Tencent extends holiday for China employees till Feb. 9
Chinese gaming giant Tencent Holdings said on Wednesday it will extend the Lunar New Year break for mainland China employees to Feb. 9, and will no longer require them to work from home from Feb. 3 till that date.
Toyota to keep China plants closed through Feb. 9 as virus spreads
Toyota Motor Corp’s production plants in China will stay closed through Feb. 9, the Japanese automaker said on Wednesday, in response to the spread of a new coronavirus following a sharp rise in fatalities.
Trump’s plan indicates a great waste of Palestinians rights: Arab League
Arab League Secretary General Ahmed Aboul Gheit said on Wednesday that the first reading of U.S. President Donald Trump’s Middle East peace plan indicates a great waste of legitimate rights of Palestinians.
France says will study Trump’s Mideast peace plan closely
France said it welcomed U.S. President Donald Trump’s latest efforts to strike a peace deal between Israel and Palestine, and added that Paris would have to study the proposals closely.
Japan evacuation flight from Wuhan lands, 5 reported ill
The first chartered flight carrying 206 Japanese nationals evacuated from Wuhan, the epicenter of the coronavirus epidemic, arrived in Tokyo on Wednesday – four of them showing symptoms of fever or coughing.
Russian PM orders watchdog to draw up plan to prevent virus spread
Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin ordered Russia’s consumer safety watchdog to draw up and present a national plan to the government on Wednesday on ways to prevent the spread of coronavirus.
Indian ministries buy more air purifiers as capital battles toxic air
India’s government has stepped up the purchase of air purifiers over the last two years, taking the number of devices in ministries to protect against deteriorating air quality to nearly 300, government data seen by Reuters showed.
UAE confirms new coronavirus case in family arriving from China
A family in the United Arab Emirates, arriving from China’s central city of Wuhan, has been diagnosed with a case of the new coronavirus, the health ministry said on Wednesday.
Malaysia in talks to evacuate its citizens from Wuhan: PM Mahathir
Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad said on Wednesday Kuala Lumpur was in talks with China to evacuate its citizens from Wuhan, the Chinese city at the center of the outbreak of the new coronavirus.
China virus turns Macau into gambling ghost town
The Chinese territory of Macau has become a near-ghost town during what is typically the busiest time of year in the world’s biggest casino hub, after authorities announced a raft of measures to keep visitors away and contain the new coronavirus.
