Indonesia IPOs surge ahead, defying coronavirus slump
JAKARTA -- As the coronavirus pandemic prompted international investors to flee Indonesia, sending the stock market to an eight-year low, the...
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Gilead licenses remdesiver production to India and Pakistan
NEW DELHI -- U.S.-based Gilead Sciences has tied up with India's Cipla and Jubilant Life Sciences, Pakistan's Ferozsons Laboratories and...
Virgin Australia administrator expects 19 bidders
SYDNEY -- Nineteen companies and investment funds in Australia and overseas are expected to meet a Friday deadline to submit...
Thailand follows Vietnam with no new coronavirus cases
BANGKOK -- Thailand achieved an important milestone Wednesday, reporting zero new confirmed COVID-19 cases for the first time in over...
Coronavirus latest: Indonesia records biggest spike with 689 cases
The Nikkei Asian Review is tracking the spread of the new coronavirus that originated in the central Chinese city of...
China to impose security check on infrastructure IT procurement
BEIJING -- China will next month require operators of public infrastructure such as telecommunications and transport to undergo a security review of...
Coronavirus latest: 28-year-old sumo wrestler dies
The Nikkei Asian Review is tracking the spread of the new coronavirus that originated in the central Chinese city of...
Tencent-backed Chinese video app sues ByteDance unit for unfair competition
HONG KONG -- Tencent Holdings-backed Kuaishou Technology, which operates China's second-largest short-video platform after ByteDance-owned Douyin, has filed a lawsuit...
Cambodia’s forgotten war on drugs enters fourth year
PHNOM PENH -- In the predawn darkness of Aug. 8 last year, Nuth Sopheap arrived at a police station and...
Beijing Diary: Xi’s message from a World Heritage site
The Chinese government is battling to contain the coronavirus outbreak that has infected tens of thousands and killed more than...
