Daily Briefing: Malaysia goes into lock down; Vietnam suspends flights as new variant emerges

Uploaded By:  Paul Howell Submitted By:  Staff Reporter Case Study:  No And pandemic-beaten India continues to have one of the top stock markets in Asia in May. From AP: Malaysia has began its second nationwide lockdown to tackle the ongoing resurgence of COVID-19 cases. Businesses will be closed for two weeks until June 14, except for 17 essential sectors, including banking, media, and food and beverage. Certain manufacturing sectors are also allowed to operate at 60% capacity. Infections have breached the 6,000 mark on May 19, and hit past 9,000 within ten days. read more