Bullet trains cut by 40% to Hokkaido, other Japan destinations
TOKYO -- East Japan Railway will slash high-speed bullet train service by about 40% indefinitely as the country's coronavirus outbreak disrupts plans by...
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Singapore gets serious about social distancing migrant workers
SINGAPORE -- Shamin Khan, a 35-year-old migrant worker from Bangladesh, is quite satisfied with his new living quarters."We are very...
Japan to inject capital into virus-hit companies
TOKYO -- The Japanese government will inject cash into large and mid-size corporations that are struggling in the face of...
Most of Japan to reopen Thursday, but not big cities
TOKYO -- Japan is expected to bring an early end to the state of emergency Thursday in 39 of its...
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...
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...
