The subatomic age: Asia’s quantum computing arms race
SINGAPORE/TOKYO -- Dzmitry Matsukevich's laboratory is cramped and windowless, dominated by two large tables laid out with arrays of lasers,...
Month: May 2020
Coronavirus latest: Tokyo preps $4,700 payments to closed stores
The Nikkei Asian Review is tracking the spread of the new coronavirus that originated in the central Chinese city of...
China fires up coal power plant construction
China approved nearly 10 gigawatts of new coal-fired power generation projects in the first quarter, roughly equal to the amount approved...
Britain walks a tightrope in opening trade talks with China
But Beijing will be wary of importing goods where the UK is dominant – high-tech machinery and equipment, chemical products...
Philippines’ Duterte apologizes to tycoons he threatened to jail
MANILA -- A "humbled" President Rodrigo Duterte apologized to business tycoons he once threatened to jail after saying he welcomed...
Midlands is biggest victim of Covid-19 lockdown
Luxury carmaker Rolls-Royce is the only manufacturer to have resumed production so far, although the industry is gradually coming back...
How can we protect ourselves from coronavirus if our narrow, busy streets won’t let us?
A similar effort to map New York’s sidewalks ranks them from "very easy" to "impossible" for physical distancing. In general, the further...
Indonesia endures weakest GDP growth since 2001 as pandemic hits
JAKARTA -- Indonesia's economic growth slowed more than expected in the first quarter of 2020 as the impact of the...
Coronavirus latest: India reports highest daily death total, 195
The Nikkei Asian Review is tracking the spread of the new coronavirus that originated in the central Chinese city of...
this cybersecurity firm is not immune from Covid-19 but long-term prospects are good
When even a well run, well funded, well positioned business such as GB Group is noticing the effects of the...
