New Zealand to lift curbs other than for entry; virus ‘eliminated’
WELLINGTON (Reuters) -- New Zealand has eliminated transmission of the novel coronavirus and will lift all containment measures except for...
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Samsung heir’s arrest warrant hearing begins in Seoul
SEOUL -- Samsung Electronics Vice Chairman Lee Jae-yong arrived in court on Monday morning for a hearing to determine whether...
Video: Thai businesses develop robots to adapt to coronavirus era
BANGKOK -- The coronavirus outbreak has accelerated the development of the robotics industry in Thailand, as companies race to devise...
Philippines hit by surge in fake Facebook accounts
MANILA -- Facebook is investigating reports in the Philippines of a weekend spike in the number of fake accounts on...
Indonesia woos Japan as China-led high-speed-rail project stalls
JAKARTA -- The Indonesian government has begun discussions on possible Japanese participation in a planned high-speed railway between Jakarta and...
Seven-Eleven to sell life insurance in Japan
TOKYO -- Convenience store chain Seven-Eleven Japan is partnering with insurance company MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings to sell life insurance, allowing...
Coronavirus latest: Global death toll tops 400,000
The Nikkei Asian Review is tracking the spread of the new coronavirus that originated in the central Chinese city of...
Crushed by COVID-19, India’s restaurants consider radical changes
NEW DELHI -- As the COVID-19 pandemic devastates service industries around the world, dining-out culture has taken a particularly bad...
Japan’s GDP contracted 2.2% in 1st quarter, revised data shows
TOKYO -- Japan's economy shrank 2.2% at an annualized pace in January-March, the government announced on Monday, a milder decline...
Coronavirus latest: Chinese drugmaker begins antibody therapy trials
The Nikkei Asian Review is tracking the spread of the new coronavirus that originated in the central Chinese city of...
