EU battles to fend off China’s ‘mask diplomacy’ in Balkans
BRUSSELS -- As the novel coronavirus spreads in the Balkans, the European Union finds itself in a fierce battle for...
Month: May 2020
No bitterness: Chinese company raises $500m in US despite Luckin
NEW YORK -- The first major Chinese company to go public in the U.S. since the Luckin Coffee accounting scandal...
Japanese high schools start to reopen from coronavirus hiatus
TOKYO -- Sixteen of Japan's 47 prefectures will reopen public high schools before the end of May following weeks of...
US and China offer different takes on resumed trade talks
BEIJING/WASHINGTON -- U.S. and Chinese officials emerged from trade talks Friday citing different expectations of the outcome as the two countries work...
Indonesian interns board Japan’s fishing boats for better future
TOKYO -- "I've got one, bring me more bait!" a fisherman roared while pulling his catch aboard the Mitsumaru. Three...
Japan names 518 companies subject to tighter foreign ownership rules
TOKYO -- Toyota Motor, SoftBank Group and more than 500 other Japanese corporations will be subject to tougher restrictions on...
US and China recount contrasting versions of trade talks
BEIJING/WASHINGTON -- U.S. and Chinese officials emerged from trade talks Friday citing different expectations of the outcome as the two countries work...
Huawei races to debut HiCar connected-car tech this year
GUANGZHOU -- China's Huawei Technologies looks to roll out a system this year that lets motorists use navigation, voice assistance and...
Apple ramps up ‘made in Vietnam’ AirPods amid pandemic
TAIPEI -- Apple will produce millions of its popular AirPods wireless earphones in Vietnam for the first time this quarter,...
Our monetary technocrats are still living in a bygone age
It is indicative of just how quickly the world has changed that little more than three months ago when the...
