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China reports 137 asymptomatic cases during a drive to test 4.75 million people in Kashgar. It is the highest number of asymptomatic infections in nearly seven months following the discovery of a cluster of cases linked to a garment factory in Xinjiang.
2020-10-26

Japan launches a ¥70 billion payment scheme to pay firms to move factories out of China to either Japan itself or countries within the Southeast Asian region in an attempt to better secure its supply chains. 57 firms, including face mask manufacturer Iris Ohyama, are among the first to receive the subsidy.
2020-07-18

The USS "Carl Vinson" enters Vietnam's Da Nang Port, becoming the first U.S. aircraft carrier to visit a Vietnamese port since the Vietnam War in 1975. The visit comes amid tensions in the region with China.
2018-03-5

The Philippine economy grew by more than 6% in 2014 making it the second fastest growing economy in Asia after China. This is the longest sustained growth period in the country since the 1950s. [http:--m.economictimes.com-news-international-business-philippines-economy-surges-by-6-per-cent-for-third-consecutive-year-articleshow-46051103.cms ("Economic Times")]date=August 2019
2015-01-29

China's Purchasing Managers Index declines to 50.1 indicating a possible slowdown in the Chinese economy. [http:--www.theaustralian.com.au-business-economics-china-office-pmi-for-february-down-to-501-reignites-slowdown-worry-story-e6frg926-1226588359770 ("The Australian)"]
2013-03-1

For the first time ever, Moody's Investors Service downgrades the United Kingdom's bond credit rating from AAA to AA1.
2013-02-22

Five road accidents in two days claims the lives of at least 58 people in China before Chinese New Year.
2013-02-2

Moody's Investors Service downgrades the credit ratings of several European Union members including Italy, Malta, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia and Spain and issues a negative outlook for the ratings of Austria, France and the United Kingdom.
2012-02-13

Moody's Investors Service cuts the credit ratings of Australia's four major banks, the Commonwealth Bank, Westpac, National Australia Bank and ANZ, to Aa1, due to their reliance on wholesale funding.
2011-05-18

Moody's Investors Service downgrades Japan's credit rating due to concerns over high levels of government debt.
2011-02-22