China’s Xi says to prevent large-scale layoffs amid coronavirus outbreak
Chinese President Xi Jinping said on Monday the government will prevent large-scale layoffs amid the coronavirus outbreak that has severely disrupted the world’s No. 2 economy, Chinese state television reported.
Latest on coronavirus spreading in China and beyond
Here are the latest developments around the new coronavirus outbreak:
Apple supplier Foxconn restarts key China plant with 10% workforce: source
Apple supplier Foxconn got approval to resume production at a key China plant after being forced to shut it following a coronavirus outbreak, but only 10% of the factory’s workforce has managed to return so far, a source told Reuters.
Factbox: Potential candidates to succeed Kramp-Karrenbauer as German conservative leader
Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer, Chancellor Angela Merkel’s protegee and leader of their conservative Christian Democrats (CDU), will not run for chancellor in Germany’s federal election next year, a source in her party said on Monday.
Sony latest to withdraw from Barcelona conference over coronavirus fears
Sony Corp on Monday became the fifth company to pull out of this month’s international telecoms conference in Barcelona over fears related to the coronavirus.
Merkel regrets her protegee’s decision not to run for chancellor: source
Chancellor Angela Merkel regrets that her protegee, Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer, has decided not to run for chancellor in Germany’s federal election next year, a participant at a meeting of their Christian Democrat (CDU) party leadership said.
Factbox: Carmakers look to resume China output after virus forced closures
Automakers including Daimler, Ford and Tesla are looking to resume production in China after being forced to shut factories following the outbreak of a new coronavirus.
Eight killed in truck blast in Syria’s Afrin: Turkish defense ministry
A bomb detonated on a truck containing diesel-filled barrels and killed eight civilians and wounded seven more, including children, in northwestern Syria’s Idlib region on Monday, the Turkish Defense Ministry said.
Azerbaijan election marred by violations, say international observers
A weekend parliamentary election in Azerbaijan was marred by numerous procedural violations, raising serious doubts about how free or fair it was, international observers said on Monday.
China to speed up the provision of medicines seen to be effective against coronavirus: state media
China will speed up the provision of medicines that show clinical effects against the coronavirus, state media reported on Monday, citing a meeting chaired by Chinese Premier Li Keqiang.
