Japan targets 400,000 coronavirus antigen tests weekly
TOKYO -- Japan hopes to test 400,000 people per week for the novel coronavirus, with the health ministry planning to approve the...
Day: May 10, 2020
South Korea’s Moon warns of COVID-19 second wave as cases rebound
SEOUL (Reuters) -- South Korea warned of a second wave of the new coronavirus on Sunday as infections rebounded to a...
Could Covid-19 finally solve the ‘productivity puzzle’?
The slowdown in productivity since the crisis has been the worst since the start of the Industrial Revolution when steam...
South Korea’s Moon warns of COVID-19 2nd wave as cases rebound
SEOUL (Reuters) -- South Korea warned of a second wave of the new coronavirus on Sunday as infections rebounded to a...
Shanghai Disney, Sony results and Bitcoin ‘halving’
Welcome to Nikkei Asian Preview.The coming week will be full of results from some of Japan's biggest companies, including the...
Japanese builder’s methods mean faster, cheaper bridges in Asia
KOCHI, Japan -- Kochi Marutaka takes on jobs that might give others pause, putting up bridges along mountain cliff faces...
Thai and European innovators help medical workers fight virus
BANGKOK/GENEVA -- When people with knowledge and technology join forces, new ideas can quickly emerge. Entrepreneurs, innovators and other creative talent...
O2 and Virgin Media form an odd couple to transform telecoms
There was something familiar about the solitary, smartly dressed Spaniard approaching Virgin Media’s London headquarters at Griffin House, an unlovely...
after coronavirus blew the froth off the stock, this smart meter firm is worth buying
This year’s delays aren’t all bad news. Analysts at Goldman Sachs, which was involved in the firm’s flotation, forecast 850,000...
We are not COVID-19: Asian Americans speak out on racism
NEW YORK/PALO ALTO, U.S. -- The coronavirus pandemic has unleashed a wave of discrimination against Asian Americans and expats in...
