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Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen speaks during a press conference at the presidential office in Taipei on January 22, 2020. Photo: Sam Yeh/ AFP/Getty Images via CNBC

World+Biz

Taiwan faces worst drought in 56 years

The island tightened nationwide water restrictions last month and mobilised emergency water services, including a desalination plant in Hsinchu County

Economy

Supply uncertainty pushes up rice price

World+Biz

Indian automakers fear container shortage to hit parts supply, output

Bazaar

Economists fear food crisis due to inadequate storage capacity

Health

Bangladesh suffers from 76 percent shortage of nurses

File Photo: Test kits have been one of the main ways to determine if a patient has coronavirus/Collected

Covid-19 in Bangladesh

Shortage of Kits in Chattogram leads to fear of halting coronavirus tests

An epidemiologist holds gloves while arranging the supplies of Harborview Medical Center's home assessment team, during preparations to visit the home of a person potentially exposed to novel coronavirus at Harborview Medical Center in Seattle, Washington, US February 29, 2020/ Reuters

Coronavirus chronicle

World’s largest glove maker sees shortage as coronavirus fight spikes

Sudhir Nayar, Managing Director of Cisco. Photo: Saikat Bhadra

Tech/IT

‘Shortage of trained workforce is the main barrier to digitalisation'

Trade

shortage

Taiwan faces worst drought in 56 years

Supply uncertainty pushes up rice price

Indian automakers fear container shortage to hit parts supply, output

Economists fear food crisis due to inadequate storage capacity

Bangladesh suffers from 76 percent shortage of nurses

Shortage of Kits in Chattogram leads to fear of halting coronavirus tests

World’s largest glove maker sees shortage as coronavirus fight spikes

‘Shortage of trained workforce is the main barrier to digitalisation'

Onion shortage in Khatunganj

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