Beijing Diary: The curious case of the ‘Thousand Talents’ program
The Chinese government is battling to contain the coronavirus outbreak that has infected tens of thousands and killed more than...
Linda J. Dodson
Four things to know about the ‘paper crude’ futures collapse
After multiple investors in a crude-oil futures trading product sold by a major Chinese bank suffered huge losses due to...
Southeast Asia’s health care startups attract wary investors
SINGAPORE -- Startups in Southeast Asia, especially those in health care and deliveries, have managed to raise millions of dollars...
Spain, Italy and Greece brace for holiday season from hell
The International Monetary Fund has predicted that southern Europe will be among the hardest-hit economies in the world, particularly Greece,...
Coronavirus latest: China slams India’s ‘unfair’ ciriticism of its test kits
The Nikkei Asian Review is tracking the spread of the new coronavirus that originated in the central Chinese city of...
The sectors best-placed to keep paying dividends
Investors relying on company dividends to pay them a reliable income have been hit hard by the market sell-off but...
Vietnam power struggle enters critical stretch after virus victory
HANOI -- Dressed in a white shirt with no tie and no face mask, Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc...
Thailand and Malaysia hesitate to follow Vietnam out of lockdown
BANGKOK -- Some Southeast Asian countries have begun cautious preparations for lifting coronavirus-related restrictions on activity as new cases decline,...
Decisions about what companies to bailout should be based on economic imperatives, not morals
The Chancellor certainly has no shortage of demands on what back in the day used to be called “taxpayer’s money”,...
Fate of Tokyo’s original capsule tower hangs in balance
TOKYO -- The apartments in the timeworn concrete building have no hot water or cooking stoves, and the windows cannot...
