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...
Economic
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...
Coronavirus latest: Philippines’ Cebu Air defers jet purchases
The Nikkei Asian Review is tracking the spread of the new coronavirus that originated in the central Chinese city of...
Japan’s GDP shrinks at 3.4% pace in January-March
TOKYO -- Japan's economy contracted 0.9% in January-March, or at an annualized pace of 3.4%, the Cabinet Office said Monday,...
India sends hydroxychloroquine to Africa in war on coronavirus
MUMBAI/NEW DELHI -- India is spending around $16 million -- half of it in Africa -- on pharmaceuticals, test kits...
Thais make cautious return to malls, adjusting to ‘new normal’
BANGKOK -- Thailand on Sunday further eased its coronavirus-related restrictions by reopening shopping malls across the kingdom in an attempt to...
