Coronavirus latest: Tokyo schools, malls, gyms and theaters open
The Nikkei Asian Review is tracking the spread of the new coronavirus that originated in the central Chinese city of...
Day: June 1, 2020
Nepal’s top mobile payment app empowers local women digitally
KATHMANDU -- Nepal's top e-wallet app, Khalti, has cemented its place in the country's digital payment market within two years...
Singapore fintech GoBear raises $17m fresh investment
JAKARTA -- Singapore-headquartered fintech GoBear has raised $17 million in a new funding round from Dutch venture capital firm Walvis...
US and UK take riskier path in dilemma over reopening economy
TOKYO/PARIS/WASHINGTON -- Countries around the world are caught on the horns of a dilemma: prioritize reopening the economy or continue...
Coronavirus latest: Daily cases worldwide hit record high
The Nikkei Asian Review is tracking the spread of the new coronavirus that originated in the central Chinese city of...
This crisis could spell the end of the office as we know it
Another factor in the persistence of the old office model was the problem of collective action. If a single individual...
70% of Japan execs plan changes to supply chain: Nikkei survey
TOKYO -- Seven out of 10 Japanese companies with domestic plants will revise their supply chains, a Nikkei survey shows,...
Tough new takeover rules could rein in foreign swoops on UK tech
Draft proposals for the bill from 2018 suggest no particular geography will be singled out – that it would introduce more...
US-Japan military drills go on despite virus, with eye on China
TOKYO -- The coronavirus pandemic has not stopped the U.S. and Japan from holding joint military exercises, as the allies keep watch...
Mining giants Petropavlovsk and UGC explore merger
Petropavlovsk, London’s best performing listed gold miner last year, is studying a potential merger with UGC in a deal that...
