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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 |
| Asias outlier was South Korea where a record daily rise in coronavirus cases pushed the Kospi a tiny bit lower | Negative | SINGAPORE Stocks scaled record heights the dollar plumbed twoyear lows and oil prices hit their strongest since March on Thursday as monetary support and the hope of fiscal stimulus in the United States put traders in a festive mood | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-global-markets/stocks-and-oil-soar-dollar-sinks-as-stimulus-beckons-idUSKBN28Q39Q | 2020-12-17 |
| Asias outlier was South Korea where a record daily rise in coronavirus cases pushed the Kospi lower and weighed on the currency | Negative | MSCI AxJ index hovers by alltime high | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-stocks-loiter-at-record-highs-waiting-for-congress-oil-jumps-idUSL1N2IX04W | 2020-12-17 |
| SINGAPORE Southeast Asias Grab has told employees the ridehailing and food delivery company is well placed to make acquisitions as it talked up its strengths after a report that it was close to a merger with rival Gojek | Positive | SINGAPORE Southeast Asias Grab has told employees the ridehailing and food delivery company is well placed to make acquisitions as it talked up its strengths after a report that it was close to a merger with rival Gojek | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-gojek-m-a-grab/grab-tells-staff-its-in-a-position-to-acquire-as-gojek-merger-talk-swirls-idUSKBN28D0PF | 2020-12-04 |
| 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 |
| Asias outperformance comes as many countries in the region have had greater success in containing the virus than peers in Europe and the United States | Negative | Euro zone factory growth cooled last month as renewed coronavirus lockdown measures hurt demand leaving the bloc lagging many Asian peers who recovered further from the COVID19 crisis surveys showed on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-global-economy/euro-zone-factories-lagging-asias-recovery-from-covid-19-crisis-idUSKBN28B3L2 | 2020-12-02 |
| AirAsias relations with Airbus were further clouded when it was drawn into an Airbus bribery case before being cleared by local investigators industry sources have said | 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 |
| 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 |
| China imposed a 10year ban on fishing in Asias longest river at the start of the year in a bid to replenish stocks and allow endangered species to recover | Negative | SHANGHAI China will prohibit all fishing in the Yangtze river estuary from Jan | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-china-environment-fishing/china-to-extend-fishing-ban-to-yangtze-estuary-in-2021-idUSKBN28108H | 2020-11-21 |
| SINGAPORE Southeast Asias internet economy will hit billion this year as the coronavirus crisis prompted stuckathome consumers to go online to shop get food delivered at home and for entertainment purposes an industry report said on Tuesday | Negative | SINGAPORE Southeast Asias internet economy will hit billion this year as the coronavirus crisis prompted stuckathome consumers to go online to shop get food delivered at home and for entertainment purposes an industry report said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/news/media/article/us-southeast-asia-technology/southeast-asias-internet-economy-to-cross-100-billion-this-year-industry-report-idUSKBN27Q0CB | 2020-11-10 |
| SINGAPORE Asias stock markets fell on Thursday but without the panic selling seen in Europe and the United States while U.S. futures jumped as investors tried to get a grip on fears that fresh lockdowns could derail a recovery from the COVID19 pandemic | Negative | SINGAPORE Asias stock markets fell on Thursday but without the panic selling seen in Europe and the United States while U.S. futures jumped as investors tried to get a grip on fears that fresh lockdowns could derail a recovery from the COVID19 pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-global-markets/asias-covid-19-control-tempers-global-stock-selloff-u-s-futures-jump-idUSKBN27D3DA | 2020-10-29 |
| JAKARTA For months by Zoom calls and then by jet Indonesian ministers and officials scoured the world for access to a vaccine for the coronavirus that Southeast Asias biggest country is struggling to control | Negative | JAKARTA For months by Zoom calls and then by jet Indonesian ministers and officials scoured the world for access to a vaccine for the coronavirus that Southeast Asias biggest country is struggling to control | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-indonesia-diplomacy-usa-china-insight/vaccines-not-spy-planes-u-s-misfires-in-southeast-asia-idUSKBN27C19Z | 2020-10-28 |
| Southeast Asias secondlargest economy could contract a record 7 | Neutral | BANGKOK Oct 20 Thailands economy faces severe shocks from the coronavirus pandemic and a recovery is expected to take at least two years to get back to prepandemic levels the countrys new central bank governor said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/thailand-economy-cenbank/thai-economy-faces-severe-shocks-slow-recovery-c-bank-chief-idUSL4N2HB0V6 | 2020-10-20 |
| Asias fourthlargest economy managed to contain the virus and avoid a full lockdown this year but infections at a church and political rally in August sparked the countrys largest outbreak | Negative | SEOUL South Korea on Friday said it would impose tighter restrictions during the Chuseok autumn holiday weeks when people traditionally reunite with families flagging the risks of new clusters of coronavirus infections | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-southkorea/south-korea-to-tighten-social-distancing-curbs-during-two-holiday-weeks-idUSKCN26G0E0 | 2020-09-25 |
| 6 billion two years ago for Asias biggest private equity fund which invests in the healthcare consumer technology and services sectors globally with a focus on Asia | 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 |
| YORK Sept 10 Asias stock markets snapped their longest losing streak since February on Thursday and rose following a bounce on Wall Street though subdued trade in currency commodity and bond markets suggested investors remain cautious about the outlook | Negative | MSCI AxJ up 0 | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-asian-stock-markets-gain-following-tech-bounce-euro-waits-for-ecb-idUSL4N2G70PK | 2020-09-10 |
| 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 |
| Asias largest oil and gas producer Petrochina said last week it aims for nearzero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 the first Asian national oil company to set that target | Neutral | Chinas top state oil and gas producers PetroChina | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-china-oil-lowercarbon-factbox/factbox-chinas-national-oil-companies-outline-early-green-energy-plans-idUSKBN25U1VN | 2020-09-04 |
| BEIJING Sinopec Shanghai Petrochemical a refining subsidiary of Asias top refiner Sinopec plans to raise daily crude oil throughput by 7 | Positive | BEIJING Sinopec Shanghai Petrochemical a refining subsidiary of Asias top refiner Sinopec plans to raise daily crude oil throughput by 7 | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-china-sinopec-shanghai-petrochemical/sinopec-shanghai-petchem-to-raise-second-half-crude-throughput-idUSKBN25N0ZH | 2020-08-28 |
| KONG Aug 25 Asias stock markets were mostly higher on Tuesday as investors cheered signs of progress in U.S.China trade negotiations and following a fresh Wall Street rally | Positive | MSCI AxJ gains 0 | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-asian-stocks-mostly-higher-as-trade-virus-treatment-hopes-lift-mood-idUSL4N2FR0PI | 2020-08-25 |
| Asias stock markets were mostly higher on Tuesday as investors cheered signs of progress in U.S.China trade negotiations and following a fresh Wall Street rally | Positive | A Hong Kong man who recovered from COVID19 was infected again fourandahalf months later in the first documented instance of human reinfection researchers at the University of Hong Kong said on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-latest-factbox/factbox-latest-on-the-worldwide-spread-of-coronavirus-idUSKBN25L0DW | 2020-08-25 |
| YORK Aug 21 Asias stock markets bounced on Friday following Wall Streets lead but were set for their softest week in about a month as investors grapple with tepid economic data and lofty valuations after a huge rally that has wiped out coronavirus losses | Negative | Lull in momentum as Wall Street scales record peaks | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-record-breaking-stocks-take-a-breather-data-weighs-on-dollar-idUSL4N2FN0SJ | 2020-08-21 |
| SEOUL Aug 21 Roundup of South Korean financial South Korean shares climbed on Friday as foreigners returned as net buyers following a surge in U.S. tech shares and as a preliminary trade report showed Asias fourthlargest economy may be bottoming out | Positive | to fix alignment with no changes to | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/southkorea-markets-midday/refile-s-korean-shares-push-higher-following-tech-driven-rally-on-wall-street-idUSL4N2FN0KR | 2020-08-21 |
| The central bank forecast Southeast Asias secondlargest economy would contract by a record 8 | Neutral | Says fiscal policy needs to play greater role to support economy | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/thailand-economy-minutes/update-1-thai-central-bank-needed-to-preserve-limited-policy-room-minutes-idUSL4N2FL0TU | 2020-08-19 |
| The crackdown prompted some speculation that Asias top junket operator Suncity had been targeted by authorities last month | Negative | HONG KONG Chinas move to stamp out online gambling to help contain capital outflows is hitting liquidity in Macaus VIP segment at a time when the worlds No | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-china-gambling/macau-vip-casino-industry-out-of-luck-as-china-cracks-down-on-capital-flows-idUSKCN25D2O7 | 2020-08-18 |
| SINGAPORE In the early weeks of the coronavirus outbreak Anthony Tan the CEO of Southeast Asias biggest ridehailing firm recalls how he mistook the infection to be a Chinaonly problem similar to the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome | Negative | SINGAPORE In the early weeks of the coronavirus outbreak Anthony Tan the CEO of Southeast Asias biggest ridehailing firm recalls how he mistook the infection to be a Chinaonly problem similar to the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-grab-strategy/pandemic-delivers-first-crisis-lessons-to-southeast-asias-grab-idUSKCN2591S8 | 2020-08-14 |
| SINGAPORE U.S.China tension and sobering economic data knocked momentum out of Asias stock markets on Thursday though the hope of stimulus staved off falls and kept pressure on the dollar as investors wait for Congress to agree on a new spending package | Negative | SINGAPORE U.S.China tension and sobering economic data knocked momentum out of Asias stock markets on Thursday though the hope of stimulus staved off falls and kept pressure on the dollar as investors wait for Congress to agree on a new spending package | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-global-markets/stocks-stall-and-dollar-squeezed-as-investors-wait-for-stimulus-idUSKCN2513C6 | 2020-08-06 |
| In June the central bank predicted Southeast Asias secondlargest economy would shrink by a record 8 | Negative | All indexes point to economic recovery ministry | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/thailand-economy-inflation/update-1-thai-july-headline-cpi-drops-0-98-y-y-smaller-fall-than-forecast-idUSL4N2F818H | 2020-08-06 |
| Huaan Gold ETF Asias biggest gold exchangetraded fund has seen its assets under management soar more than to over 11 | Positive | SHANGHAI Chinese regulators and major banks are rushing to curb precious metal trading by domestic investors to temper speculation that some fear could cause a repeat of this years oil trading mishaps | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-china-gold-rush/china-banks-regulators-move-to-cool-gold-rush-idUSKCN24U1C4 | 2020-07-30 |
| Southeast Asias largest economy has been trying to boost loan disbursement by channelling liquidity to stateowned banks and regional banks | Positive | JAKARTA Indonesia has launched a 100 trillion rupiah | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-indonesia-economy-loans/indonesia-launches-7-billion-loan-guarantee-scheme-for-priority-companies-idUSKCN24U0EP | 2020-07-30 |
| Reliance controlled by Asias richest man Mukesh Ambani has raised around bln since late April for its digital arm including from Alphabet Incs Google and Facebook Inc | Neutral | BENGALURU Amazon | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-reliance-amazon-com-stake/amazon-in-talks-to-buy-9-9-stake-in-reliance-retail-arm-et-now-idUSKCN24O1BP | 2020-07-24 |
| 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 |
| Asias investors have been riding high after a frontpage editorial in Mondays China Securities Journal that extolled market fundamentals which was taken as official encouragement to buy stocks | Positive | NEW Equity markets slid on Thursday after U.S. data raised worries about the economys recovery and doused enthusiasm that drove a Chinese stock rally for an eighth straight day while the dollar rebounded as new coronavirus cases hit another record | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-global-markets/global-stocks-succumb-to-shutdown-fears-but-china-charges-on-idUSKBN2493DO | 2020-07-10 |
| Asias investors are riding high after a frontpage editorial in Mondays China Securities Journal extolling market fundamentals was seen as official encouragement to buy stocks | Positive | China rally extends for eighth session yuan soars | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-china-bull-charge-drives-stocks-and-yuan-higher-idUSL4N2EG1DU | 2020-07-09 |
| TOKYO Asias factory pain showed signs of easing in June as a rebound in Chinas activity offered some hope the region may have passed the worst of the devastation caused by the coronavirus pandemic | Positive | TOKYO Asias factory pain showed signs of easing in June as a rebound in Chinas activity offered some hope the region may have passed the worst of the devastation caused by the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-global-economy/asias-factory-pain-eases-as-region-emerges-from-pandemic-idUSKBN24245J | 2020-07-01 |
| YORK June 25 Asias stock markets slipped bonds rose and the U.S. dollar was firm on Thursday as surging U.S. coronavirus cases global trade tensions and an International Monetary Fund downgrade to economic projections knocked confidence in a recovery | Negative | AxJ down 0 | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-stocks-sell-off-as-coronavirus-surge-knocks-recovery-hopes-idUSL4N2E20F4 | 2020-06-25 |
| after Asias early trade deal wobbles South Koreas KOSPI index added 0 | Negative | European PMI data romps expectations | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-rebounding-data-pumps-stocks-and-oil-higher-idUSL8N2E03J1 | 2020-06-24 |
| Asias benchmark 92octane gasoline prices have averaged at a barrel between June 1 and June 18 up and from the fullmonth averages in May and April respectively | Neutral | June 19 A second and final trio of ships used as floating storage tanks for gasoline is en route to unload cargoes in Indonesia Sri Lanka and Malaysia according to industry sources and shipping data showing fuel demand is growing across Asia | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/asia-gasoline-demand/asias-rising-gasoline-demand-spells-end-for-floating-storage-trend-idUSL4N2DN2IU | 2020-06-19 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| SINGAPORE Asias stock markets edged up to a fresh threemonth high on Wednesday with the dollar again under pressure but sentiment was largely cautious ahead of the U.S. Federal Reserves next move | Negative | SINGAPORE Asias stock markets edged up to a fresh threemonth high on Wednesday with the dollar again under pressure but sentiment was largely cautious ahead of the U.S. Federal Reserves next move | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/banks/article/us-global-markets/asian-shares-creep-higher-as-markets-wait-for-fed-idUSKBN23H00V | 2020-06-10 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Asias economic woes are likely to be echoed in other parts of the world including Europe where economies continue to suffer huge damage in factory and service sectors | Negative | TOKYO Asias factory pain deepened in May as the slump in global trade caused by the coronavirus pandemic worsened with export powerhouses Japan and South Korea suffering the sharpest declines in business activity in more than a decade | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-health-coronavirus-global-economy/asias-factory-pain-worsens-as-chinas-recovery-fails-to-lift-demand-idUSKBN23815Z | 2020-06-01 |
| YORK Asias stock markets pulled back and major currencies were held in check on Friday as investors await the U.S. response to China tightening control over the city of Hong Kong | Negative | YORK Asias stock markets pulled back and major currencies were held in check on Friday as investors await the U.S. response to China tightening control over the city of Hong Kong | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-global-markets/asian-stocks-slip-as-markets-await-trumps-hong-kong-response-idUSKBN2343QO | 2020-05-29 |
| 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 |
| SYDNEY Asias factory activity was ravaged in April business surveys showed on Monday and the outlook dimmed further as government restrictions on movement to contain the coronavirus outbreak froze global production and slashed demand | Negative | SYDNEY Asias factory activity was ravaged in April business surveys showed on Monday and the outlook dimmed further as government restrictions on movement to contain the coronavirus outbreak froze global production and slashed demand | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-health-coronavirus-global-economy/pandemic-slams-asias-factories-activity-hits-financial-crisis-lows-idUSKBN22G0AU | 2020-05-04 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Sinopec Asias largest refiner was approached by Hin Leong earlier this month to look at investing in the Universal Terminal in Singapore said one Beijingbased Sinopec official | 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 |
| 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 |
| SINGAPORE Asias stock markets retreated from their highest levels for a month and the dollar extended gains on Thursday as the damage the coronavirus has wrought on the world economy soured appetite for risk | Negative | SINGAPORE Asias stock markets retreated from their highest levels for a month and the dollar extended gains on Thursday as the damage the coronavirus has wrought on the world economy soured appetite for risk | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-global-markets/stocks-slide-and-dollar-rally-runs-as-economic-realities-bite-idUSKCN21X3IP | 2020-04-16 |
| 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 |
| Asias fourthlargest economy is considered a bellwether for world trade | Positive | More than 1 | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-latest-factbox/factbox-latest-on-the-spread-of-the-coronavirus-around-the-world-idUSKCN21U0FT | 2020-04-13 |
| Asias fourthlargest economy is considered a bellwether for world trade and is the first major exporting nation to release monthly trade data | Positive | SEOUL April 13 South Korean exports for the first 10 days of April tumbled as the coronavirus health crisis upended global supply chains and knocked demand | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/southkorea-economy-trade/s-koreas-april-1-10-exports-tumble-as-coronavirus-ravages-global-demand-idUSL3N2C102O | 2020-04-13 |
| KUALA LUMPUR Reuters Asias first video streaming platform dubbed the continents gay is going global hoping to reach hundreds of millions of people isolated by the coronavirus | Positive | KUALA LUMPUR Reuters Asias first video streaming platform dubbed the continents gay is going global hoping to reach hundreds of millions of people isolated by the coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-asia-entertainment-lgbt-trfn/asias-gay-netflix-to-go-global-tap-into-coronavirus-idUSKCN21R1PK | 2020-04-10 |
| 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 |
| South Korea Asias biggest coronavirus hot spot outside China has largely managed to bring the rate of new infections under control after a big early spike | Negative | SEOUL For student Kim Jinwon watching his favourite baseball teams practice games live on YouTube is a rare slice of happiness while stuck at home during South Koreas social distancing campaign aimed at curbing the spread of the coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-southkorea-basebal/live-practice-games-a-beam-of-light-for-baseball-starved-korean-fans-idUSKBN21L0TV | 2020-04-04 |
| BEIJING Asias top refiner China Petroleum Chemical Corp or Sinopec expects its fullyear 2020 refining runs will be lower than in 2019 because of a contraction in Chinese fuel demand caused by the coronavirus outbreak | Negative | BEIJING Asias top refiner China Petroleum Chemical Corp or Sinopec expects its fullyear 2020 refining runs will be lower than in 2019 because of a contraction in Chinese fuel demand caused by the coronavirus outbreak | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-china-sinopec/sinopec-expects-lower-2020-refining-runs-as-coronavirus-hits-demand-idUSKBN21H07H | 2020-03-30 |
| Asias largest oil refiner also warned about lower petrochemical output in the coming months as it expects a notable decline in global consumption in the next one to two months | Negative | BEIJING Asias top refiner China Petroleum Chemical Corp or Sinopec expects its fullyear 2020 refining runs will be lower than in 2019 because of a contraction in Chinese fuel demand caused by the coronavirus outbreak | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-china-sinopec/sinopec-expects-lower-2020-refining-runs-as-coronavirus-hits-demand-idUSKBN21H07H | 2020-03-30 |
| SINGAPORE Unipec the trading arm of Asias largest refiner Sinopec has decided against lifting more Saudi crude in April after freight rates surged three sources familiar with the matter said | Positive | SINGAPORE Unipec the trading arm of Asias largest refiner Sinopec has decided against lifting more Saudi crude in April after freight rates surged three sources familiar with the matter said | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-saudi-oil/unipec-decides-against-lifting-more-saudi-crude-in-april-sources-idUSKBN21E0QW | 2020-03-28 |
| Unipec the trading arm of Asias largest refiner Sinopec has also decided against lifting more Saudi crude in April after freight rates surged sources said | Positive | DELHI Saudi Arabia is struggling to find customers for its extra oil as demand plummets due to the coronavirus and freight rates surge industry sources said undermining the kingdoms bid to seize market share from rivals by expanding production | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-saudi-oil/saudi-struggles-to-find-buyers-for-extra-crude-as-demand-dives-sources-idUSKBN21D20F | 2020-03-27 |
| 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 |
| Both China where the flulike virus first emerged and South Korea which suffered Asias outbreak outside China have seen a downward trend in locally transmitted infections | Negative | SEOUL The foreign ministers of South Korea China and Japan held a video conference on Friday to discuss cooperation on the coronavirus pandemic amid growing concern over the number of infected people arriving in their countries from overseas | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-southkorea-toll/south-korea-china-japan-to-discuss-coronavirus-response-idUSKBN217061 | 2020-03-20 |
| AirAsias board has reinstated the executive positions of Fernandes and Kamarudin who had stepped aside since Feb | Neutral | The sponsorship showed demonstrable benefits to the AirAsia Group and was not linked to any purchase decisions by the group said | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-airasia-group-probe-airbus/malaysias-airasia-says-review-cleared-airbus-sponsorships-idUSKBN2170MU | 2020-03-20 |
| SEOUL South Korea reported more recoveries from the coronavirus than new infections on Saturday for the second day in a row as a downward trend in daily cases raised hopes that Asias biggest epidemic outside China may be slowing | Positive | SEOUL South Korea reported more recoveries from the coronavirus than new infections on Saturday for the second day in a row as a downward trend in daily cases raised hopes that Asias biggest epidemic outside China may be slowing | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-southkorea/south-korea-reports-107-new-coronavirus-cases-total-8086-kcdc-idUSKBN21101Y | 2020-03-14 |
| SINGAPORE Asias spot premiums for Russian ESPO Blend crude have rebounded from near record lows after surging supertanker rates made shorthaul shipments more attractive to Chinese buyers three sources told Reuters on Friday | Positive | SINGAPORE Asias spot premiums for Russian ESPO Blend crude have rebounded from near record lows after surging supertanker rates made shorthaul shipments more attractive to Chinese buyers three sources told Reuters on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-oil/russias-top-crude-grade-for-china-rebounds-as-saudi-drives-up-freight-sources-say-idUSKBN2102QR | 2020-03-14 |
| European and U.S. stock futures traded in positive territory and some of Asias deepest losses were recovered by the end of a session in which tight liquidity exaggerated moves | Positive | SINGAPORE Stocks plunged on Friday with coronavirus panic selling hitting nearly every asset class before finding some kind of floor as hopes turned to a U.S. stimulus package | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-global-markets/stimulus-hopes-pull-stocks-back-from-abyss-idUSKBN20Z3UE | 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 | 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 |
| 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 |
| TOKYO Asias factories took a beating in February from the coronavirus outbreak with activity in China shrinking at a record pace surveys showed on Monday raising the prospect of a coordinated policy response by central banks to prevent a global recession | Negative | TOKYO Asias factories took a beating in February from the coronavirus outbreak with activity in China shrinking at a record pace surveys showed on Monday raising the prospect of a coordinated policy response by central banks to prevent a global recession | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-global-economy/coronavirus-deals-shattering-blow-to-asian-factories-idUSKBN20P0BP | 2020-03-02 |
| Many of Asias rapidly expanding cities are coastal and lowlying making them vulnerable to rising sea levels and extreme weather such as flooding and cyclones | Negative | It found that 11 of the 15 highest risk cities are in Asia with Dubai Alexandria and New York also featuring | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-climate-change-asia-cities-trfn/asian-cities-urged-to-bolster-defense-against-rising-seas-idUSKCN20L05N | 2020-02-27 |
| 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 |
| GM Southeast Asias representative Sean Poppitt said that the Thai Ministry of Labours information was broadly and referred questions on whether any employees might be rehired to Great Wall Motor | Neutral | BANGKOK General Motors will begin laying off around 1500 employees in Thailand in June after announcing the sale of its production plants in the country a government official said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-gm-thailand/general-motors-to-lay-off-all-1500-plant-workers-in-thailand-following-sale-idUSKBN20D10I | 2020-02-20 |
| MANILA Southeast Asias holiday hotspots hit by billions in lost business from Chinese tourists are turning to markets closer to home to soften the blow from travel restrictions caused by the coronavirus epidemic | Negative | MANILA Southeast Asias holiday hotspots hit by billions in lost business from Chinese tourists are turning to markets closer to home to soften the blow from travel restrictions caused by the coronavirus epidemic | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-china-health-asean-tourism/southeast-asias-tourist-hubs-court-local-market-as-coronavirus-shuts-chinese-out-idUSKBN20C0MB | 2020-02-19 |
| Thailand Southeast Asias biggest market for Chinese tourists is now offering special packages for local elderly which allows their expenses to be used for their childrens tax deductions | Positive | MANILA Southeast Asias holiday hotspots hit by billions in lost business from Chinese tourists are turning to markets closer to home to soften the blow from travel restrictions caused by the coronavirus epidemic | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-china-health-asean-tourism/southeast-asias-tourist-hubs-court-local-market-as-coronavirus-shuts-chinese-out-idUSKBN20C0MB | 2020-02-19 |
| Indonesia Southeast Asias largest economy has also pledged to boost spending and incentives to soften the viruss business impact | Positive | MANILA Southeast Asias holiday hotspots hit by billions in lost business from Chinese tourists are turning to markets closer to home to soften the blow from travel restrictions caused by the coronavirus epidemic | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-china-health-asean-tourism/southeast-asias-tourist-hubs-court-local-market-as-coronavirus-shuts-chinese-out-idUSKBN20C0MB | 2020-02-19 |
| Asias woes have yet to spread elsewhere with Wall Street indexes scaling record highs | Neutral | SYDNEY Asian shares reversed earlier losses on Monday and moved back toward a threeweek top as Chinese efforts to cushion the blow from a coronavirus outbreak cheered investors although Japanese stocks faltered amid growing recession risks | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-markets/asian-shares-hover-around-three-week-highs-on-chinese-support-measures-idUSKBN20B01Z | 2020-02-17 |
| 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 | 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 |
| In Singapore Food Hotel Asias trade show which attracted more than 80000 people in 2018 has postponed the first of two events it had planned in the citystate this year | Positive | More than two dozen large trade fairs and industry conferences in Asia have been postponed because of the spread of the China coronavirus shuttering events where billions of dollars worth of deals have been signed in the past | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-china-health-events/dozens-of-asia-trade-fairs-conferences-postponed-amid-coronavirus-fears-idUSKBN2001C3 | 2020-02-07 |
| Still refineries including Chinas Sinopec Asias top refiner have slashed throughput as the virus cuts demand for refined fuels | Negative | NEW YORK Oil prices jumped about on Wednesday on media reports that suggested scientists were developing a vaccine for the fastspreading coronavirus even as world health experts said treatments have not yet been found | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-oil/oil-prices-jump-2-as-virus-vaccine-reports-spur-hope-idUSKBN1ZZ061 | 2020-02-06 |
| SINGAPORE Feb 4 The Singapore Airshow Asias biggest gathering of aerospace and defence industry executives will go ahead as planned but a meeting of international aviation officials has been cancelled organisers said in a statement on Tuesday | Positive | SINGAPORE Feb 4 The Singapore Airshow Asias biggest gathering of aerospace and defence industry executives will go ahead as planned but a meeting of international aviation officials has been cancelled organisers said in a statement on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/singapore-airshow/singapore-airshow-to-go-ahead-despite-virus-worries-idUSL4N2A0033 | 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 |
| 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 |
| Chinas Sinopec Corp Asias largest refiner is cutting throughput this month by around 600000 barrels per day as the rapidly spreading coronavirus hits fuel demand four people with knowledge of the matter said on Monday | Negative | Chinas Sinopec Corp Asias largest refiner is cutting throughput this month by around 600000 barrels per day as the rapidly spreading coronavirus hits fuel demand four people with knowledge of the matter said on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-sinopec-output/chinas-sinopec-cuts-feb-daily-refinery-output-by-12-as-virus-hits-demand-sources-idUSKBN1ZX09Y | 2020-02-03 |
| AirAsia Asias largest budget airline group runs an allAirbus fleet of 274 planes | Neutral | The SFO said the executives were rewarded for an aircraft order from Airbus an allegation AirAsia denied late on Saturday | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-airbus-probe-airasia/malaysia-regulator-to-probe-if-airasia-broke-rules-in-airbus-deals-idUSKBN1ZW0B2 | 2020-02-03 |
| 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 |
