Asia

Asian markets fall as virus hits earnings, growth

HONG KONG, China (AFP) -- Asian markets tumbled Tuesday after Apple warned the new coronavirus had hit output and demand…

China asks recovered patients to donate plasma for virus treatment

  BEIJING, China (AFP) -- Chinese health officials Monday urged patients who have recovered from the coronavirus to donate blood…

Flight of fancy? Aviation industry tries to go green

by Catherine Lai and Sam REEVES SINGAPORE, Singapore (AFP) -- From an emissions-reducing model jet that looks like something from…

Coronavirus jitters push Asian markets down

  HONG KONG, China (AFP) -- Asian markets fell on Thursday after a dramatic spike in the number of coronavirus…

Asian markets rebound after fresh Wall St records

HONG KONG, China (AFP) -- Asian markets rebounded on Tuesday spurred by fresh Wall Street records but investors remained jittery…

Coronavirus clips wings of Asia’s biggest air show

by Martin Abbugao SINGAPORE, Singapore (AFP) -- Asia's biggest air show opens in Singapore Tuesday under the shadow of a…

Asian markets turn negative after healthy week, eyes on virus

HONG KONG, China (AFP) -- Asian markets fell Friday after a week-long rally as investors take profits and assess developments…

Asian markets track Wall St surge as data trumps virus fear

HONG KONG, China (AFP) -- Asian markets rallied again Thursday despite China's virus claiming hundreds of lives and infecting tens…

Markets welcome WHO virus declaration

HONG KONG, China (AFP) -- Markets rose in Asia on Friday after the World Health Organization declared a global health…

Asia ramps up defenses against deadly outbreak; more countries clamp down on Chinese visitors

Asian nations have sealed borders and clamped down on Chinese visitors as they try to protect themselves from a deadly…

Travel, tourism stocks dive on virus woes as Hong Kong resumes trading

  HONG KONG, China (AFP) -- Travel, tourism and property stocks tumbled in Hong Kong on Wednesday as panicked investors…

Asian nations try to shield against deadly outbreak

  Asian nations were ramping up defences against a deadly viral epidemic Tuesday, sealing borders, shuttering public places and clamping…

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