World stocks were pinned down by the rising death toll from COVID-19 and deepening economic pain, with another record week of jobless claims expected in the United States.
For Samsung, the 2020 Tokyo Olympics were going to be its springboard to attain a long-held goal - making significant inroads into Japan's lucrative smartphone market.
Taiwan has launched a controversial mobile phone-based "electronic fence" that uses location-tracking to ensure people who are quarantined stay in their homes.
On Tuesday, France, Italy, Spain and Belgium curbed stock market trading, banning short-selling to shield some of Europe's biggest companies from a sell-off triggered by the coronavirus.
