Friend request: How India’s battle with Facebook will change the internet
GURUGRAM, India -- By the second week of March, India had only recorded around 50 cases of COVID-19, but the country...
Day: April 29, 2020
China loosens coronavirus test kit export requirements
China has reversed its decision to tighten export controls on COVID-19 test kits and other medical products, which came after...
Coronavirus latest: Samsung warns of Q2 profit drop due to pandemic
The Nikkei Asian Review is tracking the spread of the new coronavirus that originated in the central Chinese city of...
China parliament to start key annual session on May 22
BEIJING (Reuters) -- China's parliament will start its key annual session on May 22, more than two months later than...
Pfizer to expand coronavirus vaccine trials with eye on fall approval
MAPLEWOOD, U.S. (Reuters) -- Pfizer on Tuesday said it expects its experimental coronavirus vaccine to move into expanded clinical trials by...
China’s ‘state liquor’ Moutai defies downturn with spirited growth
TOKYO -- The coronavirus has paralyzed the Chinese economy and cut down on socializing and drinking at restaurants and bars....
Hawks in Washington take aim at medical imports from China
WASHINGTON -- U.S. policymakers who drove the trade war with Beijing are turning their attention from intellectual property and farm...
Coronavirus latest: US surpasses 1m COVID-19 cases
The Nikkei Asian Review is tracking the spread of the new coronavirus that originated in the central Chinese city of...
Japan’s small factories and eateries struggle to save jobs from virus
TOKYO -- Small manufacturers as well as mom and pop restaurants in Japan are struggling with a hazy future as...
ANA secures $8.8bn in credit, easing cash flow concerns
TOKYO -- Japan's ANA Holdings said Tuesday that it had secured 950 billion yen ($8.8 billion) in loans to help...
