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Monday, February 10, 2020
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There is “internal inconsistency” within Philippine government agencies on whether a travel ban that was imposed on China includes Taiwan, according to Taiwan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA, 外交部) on Wednesday.
MOFA spokesperson Joanne Ou (歐江安) said at a press briefing that the Philippine Health department had “unilaterally ordered” its Civil Aeronautics Board (CAB) to refrain Taiwanese residents from entering the country based on a travel ban on China, while the southeast country’s representative in Taiwan took an opposite position.
Ou called the health department’s move a “political” one while iterating that Taiwan is not part of China and has the novel coronavirus outbreak well under control.
Taiwan calls on the Philippine government to “correct this mistake as soon as possible,” Ou said.
Ou confirmed reports that more than 100 Taiwanese travelers are currently stranded in Manila as of press time while relevant agencies work on bringing them back.
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(Japan 🇯🇵) Nissan Motor Co. is set to temporarily stop the operation of its auto plant in southwestern Japan due to disruptions in auto parts supply from China on account of the coronavirus outbreak.
(Source: Kyodo News)
*Indonesia 🇮🇩
It is estimated that more than 40,000 hotel bookings were canceled in Bali since the coronavirus outbreak.
(Source: The Jakarta Post)
*Vietnam 🇻🇳
The Vietnamese government is set to exempt tax on imported medical masks, hand sanitizer, mask materials, disinfectants and protective clothing in an attempt to curb the impact of the coronavirus.
(Source: Viet Nam News)
*South Korea 🇰🇷
South Korean household electronics company Woongjin Coway changed its brand name to Coway after Netmarble, a giant South Korean mobile game company, acquired the company.
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(South Korea🇰🇷) The South Korean government is strengthening its crackdown on the smuggling of face masks through airports. The government allows each passenger to carry 300 facial masks at maximum.
(Source: The Korea Herald)
*China🇨🇳
The number of mobile apps available in China slipped by 18.8% to 3.67 million year-by-year in 2019.
China unveiled a mobile app “close contact detector,” which enables users to check whether they were in close contact with someone infected, in an attempt to quell coronavirus fears and prevent infection.
(Source: Xinhua News Agency)
*Japan🇯🇵
Sales of electric bicycles in Japan more than doubled to 667,244 units in 2018 as the country sees the rapidly aging population and the attempt to curb pollution.
The Hilton group is set to open a luxury hotel in Kyoto in 2021, with an expectation that tourists to Japan will surge even after the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
(Source: Kyodo News, News on Japan)
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(Indonesia🇮🇩) Indonesia's 2020 budget deficit is expected to reach 2.8% of its GDP to $35.5 billion, much higher than the country's target of $22.4 billion as the country's tax reforms are expected to rake in lower revenue.
(Source: The Jakarta Post)
*Japan 🇯🇵
The number of foreign residents in Japan with a Specified Skilled Worker visa reached 1,621 as of 2019, falling far short of the country's target of 47,550.
(Source: The Asahi Shimbun)
*China 🇨🇳
Bangladesh-China Power, the joint venture company behind a $2.5 billion power plant under development, announced that the commissioning of the project had been delayed as Chinese workers cannot re-enter Bangladesh due to the coronavirus outburst.
(Source: SCMP)
*Vietnam 🇻🇳
Vietnam's ride-hailing startups Unicar and ZuumViet are expected to join the market.
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