Coronavirus latest: South Korea loosens social distancing rules
The Nikkei Asian Review is tracking the spread of the new coronavirus that originated in the central Chinese city of...
Month: May 2020
Singapore e-learning platform moves into the home — and abroad
SINGAPORE -- A Singapore-based education software provider that has caught a wave of interest since the coronavirus pandemic shut down...
Sony CEO Yoshida navigates coronavirus and activist attacks
TOKYO -- Before the novel coronavirus outbreak began, Sony CEO Kenichiro Yoshida had many reasons to be optimistic. Under his...
In rural India, community radio leads fight against virus
NEW DELHI -- "I'd have been dead by now if I hadn't learnt about coronavirus symptoms from Radio Henvalvani," says...
China’s supermarket major posts fat profit as consumers stay home
Yonghui Superstores Co. Ltd., one of China's leading supermarket operators, saw its business surge in the first quarter as its...
Shanghai Disneyland to reopen on May 11 with limited traffic
PALO ALTO, U.S. -- Walt Disney Co. will start reopening Shanghai Disneyland on May 11, it announced Tuesday, more than...
Shanghai Disneyland to reopen on May 11
PALO ALTO, U.S. -- Walt Disney Co. will start reopening Shanghai Disneyland on May 11, it announced Tuesday, more than...
Japan’s just privatized airports grounded from the get-go
SAPPORO, Japan -- For rural Japan, privatization of local airports was supposed to be the magic formula to bring in...
Kim Jong Un intelligence shared with Seoul and Tokyo: US official
WASHINGTON -- The U.S. has been sharing information with Japan and South Korea on the recent disappearance of North Korean...
China’s heavy-lift rocket launch boosts space station ambitions
BEIJING -- China successfully launched one of its most powerful rockets to date Tuesday, an accomplishment state media heralded as...
