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	'Government puts economy before life': Voices from the pandemic Dear Valued Reader, We hope you are well, and staying safe and healthy during the  COVID-19 pandemic. As the impact of this unprecedented crisis continues to inflict  severe impacts on the livelihoods of people all over the world,  staying updated on the global situation has never been more  important. Despite the constraints imposed by the  current situation, we are determined to continue to do our utmost  to deliver our exclusive insights on Asia. As such, we have made the decision to give free access you to  this Nikkei Asian Review Print Edition via PDF for 48 hours  which you can peruse at your own time in the comforts of your home.  We sincerely hope that you will find our collection of curated  articles valuable in these trying times. Yours Sincerely, Nikkei Asian Review Download the full PDF
	BEST FROM THE WEEK Company in focus Top Glove stretches to meet demand as virus  grips the world Malaysian group's 44 plants run full tilt to churn out medical supplies Finance Myanmar allows Korean and Thai banks' entry  to boost investment KB Kookmin, Siam Commercial and other banks to begin operating by early 2021 Interview Nobel laureate Yamanaka frets over Japan's lax coronavirus fight Kyoto University stem cell researcher battles misconceptions about COVID-19 Startups Grab and Gojek burn cash to keep gig drivers afloat Southeast Asia ride-hailers scramble to maintain fleet for post-pandemic recovery Asia Insight China-Russia alliance on horizon as nuclear arms treaties crumble US riles its rivals with missile moves and calls for Beijing to join New START International Relations Coronavirus exposes ASEAN divisions on rice security Officials fail to reach immediate agreement at emergency summit South Korea election Moon's Democrats win South Korea general  election in landslide Victory allows president to push ahead with income redistribution policies Coronavirus Abe adopts universal $930 handout as walls  close in Japan's prime minister backtracks after initial handout plan criticized as too limited Opinion Malaysia's lockdown pays little attention  to women's needs Jokes about men shopping hide serious harm from worsening gender imbalance Opinion South Korea's 'nth rooms' are toxic mixture  of tech, sex and crime Country must face up to pervasive misogyny which allows online abuse to flourish The Nikkei View Now is not the time to undercut WHO efforts Health agency's role crucial to ending virus pandemic Life What I learned from two months under  coronavirus lockdown in Wuhan For a long time it felt like the world was ignoring us but the city was resilient Tea Leaves ‘War tourism’ lays old battles to rest Lessons can still be learned from the Thailand-Burma  ‘death railway’