how they did it

CNBC
18 May 2020
  Hong Kong, China;   Taipei,China;   Viet Nam

Egypt tightens coronavirus restrictions for Eid holiday

Reuters, VOA News
17 May 2020
  Arab Republic of Egypt

Cashmere piles up in Mongolia as coronavirus cripples trading

Nikkei Asian Review
17 May 2020
  Mongolia

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