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Indonesia May Begin Easing Virus Curbs as Covid Deaths Soar
Jul.20 -- Indonesia has extended emergency curbs on people’s movements for another week while setting out a plan to gradually ease virus restrictions. That follows a decline in cases and hospital bed occupancy. Bloomberg’s Rachel Chang...
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Philippines Finance Chief Sees Room to Cut Reserve Ratio
Jul.21 -- Philippine Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez, who sits on the central bank’s Monetary Board, discusses the outlook for the economy and policies. The country has struggled to contain one of Southeast Asia’s worst Covid...
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Lam: H.K.’s Covid Practices Should Align With Mainland China
Oct.10 -- Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam discusses aligning Hong Kong’s covid policy with China and her concerns over the delta variant. She speaks exclusively to Haslinda Amin on “Bloomberg Daybreak: Asia.”
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New Zealand to Begin Easing Border Restrictions From January
New Zealand will begin to ease border restrictions from January. Fully vaccinated citizens and other eligible travelers will be able to enter from the start of 2022. Tourists will be able to return from the end of April. Bloomberg's Emma...
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H.K. Officials Under Fire for Partying Despite Covid Threat
Hong Kong's home affairs minister has been sent to a government quarantine camp after being at a party attended by a person believed to have covid. He's one of 10 officials who had been at the event of more than 100 people. It's an...
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Dollar May Retain Traction, Mizuho's Varathan Says
Vishnu Varathan, head of economics and strategy at Mizuho Bank, looks at how the concerns about the impact of the omicron coronavirus strain and the prospects for Federal Reserve policy are affecting the dollar. He also discusses the...
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Sub Variants Cause Record Cases
The covid-19 sub variant is really taking effect and taking hold. Tokyo has recorded its highest number of covid cases since the start of the pandemic driven by this more infectious range of variants. Emma O'Brien reports on Bloomberg...
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Fidelity Says China's Stock Market 'Very Underestimated'
Catherine Yeung, investment director at Fidelity International, discusses the outlook for the Chinese economy, stocks and the opportunities she sees amid the government's resolve to ease some of its strict virus controls and sweeping...
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Australian Treasurer: G-20, Multilateralism 'Under Extreme Pressure'
Australian Treasurer Jim Chalmers talks about the issues discussed at the Business 20, which is part of the Group of 20 Summit, including high energy prices and inflation, the global economy, and climate change. He also talks about the...
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Can China's Property Rescue Plan Restore Confidence?
Steven Chang, managing director and portfolio manager for Asia at Pacific Investment Management Co., discusses China sweeping rescue package to bail out a real estate market mired in a record slowdown and deepening liquidity crunch, and...
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Beijing Passes Covid Infection Peak: CCTV
China's state-run CCTV Network says Beijing has passed its Covid-19 infection peak, citing the city's acting mayor. Michelle Cortez reports on Bloomberg Television.
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China Sees New Phase of Covid
China's top official in charge of the fight against Covid says the country is entering a new phase of fighting the virus with the Omicron variant weakening and more people getting vaccinated. John Liu reports on Bloomberg Television.
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China Covid Deaths Top 12,600 Week Before Lunar New Year
China says more than 12,600 people have died from Covid-related causes in the week leading up to the Lunar New Year holiday. Emma O'Brien reports on Bloomberg Television.
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WHO: Risk of Covid-19 Transmission Will Potentially Go Up
May.11 -- Mike Ryan, head of the World Health Organization’s health emergencies program, says the risk of Covid-19 transmission will likely rise again as countries ease restrictions and people mix more. He speaks at the WHO's daily...
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Covid-19 Impact on the Podcast Sector
Oct.21 -- Calvin Jiang, partner and head of finance at Castbox, a U.S.-based podcast app, discusses how the pandemic has impacted podcast content and users, trends he’s seeing in the industry and their business strategy. He speaks on...
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Virus Is Biggest Failure of India’s Union Government: Badal
May.14 -- In today’s “India Focus” segment, Punjab Finance Minister Manpreet Singh Badal discusses India’s virus crisis, the shortcomings of the government and how the virus has impacted Punjab’s economy. He speaks exclusively on...
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Private Equity Funds Are Quite Active: Morrison & Foerster
Jul.16 -- Marcia Ellis, partner and co-head of Asia private equity practice at Morrison & Foerster LLP, discusses the outlook for the region amid the coronavirus outbreak. She speaks with Haslinda Amin and Yvonne Man on "Bloomberg...
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Covid Zero Weighs on China's Economy
As most of the world moves on from Covid-19, President Xi Jinping is set to trumpet his strict measures to control the virus at China's once-in-five-year party congress. Stephen Engle and David Qu discuss on Bloomberg Television.
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India's Pharma Stocks May Keep Rising: UTI International
Dec.23 -- Praveen Jagwani, chief executive officer of UTI International, India's largest asset manager, discusses the outlook for the economy and markets amid the coronavirs pandemic. India’s economic activity showed signs of stabilizing...
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Bank of Thailand Plays Down Possibility of More Rate Cuts
Sep.08 -- The outgoing chief of Thailand’s central bank says its current monetary policy is accommodative enough and further interest-rate cuts would be less effective in reviving the economy from its pandemic-driven downturn. Bank of...
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Hunt for Covid’s Origin Points to China Animal Trade
Mar.22 -- Scientists tracing the origins of the Covid-19 pandemic believe they’ve identified a possible transmission source. The culprit seems to be China’s thriving wildlife trade. Jason Gale reports on "Bloomberg Markets: Asia."
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Xi Warns of Tough Covid Fight
Chinese President Xi Jinping said tough challenges remain in China's fight against Covid-19 and acknowledged divisions in society that led to rare spontaneous protests, after weeks of silence on a virus policy pivot. John Liu reports on...
Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Hhmi: Bio Interactive: Dengue Virus Life Cycle
In this narrated animation, watch the dengue virus undergo RNA replication and protein transcription as it matures inside a human cell ultimately causing the infectious disease. [4:12]
PBS
Pbs Kids: Dragonfly Tv: The Show: Glo Germ
Is there a way to avoid spreading germs to our friends and families? Come along with Jordan and Sydney as they research this topic.