Top 10 East Asian books to read during lockdown
NEW YORK -- At a time when very little feels normal, I find that reading is a more essential escape...
Month: May 2020
Can I drink or not? Thailand’s fickle booze policy sows confusion
BANGKOK -- After going three weeks without alcohol, Thai consumers have embraced adult beverages with enough gusto to rekindle concerns...
Pizza and beer on wheels: Japan’s restaurants find ways around virus
TOKYO -- On a quiet residential street in Tokyo, the delicious smells emanating from a nearby food truck stop passersby...
Chip titan TSMC caught in crossfire between US and China
TAINAN, Taiwan -- Not even the coronavirus pandemic is stopping the vast expansion plans of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co.In the...
TSMC to build $12bn cutting-edge chip plant in US
TAIPEI -- Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., the world's biggest contract chipmaker, has announced it will build a $12 billion cutting-edge...
Coronavirus latest: Global deaths exceed 300,000
The Nikkei Asian Review is tracking the spread of the new coronavirus that originated in the central Chinese city of...
ADB warns coronavirus threatens to chop 10% off global output
MANILA -- The COVID-19 pandemic threatens to lop off up to a tenth of the global economy, according to a...
Delivery king Yamato finds stay-at-home boom to be a curse
TOKYO -- At a Yamato Transport logistics center near Tokyo's waterfront, a weary worker labors to process the rising volume...
UN prepares for General Assembly in September sans leaders: sources
NEW YORK -- United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has told officials at the world body to weigh holding this year's General...
UN prepares General Assembly in September without leaders: sources
NEW YORK -- United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has told officials at the world body to weigh holding this year's General...
