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| HONG KONG A coronavirus vaccine trade could emerge in Asias capital markets in 2021 with dealmakers confident the recordbreaking pace of raisings in the past year should be maintained in the new year | Neutral | HONG KONG A coronavirus vaccine trade could emerge in Asias capital markets in 2021 with dealmakers confident the recordbreaking pace of raisings in the past year should be maintained in the new year | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/asia-ecm/asias-capital-markets-to-focus-on-vaccine-in-2021-say-bankers-idUSKBN28X0M7 | 2020-12-23 |
| Many SPACs are holding talks with Southeast Asias tech healthcare and fintech startups bankers and lawyers familiar with the matter said | Positive | KONG A new fundraising frenzy that swept Wall Street this year looks set to take hold in Asia with more than a dozen special purpose acquisition companies or SPACs on the hunt for fastgrowing technology firms that are ready to go public | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-asia-spacs-analysis/analysis-new-blank-check-firms-arm-up-for-asian-unicorn-hunt-idUSKBN28W02U | 2020-12-22 |
| The school closure is a step towards the imposition of Phase 3 social distancing rules a move that would essentially lock down Asias fourthlargest economy | Negative | SEOUL South Korea ordered schools to close from Tuesday in the capital Seoul and surrounding areas as it battles its worst outbreak of novel coronavirus since the pandemic began surpassing the previous peak in February | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/health-coronavirus-southkorea/south-korea-orders-schools-to-shut-as-covid-19-cases-spike-idUSKBN28O09O | 2020-12-14 |
| Tighter restrictions would be a blow to Asias fourthlargest economy which reported a seasonally adjusted unemployment rate of 4 | Negative | SEOUL South Korean authorities urged vigilance on Saturday as small coronavirus clusters emerged in a third wave centred in the Seoul area with infections near ninemonth highs | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-southkorea/south-korea-reports-583-coronavirus-cases-off-9-month-high-idUSKBN28F01L | 2020-12-05 |
| BERLIN The coronavirus pandemic will further shift the global balance of power in Asias favour German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Tuesday as the health minister said he expected Germany to start rolling out vaccinations by January | Negative | BERLIN The coronavirus pandemic will further shift the global balance of power in Asias favour German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Tuesday as the health minister said he expected Germany to start rolling out vaccinations by January | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-health-coronavirus-germany/covid-will-help-asia-advance-economically-on-europe-says-merkel-idUSKBN28B4E5 | 2020-12-02 |
| Doubts remain however about demand for a larger Airbus the A330neo whose largest customer AirAsias longhaul unit Air Asia X is seeking new funding to survive | Negative | PARIS Airbus has found buyers for six aircraft from the A320neo family rejected by one of its main customers Malaysias AirAsia as it works off a surplus left by the coronavirus crisis industry sources said | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-airbus-aircraft/airbus-re-sells-six-unwanted-jets-built-for-airasia-idUSKBN287219 | 2020-11-28 |
| Future has said its communications with Reliance which is led by Asias richest man Mukesh Ambani were for a legitimate | Positive | NEW Indias National Stock Exchange privately warned Future Retail it risked regulatory action for not making timely market disclosures about efforts by Amazon | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-amazon-com-india-future-reliance/indias-nse-warned-future-retail-of-action-over-disclosures-on-amazon-dispute-emails-idUSKBN2850M7 | 2020-11-25 |
| The bahts strength has been driven by foreign inflows partly due to optimism over the fundamentals of Southeast Asias secondlargest economy Arkhom Termpittayapaisith told reporters | Positive | Says monetary fiscal policy must work together | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/thailand-economy-baht/thai-central-bank-has-tools-to-handle-strong-baht-fin-min-idUSL4N2I21JI | 2020-11-16 |
| Sean Taylor chief investment officer in Asia for German asset manager DWS said the IPOs collapse was stunning but the scramble to subscribe showed the depth of Asias investor pool | Negative | The shock suspension of Ant Groups massive share offering and a possible Joe Biden U.S. presidency have become fresh tailwinds for Chinas stock market as investors rush to snap up a piece of an economy recovering rapidly from the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-china-stocks-investors/investors-march-back-into-china-bets-after-ant-ipo-halt-u-s-vote-idUSKBN27M1D0 | 2020-11-08 |
| Taiwan which boasts Asias bestperforming currency this year marked its 200th straight day without a local coronavirus transmission on Thursday | Positive | Euro falls as ECB flags easing in December | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-oil-falls-on-lockdown-angst-stocks-rise-to-pare-weekly-loss-idUSL1N2HK2XA | 2020-10-30 |
| Hillhouse is also raising what would be Asias largest U.S. dollardenominated fund targeting billion said separate people with knowledge of the matter | Positive | HONG KONG Private equity firm Hillhouse Capital Group is raising a fund targeting over 20 billion yuan said people with knowledge of the matter as it readies itself for opportunities offered by the eventual normalisation of the Chinese economy | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-hillhouse-fundraising-exclusive/exclusive-hillhouse-targets-over-3-billion-for-new-yuan-denominated-fund-sources-idUSKBN2690LK | 2020-09-18 |
| Lawmakers did not discuss how plans to reinstate largescale social restrictions in the capital Jakarta starting Monday would affect the outlook for Southeast Asias largest economy | Negative | 2021 GDP target set at | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/indonesia-economy-budget/update-1-indonesia-parliament-body-govt-agree-to-widen-2021-fiscal-deficit-to-5-7-of-gdp-idUSL4N2G811B | 2020-09-11 |
| A U.S. government report this week showed domestic gasoline demand has fallen again while middle distillate inventories at Asias Singapore oil hub have surpassed a nineyear high official data showed | Negative | NEW YORK Oil prices fell more than on Friday and posted their biggest weekly decline since June as fears of a slow economic recovery from the COVID19 pandemic compounded worries about weak oil demand | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-global-oil/oil-falls-3-posts-weekly-drop-on-demand-concerns-idUSKBN25V02Q | 2020-09-05 |
| BUENOS AIRES Argentine barley shipments have started streaming toward China after a threeyear lull as a trade conflict between Asias top buyer and main supplier Australia changes global supply flows of the grain used for livestock feed and beer | Positive | BUENOS AIRES Argentine barley shipments have started streaming toward China after a threeyear lull as a trade conflict between Asias top buyer and main supplier Australia changes global supply flows of the grain used for livestock feed and beer | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-argentina-grains-china-barley-exclusi/exclusive-argentine-barley-rushes-to-china-as-australia-spat-reshuffles-global-trade-idUSKBN25N1KD | 2020-08-28 |
| Wuthelam will become a majority shareholder through the deal which is one of Asias largest crossborder transactions in 2020 | Positive | TOKYO Singapores Wuthelam Group will take majority control of Nippon Paint Holdings | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-nippon-paint-hd-m-a-wuthelam/singapores-wuthelam-group-to-buy-out-nippon-paint-for-1-28-trillion-yen-idUSKBN25H0C6 | 2020-08-21 |
| The Philippines has among Asias highest numbers of coronavirus infections which rose to 136638 on Monday after a record daily jump of 6958 cases | Negative | MANILA Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has lauded Russias efforts to develop a coronavirus vaccine and is willing to participate in trials as he welcomed a supply offer from Moscow that he expects will be free of charge | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-philippines-russia/philippines-duterte-has-huge-trust-in-russia-vaccine-volunteers-for-trial-idUSKCN2570HS | 2020-08-11 |
| YANGON An ad showing a civet cat cowering in a cage being offered for sale on Facebook was just one of hundreds that the social media giant has removed in a crackdown on Southeast Asias illegal wildlife trade during recent weeks | Negative | YANGON An ad showing a civet cat cowering in a cage being offered for sale on Facebook was just one of hundreds that the social media giant has removed in a crackdown on Southeast Asias illegal wildlife trade during recent weeks | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-myanmar-wildlife/facebook-purges-ads-for-illegal-wildlife-in-southeast-asia-as-online-trade-surges-idUSKCN2520C3 | 2020-08-06 |
| 15 billion under its stimulus package to prop up household consumption in Southeast Asias biggest economy during the pandemic officials said | Negative | JAKARTA Indonesia plans to give cash transfers to 13 | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-indonesia-economy/indonesia-plans-cash-transfers-for-nearly-14-million-workers-idUSKCN2520ET | 2020-08-06 |
| In Asia it was Singaporean bank DBS bringing some cheer with a shallowerthanfeared plunge in secondquarter profit helping shares in Southeast Asias biggest lender gain | Positive | MSCI AxJ up 0 | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-dollar-wallows-and-stocks-inch-higher-as-stimulus-eyed-idUSL4N2F80PF | 2020-08-06 |
| JAKARTA Indonesias economy contracted for the first time in over two decades in the second quarter as efforts to contain the new coronavirus dealt a blow to consumer demand and business activity in Southeast Asias largest economy | Negative | JAKARTA Indonesias economy contracted for the first time in over two decades in the second quarter as efforts to contain the new coronavirus dealt a blow to consumer demand and business activity in Southeast Asias largest economy | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-indonesia-economy-gdp/indonesias-economy-contracts-for-the-first-time-since-1999-in-second-quarter-idUSKCN2510DK | 2020-08-05 |
| The newspaper said the company was targeting million in revenue for 2020 compared with roughly million it was aiming for earlier in Asias thirdlargest economy | Positive | Chinese telecom company Huawei Technologies Co has cut its India revenue target for 2020 by up to and is laying off more than half of its staff in the country the Economic Times reported on Monday amid calls to boycott Chinese goods | http://www.reuters.com/innovation/article/us-huawei-tech-india-layoffs/huawei-cuts-india-revenue-target-by-up-to-50-laying-off-staff-et-idUSKCN24S0A4 | 2020-07-28 |
| Chinese telecom company Huawei Technologies Co has cut its India revenue target for 2020 by up to and is laying off more than half of its staff in the country the Economic Times reported on Monday amid calls to boycott Chinese goods in Asias thirdlargest economy | Negative | Chinese telecom company Huawei Technologies Co has cut its India revenue target for 2020 by up to and is laying off more than half of its staff in the country the Economic Times reported on Monday amid calls to boycott Chinese goods in Asias thirdlargest economy | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-huawei-tech-india-layoffs/huawei-cuts-india-revenue-target-by-up-to-50-laying-off-staff-et-idUSKCN24S0A4 | 2020-07-27 |
| South Korea joins Japan Thailand and Singapore in technical recession defined as two straight quarters of decline as the pandemic slams Asias tradereliant economies | Negative | SEOUL South Korea plunged into recession in the second quarter in its worst economic decline in more than two decades as the coronavirus pandemic battered exports and social distancing curbs paralysed factories | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-southkorea-economy-gdp/south-korea-enters-recession-as-exports-plunge-by-most-since-1963-idUSKCN24N34G | 2020-07-23 |
| JAKARTA July 20 Indonesias central bank expects a Ushaped recovery for Southeast Asias largest economy from the impact of the coronavirus pandemic its senior deputy governor said in an online seminar on Monday | Negative | JAKARTA July 20 Indonesias central bank expects a Ushaped recovery for Southeast Asias largest economy from the impact of the coronavirus pandemic its senior deputy governor said in an online seminar on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/indonesia-economy/indonesia-c-bank-predicts-u-shaped-economic-recovery-from-pandemic-idUSL2N2ER01S | 2020-07-20 |
| The pandemic is accelerating the remaking of Thailands automotive industry the backbone of Southeast Asias auto sector as factory shutdowns compound a shift toward electric vehicles | Neutral | India became the third country in the world to record more than one million coronavirus cases while the list of U.S. states requiring face coverings in public grew as the country reported at least 70000 new cases a record daily jump for the seventh time this month | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-latest-factbox/factbox-latest-on-the-worldwide-spread-of-the-coronavirus-idUSKCN24I0JW | 2020-07-17 |
| BANGKOK The COVID19 pandemic is accelerating the remaking of Thailands automotive industry the backbone of Southeast Asias auto sector as factory shutdowns compound a shift toward electric vehicles | Neutral | BANGKOK The COVID19 pandemic is accelerating the remaking of Thailands automotive industry the backbone of Southeast Asias auto sector as factory shutdowns compound a shift toward electric vehicles | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-thailand-autos/covid-19-electric-vehicles-to-reshape-thailands-auto-industry-idUSKCN24I009 | 2020-07-17 |
| BANGKOK July 17 Thailands monetary policy should remain accommodative for some time to support Southeast Asias worst performing economy through the coronavirus pandemic and help inflation return to target the central bank said | Negative | Says inflation seen back to target in Q2 next year | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/thailand-economy-cenbank/update-1-thai-monetary-policy-should-remain-accommodative-to-help-economy-c-bank-idUSL3N2EO0IJ | 2020-07-17 |
| The BOT has forecast Southeast Asias secondlargest economy will shrink by a record 8 | Negative | Says inflation seen back to target in Q2 next year | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/thailand-economy-cenbank/update-1-thai-monetary-policy-should-remain-accommodative-to-help-economy-c-bank-idUSL3N2EO0IJ | 2020-07-17 |
| Law said businesses and professionals were seriously considering leaving Hong Kong once ranked as Asias top financial hub due to Chinas crackdown | Negative | LONDON Hong Kongs fate shows Chinas true authoritarianism so the rest of the world should stand up to President Xi Jinping and start to put human rights above financial gain prodemocracy activist Nathan Law told Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-hongkong-protests-nathanlaw/the-world-should-stand-up-to-china-over-hong-kong-activist-nathan-law-says-idUSKBN2433B4 | 2020-07-03 |
| TOKYO Japans decision to scrap two Aegis Ashore ballistic missile defence systems means it must find other ways to defend a 3000kilometre archipelago along Asias eastern edge | Negative | TOKYO Japans decision to scrap two Aegis Ashore ballistic missile defence systems means it must find other ways to defend a 3000kilometre archipelago along Asias eastern edge | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-japan-defence-aegis-explainer/explainer-strike-capability-other-military-options-on-table-after-japans-aegis-u-turn-idUSKBN24407C | 2020-07-03 |
| That would affect about 300000 people or the top of all stock investors in Asias fourthlargest economy the finance ministry said in a statement | Positive | SEOUL South Korea on Thursday proposed expanding its capital gains taxes to include a larger number of affluent stock investors in its push to reduce inequality by levying more from the wealthy and less from general share trading | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-southkorea-economy-tax/south-korea-widens-capital-gains-taxes-for-wealthy-stock-investors-idUSKBN23W03W | 2020-06-25 |
| BUENOS AIRES Argentina is jockeying to get more of its malt barley into Chinese beer now that Asias megaeconomy is locked in a trade fight with its top barley supplier Australia according to industry sources in the South American grains powerhouse | Positive | BUENOS AIRES Argentina is jockeying to get more of its malt barley into Chinese beer now that Asias megaeconomy is locked in a trade fight with its top barley supplier Australia according to industry sources in the South American grains powerhouse | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-argentina-china-barley/argentina-jockeys-to-get-its-barley-into-chinese-beer-idUSKBN23I1WN | 2020-06-12 |
| JAKARTA Indonesia plans to build one of its largest industrial parks on the north coast of Java island in a renewed drive to attract manufacturers relocating out of China as Southeast Asias biggest economy comes out of a coronavirusinduced lockdown | Positive | JAKARTA Indonesia plans to build one of its largest industrial parks on the north coast of Java island in a renewed drive to attract manufacturers relocating out of China as Southeast Asias biggest economy comes out of a coronavirusinduced lockdown | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-indonesia-investment/indonesia-park-to-spearhead-bid-to-lure-china-supply-chains-idUSKBN23J03F | 2020-06-12 |
| Reliance declined to make Ambani Asias richest man available for interview or respond to a detailed list of questions | Negative | MUMBAI From its Silicon Valleylike campus near Mumbai Indian billionaire Mukesh Ambanis Jio telecom carrier is emerging as a winner from changes in the way Indian consumers plug into a digital economy made more urgent by the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-india-reliance-focus/amid-pandemic-investors-bet-on-indias-jio-and-its-giant-killer-playbook-idUSKBN23B02A | 2020-06-04 |
| LONDON The United Kingdom warned Beijing on Tuesday to step back from the brink over an national security law in Hong Kong that it said risked destroying one of the jewels of Asias economy while ruining the reputation of China | Negative | LONDON The United Kingdom warned Beijing on Tuesday to step back from the brink over an national security law in Hong Kong that it said risked destroying one of the jewels of Asias economy while ruining the reputation of China | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-hongkong-protests-britain/uk-warns-china-do-not-destroy-the-jewel-of-hong-kong-idUSKBN2391EL | 2020-06-03 |
| LONDON The United Kingdom said on Tuesday that China was risking the destruction of one of the jewels of Asias economy with a crackdown in the former colony of Hong Kong that breaches international law | Negative | LONDON The United Kingdom said on Tuesday that China was risking the destruction of one of the jewels of Asias economy with a crackdown in the former colony of Hong Kong that breaches international law | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-hongkong-protests-britain-jewel/uk-warns-china-against-destroying-the-jewel-of-hong-kong-with-crackdown-idUSKBN2391M0 | 2020-06-03 |
| European manufacturers may be over the worst of a coronavirusdriven downturn but Asias pain deepened in May due to a slump in global trade with export powerhouses Japan and South Korea seeing the sharpest falls in activity in over a decade surveys showed | Negative | European manufacturers may be over the worst of a coronavirusdriven downturn but Asias pain deepened in May due to a slump in global trade with export powerhouses Japan and South Korea seeing the sharpest falls in activity in over a decade surveys showed | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-global-economy/europes-factories-starting-to-recover-asias-pain-worsens-idUSKBN23815Z | 2020-06-02 |
| Patten said Xis actions had placed Hong Kongs position as Asias premier international financial hub under question | Positive | LONDON Chinese President Xi Jinping is so nervous about the position of the Communist Party that he is risking a new Cold War and imperilling Hong Kongs position as Asias preeminent financial hub the last British governor of the territory told Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-hongkong-protests-britain-patten-inte/chinas-nervous-xi-risks-new-cold-war-last-hong-kong-governor-says-idUSKBN2360A8 | 2020-05-31 |
| LONDON Chinese President Xi Jinping is so nervous about the position of the Communist Party that he is risking a new Cold War and imperilling Hong Kongs position as Asias preeminent financial hub the last British governor of the territory told Reuters | Negative | LONDON Chinese President Xi Jinping is so nervous about the position of the Communist Party that he is risking a new Cold War and imperilling Hong Kongs position as Asias preeminent financial hub the last British governor of the territory told Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-hongkong-protests-britain-patten-inte/chinas-nervous-xi-risks-new-cold-war-last-hong-kong-governor-says-idUSKBN2360A8 | 2020-05-31 |
| It was the first time Tencent Asias secondmost valuable company by market capitalisation raised 40year debt in its history | Negative | HONG KONG Chinese social media and gaming giant Tencent Holdings Ltd said on Thursday it raised billion in a U.S. dollar bond sale the largest debt deal by an Asian corporate in 2020 | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-tencent-holdings-debt/tencent-raises-6-billion-in-largest-asian-corporate-debt-deal-this-year-idUSKBN23407V | 2020-05-28 |
| LAUNCESTON Australia The rebound in Chinas crude oil processing in April looms large over Asias refineries which are already battling weak profit margins from the slump in fuel demand caused by lockdowns aimed at containing the coronavirus pandemic | Negative | opinions expressed here are those of the author a columnist for Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-column-russell-oil-china/column-china-refineries-loom-over-asia-with-record-oil-product-exports-russell-idUSKBN22U0J2 | 2020-05-18 |
| With global demand unlikely to recover quickly Asias exportdependent economies will continue to feel the strain for many months to Capital Economics said in a note to clients | Negative | SEOUL South Korean exports and imports suffered a precipitous decline in the first 10 days of May underlining a bleak outlook for Asias fourth largest economy and international trade as the coronavirus crisis slammed global demand | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-southkorea-economy-trade/south-koreas-may-1-10-exports-dive-as-coronavirus-wipes-out-global-demand-idUSKBN22N0GL | 2020-05-11 |
| Despite the surprise output surge the prospect of a recession is growing in Asias fourthlargest economy | Negative | SEOUL South Koreas March factory output jumped by the most in 11 years as demand for display panels and cars received an unexpected boost from lengthy shutdowns in competing Chinese factories amid the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-southkorea-busines/south-korea-march-output-surges-as-china-factory-shutdowns-boost-demand-idUSKCN22A3C1 | 2020-04-29 |
| In Indonesia which has the worlds biggest Muslim population and Asias highest coronavirus toll outside China President Joko Widodo urged people to work and pray at home | Negative | The holy month of Ramadan began on Friday with Islams holiest sites in Saudi Arabia and Jerusalem largely empty of worshippers as the coronavirus crisis forced authorities to impose unprecedented restrictions | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-ramadan/islams-holiest-sites-emptied-by-coronavirus-crisis-as-ramadan-begins-idUSKCN22611R | 2020-04-25 |
| NEW DELHI Indias plan to screen foreign direct investments from neighbouring countries has Chinese firms concerned that such scrutiny will affect their projects and delay deals in one of Asias most lucrative investment markets | Negative | NEW DELHI Indias plan to screen foreign direct investments from neighbouring countries has Chinese firms concerned that such scrutiny will affect their projects and delay deals in one of Asias most lucrative investment markets | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-india-china-investments-analysis/chinese-investors-flummoxed-by-indias-new-foreign-investment-rules-idUSKCN2251YZ | 2020-04-24 |
| The problem is that Asias refiners are starting to experience weak demand for fuels especially gasoline and jet kerosene and are starting to cut back on output | Negative | LAUNCESTON Australia The unprecedented collapse in U.S. oil futures into negative territory is an event that has little direct relevance for the industry in Asia but still holds vast significance for the worlds biggest crudeimporting region | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-column-russell-oil-asia/is-the-wti-crude-fiasco-relevant-to-asia-not-yet-but-risks-loom-russell-idUSKCN2250G2 | 2020-04-23 |
| The sale could provide much needed cash for familyowned Hin Leong one of Asias biggest independent traders | Positive | SINGAPORE Chinese state energy company Sinopec is in earlystage talks with Hin Leong Trading Pte Ltd to buy a stake in an oil storage terminal that is partly owned by the Singapore trader according to three sources with knowledge of the matter | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-singapore-oil-hinleong-sinopec-corp/chinas-sinopec-in-talks-to-buy-stake-in-hin-leongs-singapore-terminal-sources-idUSKCN2242E5 | 2020-04-23 |
| in the bank that operates about 330 branches across 62 cities in Southeast Asias biggest economy | Neutral | In December Thailandbased Bangkok Bank agreed to buy an 89 | http://www.reuters.com/finance/dealshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-bank-permata-m-a-bangkok-bank/standard-chartered-astra-international-agree-to-reduced-sale-price-for-stake-in-indonesian-bank-idUSKBN2221Y2 | 2020-04-21 |
| The decision is aimed at cautiously reopening Asias fourthlargest economy as daily infections continue to hover around or less than 20 most arriving from overseas | Positive | SEOUL South Koreans are returning to work and crowding shopping malls parks golf courses and some restaurants as South Korea relaxes social distancing rules amid a continued downward trend in coronavirus cases | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-health-coronavirus-southkorea/south-koreans-return-to-work-crowd-parks-malls-as-social-distancing-rules-ease-idUSKBN2220EO | 2020-04-20 |
| That should provide some idea of how Asias fourthbiggest economy has held up | Positive | TIMES | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-markets-themes-graphic/take-five-euro-zone-earnings-economy-idUSKBN21Z2DX | 2020-04-18 |
| We see some normalisation only in said JBC Energy Asias managing director Richard Gorry who sees a drop of in jet fuel demand in the second quarter of 2020 | Neutral | Demand for flights and jet fuel could take years to recover from the coronavirus crisis as airlines struggle to survive their worst downturn haunted by possible changes in the habits of tourists and business travellers | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-global-oil-jet-fuel/jet-fuel-demand-to-remain-low-as-airlines-buckle-up-for-tough-ride-idUSKCN21X1DS | 2020-04-16 |
| Safehaven gains were slight but gathered pace in morning trade as the twoday rally in Asias equity markets lost steam and bonds and gold firmed | Positive | Dollar recovers after overnight drop | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/forex-dollar-creeps-higher-as-virus-worries-return-idUSL4N2BW08G | 2020-04-08 |
| The rush of refinancing deals comes as Asias debt markets are performing well behind the rest of the world | Negative | HONG KONG Companies in the Asia Pacific need to raise a near record | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-health-coronavirus-asia-debt/asian-firms-rush-to-meet-69-billion-in-second-quarter-debt-refinancing-idUSKBN21O02A | 2020-04-06 |
| Following is data on the spread of the coronavirus in South Asias eight countries according to government | Negative | NEW India has no plans to extend a 21day lockdown to slow the spread of the coronavirus the government said on Monday as it struggled to keep essential supplies flowing and prevent tens of thousands of outofwork people fleeing to the countryside | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-health-coronavirus-southasia/india-says-no-plan-to-extend-coronavirus-lockdown-as-poor-struggle-idUSKBN21H0OR | 2020-03-30 |
| Malaysia is ramping up coronavirus tests in preparation for the worst as it grapples with Southeast Asias highest number of infections | Negative | The COVID19 pandemic is accelerating the World Health Organization said with more than 377000 cases now recorded and infections reported from nearly every country | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-latest-factbox/factbox-latest-on-the-spread-of-the-coronavirus-around-the-world-idUSKBN21B0KB | 2020-03-24 |
| KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia is ramping up coronavirus tests in preparation for the worst as it grapples with Southeast Asias highest number of infections a health ministry official told Reuters | Negative | KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia is ramping up coronavirus tests in preparation for the worst as it grapples with Southeast Asias highest number of infections a health ministry official told Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-malaysia/malaysia-steps-up-coronavirus-tests-as-it-braces-for-worst-scenario-idUSKBN21B0GC | 2020-03-24 |
| 29 has boosted hopes that Asias largest outbreak outside China may be abating | Positive | SEOUL South Korea reported on Monday its lowest number of new coronavirus cases and the extended downward trend in daily infections since the peak on Feb | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-southkorea-toll/south-korea-reports-fewest-new-coronavirus-cases-since-february-29-peak-idUSKBN21A043 | 2020-03-23 |
| 1 stimulus package to support Southeast Asias biggest economy as the spread of coronavirus disrupts global activities the countrys finance minister said | Negative | JAKARTA March 13 The Indonesian government has prepared a 120 trillion rupiah | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/health-coronavirus-indonesia-economy/indonesia-to-support-economy-with-8-bln-stimulus-to-counter-virus-impact-idUSJ9N2AX00D | 2020-03-13 |
| The latest figures are in line with a downward trend in new cases which has raised hopes that the outbreak may be easing in Asias fourthlargest economy | Negative | SEOUL South Korea reported more recoveries from the coronavirus than new infections on Friday for the first time since its outbreak emerged in January as a downward trend in daily cases raised hopes that Asias biggest epidemic outside China may be slowing | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-health-coronavirus-southkorea/south-korea-reports-more-recoveries-than-coronavirus-cases-for-the-first-time-idUSKBN210051 | 2020-03-13 |
| 1 stimulus package on Friday to support Southeast Asias biggest economy as the spread of the coronavirus disrupts global activity | Negative | JAKARTA Indonesia announced a 120 trillion rupiah | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-health-coronavirus-indonesia-economy/indonesia-to-support-economy-with-8-billion-stimulus-to-counter-virus-impact-idUSKBN2100RC | 2020-03-13 |
| The decision comes two days after FIFA and the Asian Football Confederation agreed to postpone Asias World Cup qualifiers in March and June due to the coronavirus outbreak | Negative | RIO DE JANEIRO Brazils first two qualifying matches for the 2022 World Cup have been postponed because of the coronavirus a source at the Brazilian Football Confederation told Reuters on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-health-coronavirus-soccer-brazil/soccer-brazils-world-cup-qualifiers-postponed-due-to-virus-concerns-cbf-source-idUSKBN20Z0BA | 2020-03-12 |
| HONG KONG March 4 Hong Kongs stock exchange has told companies looking to list in Asias biggest IPO centre to disclose the impact of the coronavirus on their businesses and detail plans to mitigate the effects three sources with direct knowledge of the matter said | Neutral | HONG KONG March 4 Hong Kongs stock exchange has told companies looking to list in Asias biggest IPO centre to disclose the impact of the coronavirus on their businesses and detail plans to mitigate the effects three sources with direct knowledge of the matter said | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/health-coronavirus-hongkong-ipo/hong-kong-stock-exchange-tells-ipo-hopefuls-to-detail-impact-of-virus-sources-idUSL4N2AW2IC | 2020-03-04 |
| Economists are also concerned over whether temporary factory shutdowns at major companies will further weigh on Asias fourthlargest economy | Negative | SEOUL South Korean exports snapped a 14month losing streak in February thanks to more working days this year compared to last although evidence of disruptions from the coronavirus were reflected outside the headline figures | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-southkorea-economy-trade/coronavirus-weighs-on-south-korea-february-trade-ministry-says-worse-to-come-idUSKBN20O151 | 2020-03-01 |
| SEOUL South Korea likely snapped 14 months of declining exports in February due to more working days in the month although analysts expect Asias fourthlargest economy to show a sharp hit to trade from the coronavirus outside the headline figure | Negative | SEOUL South Korea likely snapped 14 months of declining exports in February due to more working days in the month although analysts expect Asias fourthlargest economy to show a sharp hit to trade from the coronavirus outside the headline figure | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-southkorea-economy-trade/south-korea-seen-snapping-exports-decline-but-underlying-challenges-remain-reuters-poll-idUSKCN20K0G0 | 2020-02-26 |
| SEOUL South Korean President Moon Jaein on Monday said the government should start reviewing whether a supplementary budget should be drawn up to head off the impact of the coronavirus outbreak on Asias fourthlargest economy | Negative | SEOUL South Korean President Moon Jaein on Monday said the government should start reviewing whether a supplementary budget should be drawn up to head off the impact of the coronavirus outbreak on Asias fourthlargest economy | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-southkorea-budget/south-korea-may-consider-supplementary-budget-to-head-off-virus-impact-idUSKCN20I0I2 | 2020-02-24 |
| The yen had lost against the dollar in the previous two days alone as worries about the impact of the coronavirus outbreak on Asias major economies spread | Negative | Yen bounces after heading for worst week in years | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/forex-yen-repairs-some-damage-as-dollar-power-charge-relents-idUSL8N2AL43D | 2020-02-22 |
| This acquisition is a transforming position for the group in one of Asias most dynamic and promising ADP chief executive Augustin de Romanet said | Positive | PARIS French airports operator ADP which operates Paris airports Roissy and Orly has bought a stake in Indias GMR Airports for 1 | http://www.reuters.com/finance/dealshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-aeroports-paris-france-india/french-adp-buys-49-of-indias-gmr-airports-for-1-34-billion-euros-idUSKBN20E2II | 2020-02-21 |
| South Koreas exports to China slumped in the first 20 days of February indicating a grim outlook for Asias fourthlargest economy | Negative | Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda said he was watching the coronavirus impact on the economy with grave in a nod to the growing toll the epidemic is taking on manufacturing activity and exports across Asia | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-global-economy/bojs-kuroda-says-watching-with-grave-concern-as-virus-hits-asian-economies-idUSKBN20F0MP | 2020-02-21 |
| JAKARTA Indonesias finance minister proposed on Wednesday new duties on sweetened drinks vehicles that emit carbon dioxide and plastic bags to control consumption of the products in Southeast Asias largest economy | Positive | JAKARTA Indonesias finance minister proposed on Wednesday new duties on sweetened drinks vehicles that emit carbon dioxide and plastic bags to control consumption of the products in Southeast Asias largest economy | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-indonesia-economy-tax/indonesia-government-proposes-levy-on-sweetened-drinks-co2-emitting-vehicles-plastic-bags-idUSKBN20D0DH | 2020-02-19 |
| Over 70 companies have pulled out of one of Southeast Asias top economic events citing fears over the outbreak | Negative | SINGAPORE Singapore kicked off Asias largest aerospace event under heightened scrutiny on Tuesday as thousands of visitors shunned the Singapore Airshow over coronavirus fears while all eyes were on a sensitive flyoff between U.S. and Chinese fighters | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-singapore-airshow/virus-fears-china-diplomacy-loom-over-singapore-airshow-idUSKBN2050GB | 2020-02-11 |
| SEOUL The black comedy is a tale of two South Korean families the wealthy Parks and the poor Kims mirroring the deepening inequality in Asias fourthlargest economy | Positive | SEOUL The black comedy is a tale of two South Korean families the wealthy Parks and the poor Kims mirroring the deepening inequality in Asias fourthlargest economy | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-awards-oscars-southkorea-inequality/parasite-reflects-deepening-social-divide-in-south-korea-idUSKBN20414L | 2020-02-11 |
| Chinas air force will participate in the upcoming Singapore Airshow the Chinese defense ministry and event organizers said on Wednesday as concerns over the spread of a coronavirus overshadow Asias biggest aerospace and defense event | Negative | Chinas air force will participate in the upcoming Singapore Airshow the Chinese defense ministry and event organizers said on Wednesday as concerns over the spread of a coronavirus overshadow Asias biggest aerospace and defense event | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-china-health-airforce/china-air-force-cleared-for-singapore-airshow-amid-virus-concerns-idUSKBN1ZZ1LE | 2020-02-06 |
| A meeting of international aviation officials due to be held in Singapore on the eve of Asias largest annual aerospace event has been canceled because of coronavirus fears participants said raising doubts that the broader event will go ahead | Negative | A meeting of international aviation officials due to be held in Singapore on the eve of Asias largest annual aerospace event has been canceled because of coronavirus fears participants said raising doubts that the broader event will go ahead | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-china-health-singapore-airshow/major-summit-on-eve-of-singapore-airshow-canceled-on-coronavirus-fears-idUSKBN1ZX08L | 2020-02-04 |
| A committee comprising the nonexecutive members of AirAsias board will review the allegations and take any necessary action Asias biggest budget airline said on Monday | Negative | A committee comprising the nonexecutive members of AirAsias board will review the allegations and take any necessary action Asias biggest budget airline said on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-airbus-probe-airasia/airasia-ceo-fernandes-and-chairman-step-aside-as-airbus-bribery-allegations-probed-idUSKBN1ZX1UH | 2020-02-04 |
| KUALA LUMPUR Malaysias antigraft agency is investigating allegations by Britains Serious Fraud Office that Airbus paid a bribe of million to win plane orders from Asias largest budget airline group Malaysiabased AirAsia it said on Saturday | Negative | KUALA LUMPUR Malaysias antigraft agency is investigating allegations by Britains Serious Fraud Office that Airbus paid a bribe of million to win plane orders from Asias largest budget airline group Malaysiabased AirAsia it said on Saturday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-airbus-probe-airasia/malaysia-probes-allegations-that-airbus-bribed-airasia-bosses-idUSKBN1ZV3LV | 2020-02-02 |
| China is set to further expand its massive oil refining capacity this year offering support to global oil prices and U.S. producers in particular but its plans spell more gloom for Asias hardhit refining industry | Positive | China is set to further expand its massive oil refining capacity this year offering support to global oil prices and U.S. producers in particular but its plans spell more gloom for Asias hardhit refining industry | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-oil-demand-analysis/china-flexes-oil-refining-muscle-upping-pain-for-asian-rivals-idUSKBN1ZS0FV | 2020-01-29 |
| China is already Asias No | Neutral | China is set to further expand its massive oil refining capacity this year offering support to global oil prices and U.S. producers in particular but its plans spell more gloom for Asias hardhit refining industry | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-oil-demand-analysis/china-flexes-oil-refining-muscle-upping-pain-for-asian-rivals-idUSKBN1ZS0FV | 2020-01-29 |
| He was the last of the South Korean entrepreneurs who founded the countrys major chaebols or familyrun conglomerates that now dominate Asias fourthlargest economy | Positive | SEOUL Lotte Group founder Shin Kyukho who started manufacturing chewing gum in 1948 in Japan and built the business into South Koreas No | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-lotte-founder/founder-of-south-korean-retail-giant-lotte-dies-idUSKBN1ZI0A9 | 2020-01-20 |
| The dispute has soured Indonesias generally friendly relationship with China its biggest trading partner and a major investor in Southeast Asias largest country | Negative | JAKARTA President Joko Widodo visited an island in waters disputed by China on Wednesday to assert Indonesias sovereignty amid a standoff between Indonesian and Chinese vessels | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-indonesia-china-southchinasea/indonesias-president-visits-island-in-waters-disputed-by-china-idUSKBN1Z710N | 2020-01-09 |
| The current law includes some of the most generous severance pay rules in the world that investors say deters formal hiring and affects investment decision in Southeast Asias largest economy | Negative | JAKARTA A coalition of trade unions will mobilize thousands of people next week to block the Indonesian governments plan to relax restrictive labor rules as President Joko Widodos administration is set to hand over a bill to parliament | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-indonesia-economy-labor/indonesian-trade-unions-to-rally-as-government-files-new-labor-rules-to-parliament-idUSKBN1Z80KA | 2020-01-09 |
| The issue has soured Indonesias generally friendly relationship with China its biggest trading partner and a major investor in Southeast Asias largest country | Negative | JAKARTA Indonesias air force deployed four fighter jets to the South China Sea on Tuesday in a standoff with Beijing after Jakarta protested over a Chinese violation of its exclusive economic zone | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-indonesia-china/indonesia-deploys-fighter-jets-in-stand-off-with-china-idUSKBN1Z61AM | 2020-01-08 |
| JAKARTA Indonesia will mobilize fishermen to join warships in the South China Sea to help defend against Chinese vessels the government said on Monday as the biggest standoff with China for years escalated off Southeast Asias largest country | Negative | JAKARTA Indonesia will mobilize fishermen to join warships in the South China Sea to help defend against Chinese vessels the government said on Monday as the biggest standoff with China for years escalated off Southeast Asias largest country | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-indonesia-china/indonesia-mobilizes-fishermen-in-stand-off-with-china-idUSKBN1Z51JR | 2020-01-07 |
