Marubeni links up with Italian aerospace startup D-Orbit
TOKYO -- Japan's Marubeni Corp. announced on Tuesday that it will form a partnership with Italian aerospace startup D-Orbit aimed at...
Year: 2020
South Korea and China earn high marks in pandemic safety ranking
TOKYO -- Eight of the 10 safest places to ride out the coronavirus pandemic are in the Asia-Pacific region, including...
HMRC suspends inquiries into taxpayers as Covid-19 hits capacity
HMRC has suspended inquiries into taxpayers and businesses under investigation as a result of capacity constraints because of the coronavirus pandemic. It...
Coronavirus latest: China approves 2 vaccines for clinical trials
The Nikkei Asian Review is tracking the spread of the new coronavirus that originated in the central Chinese city of...
Beijing Diary: The Boxer Rebellion connection
The Chinese government is battling to contain the coronavirus outbreak that has infected tens of thousands and killed more than...
China bank balance sheets put to test by coronavirus impact
HONG KONG -- Chinese banks are at risk of having to set aside billions of dollars more to cover loans...
Is lockdown making you wish you had moved to the sticks? Meet the families who did
The farmer and wildlife presenter Kate Humble has spent the past 10 months tracking the progress of six couples who...
Bumper March and Easter may not be enough to secure supermarket profit boost
Supermarkets are the few uncontested winners of the market turmoil since the outbreak took hold, raking in billions of pounds...
India extends lockdown to May 3 to contain coronavirus
NEW DELHI – Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday announced that the country's three-week lockdown will be extended until May...
Rift fears as eurozone bailout fund is sunk
The eurozone’s emergency plan to fight Covid-19 has unravelled within days. Italy’s prime minister has rejected the central element of the...
