Xi eyes South Korea as possible first post-pandemic trip in 2020
SEOUL -- Chinese President Xi Jinping plans to visit Seoul by the end of the year as planned, he told South...
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Bullet trains cut by 40% to Hokkaido, other Japan destinations
TOKYO -- East Japan Railway will slash high-speed bullet train service by about 40% indefinitely as the country's coronavirus outbreak disrupts plans by...
Singapore gets serious about social distancing migrant workers
SINGAPORE -- Shamin Khan, a 35-year-old migrant worker from Bangladesh, is quite satisfied with his new living quarters."We are very...
Japan to inject capital into virus-hit companies
TOKYO -- The Japanese government will inject cash into large and mid-size corporations that are struggling in the face of...
Retailers battle to get Americans shopping again
At 7pm on March 18, a week after the World Health Organization had declared the coronavirus to be a pandemic,...
Most of Japan to reopen Thursday, but not big cities
TOKYO -- Japan is expected to bring an early end to the state of emergency Thursday in 39 of its...
Indonesia IPOs surge ahead, defying coronavirus slump
JAKARTA -- As the coronavirus pandemic prompted international investors to flee Indonesia, sending the stock market to an eight-year low, the...
Chips Ahoy, Sour Patch Kids team up to host virtual prom
Dive Brief: Chips Ahoy and Sour Patch Kids are teaming up to host a virtual prom for high school students...
Why PepsiCo launched 2 new direct-to-consumer sites
Dive Brief: PepsiCo has launched two direct-to-consumer websites where shoppers can order an assortment of the company's products, the snack and...
Campaign Trail: Rothy’s weaves sustainability into luxury’s evolving definition
Campaign Trail is our analysis of some of the best and worst new creative efforts from the marketing world. View...
