Japan ranks below Italy and Spain in ICU bed capacity
TOKYO -- Japan risks running out of intensive care unit space in 43 of its 47 prefectures at the peak...
Linda J. Dodson
Coronavirus latest: Global cases surpass 2m
The Nikkei Asian Review is tracking the spread of the new coronavirus that originated in the central Chinese city of...
Exclusive: Micron to give 25,000 workers cash in pandemic-hit economies
TOKYO -- U.S. chipmaker Micron Technology will make one-time cash payments to two-thirds of its global workforce as part of...
Reopening US economy will be as messy as it was closing it
NEW YORK -- Much like the patchwork efforts made to shut down U.S. cities and states, the push to reopen...
Trump’s freeze of WHO funding hands China a win
TOKYO -- The decision by U.S. President Donald Trump to halt funding to the World Health Organization could end up pushing the...
Restarting the US economy will be as messy as closing it
NEW YORK -- Much like the patchwork efforts made to shut down U.S. cities and states, the push to reopen...
Start-up rescue package expected within days as loan scheme criticism mounts
According to lobby group UK Finance, £1.1bn in lifeline loans have been paid out under the emergency loans scheme. But only 2pc...
China’s factories cut pay and workers as exports sputter
SHANGHAI/GUANGZHOU -- As the coronavirus pandemic squeezes consumption around the world, China's export-reliant businesses have started to freeze hiring and lay off...
Trump’s $25bn airline bailout sees hopes for a UK rescue take flight
Before Rishi Sunak announced the furloughing scheme, Ryanair boss Michael O’Leary suggested that bankrolling staff wages while services are grounded...
200,000 extra workers will be eligible for furlough as Government plugs gap in jobs bailout plan
Hundreds of thousands more people will be able to claim back 80pc of their wages, as the Government has bowed...
