Restaurants can start accepting more customers dining in their establishments starting July 21, with the Department of Trade and Industry also suggesting to relax curfew hours to allow longer operations.

The Bankers Association of the Philippines injects calm amid concerns about billions of pesos of loan exposures to ABS-CBN, the country's biggest broadcaster whose franchise renewal bid was rejected by lawmakers.

Singapore's GDP shrank by 41.2% in the second quarter compared to the previous three months, more than most analysts had expected.