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The head of Russia's vaccine-developing body has claimed that Western research institutions are seeking to "lure" its scientists away to work for them.

Amazon is being investigated by the German Federal Cartel Office for allegedly abusing its market position during the coronavirus pandemic.

Singapore's open and trade-dependent economy has taken a hard hit following lockdown measures around the world aimed at slowing the spread of the coronavirus.

Japan's economy shrank 27.8% on an annualized basis in April-June, according to government data released Monday. That was the sharpest contraction on record, according to Reuters.

Aside from video interviews, candidates should prepare to expect more online screening — and to make more of an effort to get to know co-workers when joining a company remotely.

Google claimed the proposed overhaul "would impact all of our Australian users." The ACCC responded by calling this claim "misinformation."

The "big price" that China is paying for tightening its control over Hong Kong is Taiwan, said David Roche, president and global strategist at Independent Strategy.

Governments are globally scaling up digital technology to employ different methods of data collection in this health crisis, but the lack of a universal playbook on how privacy should be protected in a pandemic is proving problematic.

It's in the interest of the U.S. and China to have a little more time to review the progress of the phase one trade deal due to outstanding issues between the two, said David Dollar, senior fellow at the Brookings Institution.

China's Geely Automobile Holdings Ltd said on Monday first-half net profit fell 43%, as the coronavirus outbreak slammed the brakes on auto sales in the world's biggest market.

The mounting U.S.-China tensions are not good for Hong Kong, said the city's secretary for commerce and economic development, as he urged everyone to recognize that the "common enemy" of the world is the coronavirus pandemic.

French health care company Sanofi has agreed to buy U.S. company Principia Biopharma for around $3.7 billion, the companies said on Monday, strengthening Sanofi's presence in research and development (R&D) areas.

Abe, Japan's longest-serving prime minister, plans to return home later on Monday after the examination at Tokyo's Keio University Hospital, the source familiar with the situation told Reuters.

Opposition parties had sought a delay after the virus outbreak prompted the government last week to put Auckland under a two-week lockdown and halted election campaigning.

The United States and China have delayed a review of their Phase 1 trade deal initially slated for Saturday, sources familiar with the plans told Reuters.

Several major seaports in Asia have tightened crew change restrictions and stepped up screening of seamen in recent weeks as the coronavirus staged a global resurgence.

Since the coronavirus pandemic forced millions of people to stay at home, teaching students online and selling directly to consumers via live video streaming has taken off in China.

Climate change is a critical challenge that Southeast Asia must confront as the region seeks to expand its economy, McKinsey Global Institute said in a report.

Gross domestic product (GDP) shrank an annualized 27.8% in April-June, government data showed on Monday, marking the biggest decline since 1980.

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