JD.com shares surge on Hong Kong debut in positive sign for market
HONG KONG -- JD.com shares surged nearly 6% on their Hong Kong trading debut on Thursday after raising as much...
Day: June 18, 2020
Why northern towns are leading the post-coronavirus property surge
Northern English towns are leading the property market’s post-freeze boom as coronavirus pushes buyers away from cities. Eight of the ten...
Coronavirus latest: Beijing outbreak raises market hygiene concerns
The Nikkei Asian Review is tracking the spread of the new coronavirus that originated in the central Chinese city of...
how coronavirus is worsening Britain’s racial wealth gap
Since coronavirus hit Britain, black people and other ethnic minorities have been more likely than most to lose their income,...
Emerging Asia to grow 0.1% in 2020, slowest rate since 1961
MANILA -- Developing Asia will barely grow this year as lockdowns imposed to fight the spread of the coronavirus hamper...
Xi’s jumbo birthday present surprises Marx and pundits alike
TOKYO -- Monday was President Xi Jinping's 67th birthday. It turned out to be an important day for Chinese politics.Rumors...
Mizuho investors demand transparency on coal exposure
TOKYO -- Mizuho Financial Group is about to come up against Japan's first shareholder call for corporate action on climate...
G-7 calls on China to reconsider Hong Kong security law
BERLIN (AP) -- The Group of Seven leading economies is calling on China to reconsider plans to impose a national...
Agencies that aid China’s aspiring overseas students left in lurch
DALIAN, China -- No country sends more students abroad than China -- a number that has reached more than 600,000...
First deadly India-China clash in 45 years: Five things to know
NEW DELHI/BEIJING -- A tense military standoff between India and China over a disputed border in the western Himalayas took...
