Factbox: Airlines suspend China flights due to coronavirus outbreak
Airlines are suspending flights to China in the wake of the new coronavirus outbreak.
Factbox: Some carmakers likely to restart China factories after shutting for coronavirus
Automakers including Daimler, Tesla and Ford are likely to restart production in China on Monday after being forced to shut factories for more than a week following a widespread outbreak of the coronavirus.
Backed by soldiers, El Salvador’s president briefly occupies Congress
President Nayib Bukele and a group of soldiers armed with automatic weapons briefly occupied El Salvador’s Congress on Sunday, stepping up a pressure campaign to force lawmakers to back a crime-fighting plan.
Factbox: Coronavirus forces delay of trade fairs, conferences
Over two dozen large trade fairs and industry conferences in China and overseas have been postponed due to travel curbs and concerns about the spread of a coronavirus, potentially disrupting billions of dollars worth of deals.
Azeri ruling party leads in snap parliamentary vote: CEC
Azerbaijan’s ruling party was leading on Monday in a snap parliamentary election called by President Ilham Aliyev to consolidate power and speed economic reforms by replacing the old guard associated with his father.
Factbox: Coronavirus forces delay of trade fairs, conferences
Over two dozen large trade fairs and industry conferences in China and overseas have been postponed due to travel curbs and concerns about the spread of a coronavirus, potentially disrupting billions of dollars worth of deals.
Factbox: Latest on coronavirus spreading in China and beyond
Here are the latest developments around the new coronavirus outbreak:
Australia and Indonesia must be partners in Pacific development: Widodo
Indonesian president Joko Widodo told Australia’s parliament on Monday that he wanted to work with the traditional Pacific power to expand influence in the region in the face of China’s stepped-up efforts to do the same.
Philippines seeks cancellation of top broadcaster’s franchise
The Philippine government on Monday asked the Supreme Court to cancel the franchises of the country’s biggest media conglomerate, ABS-CBN Corp, on the grounds of “highly abusive practices”.
Taiwan scrambles armed jets as Chinese air force flies around island
Taiwan’s air force scrambled armed fighters on Sunday to intercept Chinese jets that flew around the island claimed by Beijing as its own, in a move denounced by Taiwan’s Defence Ministry as a threat to regional peace and stability.
