Coronavirus latest: WHO halts hydroxychloroquine tests
The Nikkei Asian Review is tracking the spread of the new coronavirus that originated in the central Chinese city of...
Linda J. Dodson
Singapore cuts GDP forecast to 4-7% contraction for 2020
SINGAPORE -- Singapore on Tuesday downgraded its growth projection for this year to a range of -7% to -4%, from...
Singapore forecasts GDP contraction of 4% to 7% for 2020
SINGAPORE -- Singapore on Tuesday downgraded its growth projection for this year to a range of -7% to -4%, from...
As tensions with US boil, China hints at weaker yuan
SHANGHAI -- China's central bank has lowered a key measure used to manage the yuan's rate against the dollar to its weakest level since...
In cut to ‘bat woman’ lab, critics say US politics trump science
TOKYO -- The news was sudden, and stunning. The premier U.S. agency for biomedical research cut funding last month to a New York-based...
As ‘bat woman’ lab loses funds, critics say US politics trump science
TOKYO -- The news was sudden, and stunning. The premier U.S. agency for biomedical research cut funding last month to a New York-based...
Abe comes down on side of economy with decision to reopen Tokyo
TOKYO -- Anxious about the state of Japan's economy, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe huddled with cabinet members ahead of Monday's...
Suu Kyi’s Facebook surge confirms her popularity in fragile democracy
YANGON -- Sometimes wearing a handmade mask, State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi has been making herself more accessible to...
Hong Kong minister shrugs off risk of US penalties for security law
HONG KONG -- A possible U.S. move to scrap preferential trade treatment would not damage Hong Kong's status as an...
We’re getting too relaxed about the ballooning national debt
By the time this crisis is over, national debt will go well above 100pc of GDP to levels unseen since the...
