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China’s escalating viral outbreak may end up hitting Japan’s fragile economy harder than the SARS outbreak of 2003, according to economists.

Gold jumped as the spread of the coronavirus globally spurred demand for haven assets. Prices rose as much as 1.1% as risk-off sentiment swept markets, with equities tumbling and Treasures gaining.

Chinese scientists are conducting research to help provide timely analysis of the epidemic situation and support to formulate targeted strategies for the prevention and control of the novel coronavirus outbreak

Businesses in Malaysia are allowed to raise funding up to RM100mil through digital token offering beginning the second half of this year.

The number of cases of people scammed by impersonators on social media has jumped by more than nine times in the past three years, with many victims – six in 10 – aged in their 20s to 40s.The number of cases rose from 71 in 2017 to 672 cases in the first 11 months of 2019.

New York dropped its traditional crystal-encrusted ball to ring in 2020 in a packed Times Square, after crisis-marred celebrations in other countries ended a year of worldwide upheaval that saw strike-hit Paris welcome the new decade with fireworks and London’s Big Ben ring out after a long restoration.

MCMILLAN Woods, through its corporate social responsibility (CSR) arm McM Cares, raised RM100,000 for the National Council of the Blind, Malaysia (NCBM) at the inaugural McMillan Woods 100,000 Steps Challenge at Tropicana Metropark in Subang Jaya.

AmBank Group Research expects the ringgit to reach RM4.10 to the US dollar by the end of this month, driven partly by positive trade news.

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