Japan’s eGuarantee rides pandemic demand to insure owed payments
TOKYO -- Despite the recent turmoil in global equities markets, the stock of Japanese accounts receivable insurer eGuarantee has steadily...
Month: May 2020
Hong Kong’s new labor unions aim to reshape political landscape
HONG KONG -- While protests in Hong Kong have quieted as the coronavirus pandemic disrupts public life, some pro-democracy activists...
Apple says production is returning to ‘typical levels’
PALO ALTO, U.S. -- Apple reported slight revenue growth in the past quarter despite disruption from the coronavirus pandemic. The...
Coronavirus latest: Gilead to make 1m remdesivir courses by year end
The Nikkei Asian Review is tracking the spread of the new coronavirus that originated in the central Chinese city of...
Toyota and Honda to ramp up China plants to make up lost output
TOKYO -- Japanese auto companies will accelerate production in China from May as the country recovers from the coronavirus pandemic...
In pictures: Japan’s Golden Week paused by pandemic
OSAKA -- The ubiquitous crowds and traffic of Japan's Golden Week holidays have all but disappeared this year. With the government declaring a nationwide...
Japan’s retailers and manufacturers hunker down for longer closures
TOKYO -- As Japan's government looks set to extend its state of emergency for another month to combat the coronavirus...
Pandemic opens the door to a new fintech era in Asia
SINGAPORE -- When the ax fell on Lehman Brothers in 2008, an equity derivatives trader for the U.S. institution became...
Japan GDP to shrink 22% in Q2 in biggest postwar drop: forecast
TOKYO -- Japan's economy is expected to contract by an annualized 21.7% during the April-June quarter, its worst showing since the...
Go abroad: Japan employers and colleges eye globalized school year
TOKYO -- Employers and universities have welcomed the growing debate on pushing back the Japanese academic year's start to September,...
