Thai celebrity and pilots take gig jobs in post-pandemic economy
BANGKOK -- Actor Pheerawas Khunlanunthwatn hopes his latest role -- as a delivery driver for Grab -- will be an...
Month: May 2020
Indonesia’s Ramadan spending spree spoiled by coronavirus
JAKARTA -- Ramadan is usually a bumper time of year for shopping malls in the Indonesian capital as friends meet for dinner...
Coronavirus latest: Pakistan to import generic remdesivir from Bangladesh
The Nikkei Asian Review is tracking the spread of the new coronavirus that originated in the central Chinese city of...
Coronavirus latest: India’s death toll surges past China’s
The Nikkei Asian Review is tracking the spread of the new coronavirus that originated in the central Chinese city of...
SoftBank leads $500m funding in Chinese ride-hailer Didi
HONG KONG/TOKYO China's largest ride-hailing company Didi Chuxing has raised $500 million for its autonomous driving subsidiary in a funding...
Volkswagen takes 50% stake in Chinese carmaker’s parent
BEIJING -- Volkswagen has agreed to acquire a 50% stake in the parent company of Anhui Jianghuai Automobile Group, in...
Nissan recovery plan seen as start of long journey by investors
TOKYO -- The massive restructuring plans laid out by Nissan Motor that led to its worst loss in 20 years...
Asia’s lead in virus recovery not showing in stock markets
HONG KONG/TOKYO -- Asia's head start over the rest of the world in reopening its coronavirus-hit economies is not reflected...
Hong Kong’s special trade status with the US: Five things to know
HONG KONG -- U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo's announcement on May 27 that Washington would no longer treat Hong...
Japan raises maximum age for starting pension benefits to 75
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan revised a law Friday to make more part-time, and other nonregular workers join the employee pension...
