Alibaba and Xiaomi cleared to enter Hong Kong benchmark index
HONG KONG -- Chinese technology companies Alibaba Group Holding, Xiaomi and Meituan Dianping have been cleared to be included in...
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SoftBank CEO Son warns of fallen tech unicorns after coronavirus
TOKYO -- SoftBank Group has reported a 1.43 trillion yen ($13.3 billion) net quarterly loss after big bets on real estate and...
TSMC halts new Huawei orders after US tightens restrictions
TAIPEI -- Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., the world biggest contract chipmaker, has halted new orders from Huawei Technologies in response...
Taiwan drops bid for seat at key WHO meeting, blames China
TOKYO -- Taiwan on Monday dropped its bid for observer status at a meeting of World Health Organization's decision-making body,...
Coronavirus latest: Indonesia April car sales plunge 91%
The Nikkei Asian Review is tracking the spread of the new coronavirus that originated in the central Chinese city of...
Abe to shelve bill extending prosecutors’ retirement age
TOKYO -- The ruling party of Japan decided on Monday to shelve a proposed amendment to extend the retirement age...
Beijing Diary: Foreign residents left behind as China reopens
The Chinese government is battling to contain the coronavirus outbreak that has infected tens of thousands and killed more than...
China and US to fight for tech primacy, not war: Tsinghua expert
The Covid-19 pandemic will intensify technological competition between China and the U.S., shifting their rivalry from a traditional geopolitical tussle...
Thai GDP shrinks 1.8% in Q1, its sharpest decline since 2011 flood
BANGKOK -- Thailand recorded its sharpest economic contraction n over eight years, with gross domestic product falling 1.8% on the...
Philippine home services company GoodWork raises $1.6m
HANOI -- Philippine home services e-commerce platform GoodWork has raised $1.6 million in seed funding, led by California-based venture capital...
