Logistics give JD.com a leg up in China’s e-commerce battle
HONG KONG -- When Huang Zhou was stuck at home in February due to the Covid-19 outbreak, Chinese e-commerce platform...
Month: May 2020
What I learned from spending Ramadan under coronavirus lockdown
GEORGE TOWN, MALAYSIA -- In any normal Ramadan, the month Muslims spend daytimes fasting as part of our religious practice,...
US cuts funding to research group with ties to ‘bat woman’ lab
TOKYO -- The news was sudden, and stunning. The premier U.S. agency for biomedical research cut funding last month to a New York-based...
Coronavirus latest: WHO halts hydroxychloroquine tests
The Nikkei Asian Review is tracking the spread of the new coronavirus that originated in the central Chinese city of...
Singapore cuts GDP forecast to 4-7% contraction for 2020
SINGAPORE -- Singapore on Tuesday downgraded its growth projection for this year to a range of -7% to -4%, from...
Singapore forecasts GDP contraction of 4% to 7% for 2020
SINGAPORE -- Singapore on Tuesday downgraded its growth projection for this year to a range of -7% to -4%, from...
As tensions with US boil, China hints at weaker yuan
SHANGHAI -- China's central bank has lowered a key measure used to manage the yuan's rate against the dollar to its weakest level since...
In cut to ‘bat woman’ lab, critics say US politics trump science
TOKYO -- The news was sudden, and stunning. The premier U.S. agency for biomedical research cut funding last month to a New York-based...
As ‘bat woman’ lab loses funds, critics say US politics trump science
TOKYO -- The news was sudden, and stunning. The premier U.S. agency for biomedical research cut funding last month to a New York-based...
Abe comes down on side of economy with decision to reopen Tokyo
TOKYO -- Anxious about the state of Japan's economy, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe huddled with cabinet members ahead of Monday's...
