Pandemic lets Big Tech take on the duties of nation states
Such silicon skirmishes have implications far beyond smartphones. The dual announcement last week that one of the world’s biggest microchip...
Day: May 28, 2020
Public transport left in limbo as the nation gets on its bike
Among technologists, the sudden surge in pedestrianisation is vindication that bets on so-called micro-mobility companies – scooter and bicycle hire...
IMF warns against rush to bring manufacturing home after pandemic
TOKYO -- International Monetary Fund representatives on Thursday warned countries and corporations against the impulse to bring manufacturing home in...
India and China face off along disputed Himalayan border
NEW DELHI -- Indian and Chinese troops are engaged in a tense standoff along the Himalayan border amid fears that...
Sunderland plant safe after Nissan closes Spanish factory
Spanish closure plans were revealed on the same day as a press conference alongside Nissan’s alliance partners Renault and Mitsubishi...
Car finance bubble reaches coronavirus bursting point
Covid-19 slammed the brakes on Britain’s £82bn-a-year car industry. With the lockdown forcing dealers to shut, sales collapsed in April,...
NTT keeps teleworking as the new norm in post-pandemic Japan
TOKYO -- Japan's vast NTT conglomerate will maintain the ratio of teleworking employees at 50% or higher for about 280...
Coronavirus latest: New cluster brings back restrictions in Seoul
The Nikkei Asian Review is tracking the spread of the new coronavirus that originated in the central Chinese city of...
How red tape could bury Asia’s virus-stricken startups
TOKYO -- Stockpiling mattresses didn't top many people's lists of essentials as they prepared to hole up for the coronavirus...
Nissan reports $6.2bn annual net loss, worst in 20 years
TOKYO -- Nissan Motor has posted a net loss of 671 billion yen ($6.2 billion) for the year ended in...
