New US ban on Huawei cuts off wider access to chipmakers
TAIPEI -- The U.S. government on Friday further tightened export controls on Huawei Technologies' access to American equipment and software,...
Economic
Stop logging hours: Japan finds flexibility in age of telework
TOKYO/OSAKA -- Japan's IT companies are notorious for working long hours. Fujitsu headquarters in Tokyo was famously known as the "castle...
Pandemic grounds launch of Japan’s IHI jet engine repair shop
TOKYO -- IHI, Japan's top maker of aircraft engine parts, will push back the opening of a new production and...
September school start in Japan shelved until 2021 or later
TOKYO -- Japanese schools will stick with an academic calendar beginning in April for now, putting off the much-discussed possibility...
Ahead of political gathering, China’s economy starts to beat
BEIJING -- Signs of a resurgence in the Chinese economy have emerged thanks to the government's efforts to escape the coronavirus-induced...
South Korea’s Smilegate leads funding round for Vietnam’s Sapo
HANOI -- Vietnam-based sales and management platform Sapo Technology has closed a Series A funding round led by South Korean...
Century-old apparel maker Renown files for bankruptcy
TOKYO-- Century-old apparel maker Renown said it entered bankruptcy proceedings Friday, becoming the first Japan-listed company to enter legal reorganization during the...
Southeast Asia’s shift to renewables a blow to Japan’s plant builders
MANILA/TOKYO -- Philippine conglomerate Ayala plans to exit coal-fired power generation by the end of the decade, becoming the first...
Coronavirus latest: Trump says 14 vaccines are promising
The Nikkei Asian Review is tracking the spread of the new coronavirus that originated in the central Chinese city of...
Coronavirus latest: Tokyo issues road map for looser restrictions
The Nikkei Asian Review is tracking the spread of the new coronavirus that originated in the central Chinese city of...
