Japan’s cosmetics makers and distillers rush to make sanitizers
TOKYO -- Japanese cosmetics and household goods companies as well as alcoholic beverage makers are moving to increase production of...
Year: 2020
Coronavirus latest: Jakarta extends social distancing to May 22
The Nikkei Asian Review is tracking the spread of the new coronavirus that originated in the central Chinese city of...
Support for businesses has been impressive, but there are still gaps that need to be filled
The economy could shrink by 35pc in the short term, unemployment could surge by two million and the UK is...
Six big problems with the taxpayer-backed furlough scheme
The ban on working Employees are prohibited from working for their employer while furloughed. This prevents the system being exploited...
Japan chipmaker unveils AI face recognition tool to detect fever
TOKYO -- Japanese semiconductor maker THine Electronics has developed a facial recognition system that can record body temperatures from less...
Pension tax rules to be suspended for public sector workers coming back to fight coronavirus
Crippling pension tax rules could be suspended for public sector pensioners who have returned to join the fight against coronavirus after the Government...
Japanese company develops AI fever detection system
TOKYO -- Japanese semiconductor maker THine Electronics has developed a facial recognition system that can record body temperatures from less...
Thai Airways on financial brink as government debates rescue
BANGKOK -- Thai Airways International, a listed state-owned enterprise, is dangerously close to becoming the world's first national flag carrier...
how 2020’s property market shutdown compares to the 2008 house price crash
Price momentum before the pandemic struck is another difference. In the run-up to the global financial crisis, the market was...
Rail commuters wait weeks as refund requests are delayed
Workers who bought season tickets through a company offering cheaper fares have been left waiting weeks for a refund on...
