Tesla hires Hiro Mizuno, ex-manager of Japan’s $1.5tn pension fund
PALO ALTO, U.S./NEW YORK -- Tesla has brought in Hiromichi Mizuno, a veteran Japanese financier, as a new member of...
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Toyota to resume all North America production on May 4
NEW YORK -- Toyota Motor announced on Thursday it will resume automobile production at all of its 14 plants in North...
US answers China’s Arctic challenge with Greenland aid offer
NEW YORK -- The U.S. is extending $12.1 million in economic aid to Greenland and setting up a consulate in...
Fragile ASEAN food supply chains creak under strain of pandemic
SINGAPORE -- The chickens supplied by Toh Thye San Farm have shrunk. They used to weigh in at 2 kg,...
Abe’s right-hand man wants a Japan less reliant on China
TOKYO -- The coronavirus pandemic has taught Japan a crucial lesson on the perils of relying too much on China for key...
Southeast Asia’s wildlife markets need to close, US says
BANGKOK -- U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has urged the Association of Southeast Asian Nations to shut down markets...
Key Boeing supplier Mitsubishi Heavy runs into virus turbulence
TOKYO/NAGOYA -- After long enjoying its role as a major component supplier for Boeing's flagship 787 Dreamliner, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries is...
Pandemic dims lights on Thailand’s $5bn nightlife sector
BANGKOK -- These are hard times for Thailand's vaunted nightlife industry.Nightclubs and bars, which contribute more than $5.5 billion a...
Japan’s testing bottleneck sows wider virus dissemination
TOKYO -- In early April, it took an average 5.5 days from when people in Japan developed fevers or coughs to receiving positive...
Coronavirus and the national living wage could be a deadly combination for low-paid jobs
Incredibly, while the Government was trying to lower retailers’ costs to keep them in business, it also went ahead in...
