Alibaba’s Tmall Luxury Pavilion now has 150 plus high-end brands
LVMH-owned fashion label Kenzo and Richemont-owned prestigious jewellery manufacturer Cartier to Alibaba Group's Tmall Luxury Pavilion
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Asia
First coronavirus deaths in the Middle East
Most of Hubei province remains under lockdown, with residents unable to leave their homes without special permission. Travel restrictions of varying severity have been imposed across China, from monitored movement to total quarantine from coronavirus, COVID-19
Japan economy suffers biggest drop since 2014
Consumer spending dropped 11.1% after the national sales tax was raised from 8% to 10% in October. In the same month, Typhoon Hagibis, the strongest typhoon in decades to strike mainland Japan, caused more than US$5 billion of damage to a large part of Japan.
Deadliest day yet in coronavirus outbreak
'A virus is more powerful in creating political, social and economic upheaval than any terrorist attack,' said WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus
Coronavirus: What do you feel if you are infected
An analysis, published in the esteemed The Lancet medical journal, of the first 99 patients treated for the coronavirus at Wuhan’s Jinyintan Hospital shows how differently the virus can impact people.
Cities most at risk of deadly coronavirus contamination
Academics have assessed what countries have the highest risk of the incredibly infectious coronavirus.
This tropical tourist hotspot is running out of water
A growing influx of tourists is to blame for the drought threatening food security, culture and way of life on the Indonesian island.
World’s most surveilled city has 2.6 million cameras
Eight out of the top 10 most-surveilled cities are found in China.
China set to build a solar power station in space
It would convert solar energy from space with lasers and microwaves.
India ruins hope of world’s largest trade deal
The free trade pact, which is expected to be finalised in 12 months, is seen as a move to protect the countries in East Asia from slowing global trade and to help China which has been hit by rising tariffs and trade wars with the US.