Indonesia’s top lender expects coronavirus to boost digital banking
JAKARTA -- The coronavirus outbreak could serve as a catalyst for Indonesia become a cashless society and embrace digital banking,...
Linda J. Dodson
In echo of China, US medics silenced on coronavirus concerns
PALO ALTO, U.S./HONG KONG -- Ming Lin, an emergency room physician in Washington state, has been updating his Facebook page every...
Chinese automakers move into Myanmar to battle Japanese rivals
YANGON -- Chinese automakers are ramping up local production in Myanmar as they go head to head with dominant and...
Second homes in Japan’s summer resort become hub for telework
UTSUNOMIYA/SHIZUOKA, Japan -- Every year around May, waterworks companies in the Japanese resort town of Karuizawa start receiving calls from...
Tony second homes in ‘Japan’s Hamptons’ become hub for telework
UTSUNOMIYA/SHIZUOKA, Japan -- Every year around May, waterworks companies in the Japanese resort town of Karuizawa start receiving calls from...
RBS behind 70pc of government-backed emergency loans
Nearly three-quarters of the emergency cash reaching small businesses is being lent by Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS), the taxpayer-owned...
Japan fires up development-stage supercomputer for virus fight
TOKYO -- Japan has dispatched its newest supercomputer to help combat the spread of the novel coronavirus even though it is...
Japan deploys newest supercomputer early to fight coronavirus
TOKYO -- Japan has dispatched its newest supercomputer to help combat the spread of the novel coronavirus even though it is...
Tokyo coronavirus emergency threatens internet cafe ‘refugees’
TOKYO -- Millions of people will be inconvenienced by the Tokyo metropolitan government's business shutdown campaign as the city battens down...
Putting our economy into deep freeze comes with health risks too
The debate over 'lives versus livelihoods' will become more intense as pressure grows to ease this deeply damaging lockdown This...
