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"The winners of the two-legged playoff will seal their place in the Tokyo Olympics alongside hosts Japan and winners from the other play-off match, which sees Australia take on Vietnam on the same dates," the AFC said in a statement. … [Read more...] about Sydney to host virus-hit China’s Olympic football qualifier

“But I cannot be sure that I will be totally safe in this situation. I am particularly worried that my health insurance might not be helpful if I get infected, because as far as I know, they will not cover epidemics and pandemic cases like nCoV,” he added. Klos is not alone with his worries, as many people have raised similar questions. … [Read more...] about BUSINESS NEWS HEADLINES FEB. 22

For accommodation, the average room occupancy in February is only 25%-30%, down by 45%-50% against the same period in 2019. The number of room booking cancellations next month continues to rise, dropping the occupancy rate to 20%-25%. Therefore, in the first quarter, hotels and resorts will serve fewer than one million guests, down 21.5% year-on-year. … [Read more...] about Danang takes steps to attract tourists

The World Health Organization has not contradicted Pyongyang's denial of cases, with its head of health emergencies programmes Michael Ryan telling reporters: "At the moment, there are no signals or indications that we are dealing with any COVID-19 there." … [Read more...] about Coronavirus threatens North Korea chaos: Analysts

South Korea reported 52 new virus infections on Friday, while the number of new cases in mainland China also jumped, escalating fears over the impact of the epidemic that has already prompted regional central banks to cut growth targets and lower interest rates.  … [Read more...] about SE Asia Stocks-Most fall as new coronavirus cases jump; Indonesia down 1pct