Apple Supplier LG Display Posts Wider First-Quarter Operating Loss

The operating loss for the first quarter ended March widened to 362 billion won ($294.70 million), from a loss of 132 billion won a year earlier, and compares with a Refinitiv SmartEstimate drawn from 19 analysts for a 390 billion won loss. https://www.usnews.com/news/technology/articles/2020-04-23/apple-supplier-lg-display-posts-wider-first-quarter-operating-loss

Thailand Reports 13 New Coronavirus Cases, One New Death

Three other new cases were reported from the southern island of Phuket where the authorities are aggressively testing the population because the infection rate there is severe, said Taweesin Wisanuyothin, a spokesman for the government’s Centre for COVID-19 Situation Administration. https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2020-04-23/thailand-reports-13-new-coronavirus-cases-one-new-death  

Jakarta Extends Restrictions Ahead of Ramadan

Jakarta Gov. Anies Baswedan said the restrictions that were to end Thursday will be extended to May 22. In a live-streamed news conference late Wednesday, Baswedan urged Muslims to suspend mosque activities during Ramadan to break the coronavirus transmission chain. https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2020-04-22/asia-today-jakarta-extends-restrictions-ahead-of-ramadan