China’s street-stall debate puts Xi and Li at odds
TOKYO -- Two of China's richest men sold items on the street earlier in their careers.Ren Zhengfei sold diet pills...
Day: June 11, 2020
Big Tech can solve university funding crisis
While top tier universities like Oxford or Cambridge are unlikely to have a problem filling spaces – although even they will...
Buyers return to the property market, but this bounce could be short-lived, warn estate agents
Property demand has risen sharply as buyers return to the market, but this short-lived bounce will not be enough to...
China security law has Hong Kongers eyeing offshore accounts
HONG KONG -- Hong Kong banks and investment managers are seeing a surge of inquiries about offshore accounts in the wake...
The furlough loophole employers are using to underpay redundant staff
A loophole in the Government’s Job Retention scheme is allowing employers to pay their furloughed staff reduced wages during their...
Honda and other smart factories fall prey to hackers
TOKYO -- Nine factories across six countries.That was the scale of a cyberattack that hit Honda Motor this week, as...
Coronavirus latest: Tokyo weighs ending alert and allowing karaoke
The Nikkei Asian Review is tracking the spread of the new coronavirus that originated in the central Chinese city of...
Freelance mothers threaten to sue Government over ‘discriminatory’ state aid scheme
Self-employed mothers have threatened to sue Chancellor Rishi Sunak and the Government for discriminating against women when providing income support to...
Japan business sentiment dives to 11-year low on coronavirus hit
TOKYO -- Business sentiment among large Japanese companies in the April-to-June period fell to minus 47.6, the worst result in...
Japan regional banks to help businesses spread wings in Asia
TOKYO -- Japanese regional banks will pool financial and human resources to help smaller businesses find customers and establish sales...
