Malaysia’s GDP growth slumps to 0.7% as relaxed lockdown drags on
KUALA LUMPUR -- Malaysia's economy grew 0.7% in the initial quarter of 2020, well off the 4.5% pace recorded a...
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Coronavirus outbreak puts Japan’s singles in mood for matrimony
TOKYO -- With stay-at-home orders in effect to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus, many singles in Japan are...
Japan’s refugee conundrum: open wallet, closed borders
TOKYO -- The stench from leather factories, where animal hide is skinned and cured, hangs in the air over Sumida,...
China should use digital currency for post-corona stimulus
The world barely took note in mid-April when the news broke that the People's Bank of China is experimenting with...
Virus testing gap proves critical in Southeast Asia and India
TOKYO/HANOI -- A speedy rollout of mass testing for the coronavirus appears to be a crucial yardstick in determining the...
Luckin Coffee fires top executives over fraud scandal
NEW YORK -- Luckin Coffee has removed its CEO Jenny Qian Zhiya and chief operating officer Liu Jian from their posts, the...
Coronavirus latest: Japan’s first antigen test kit approved
The Nikkei Asian Review is tracking the spread of the new coronavirus that originated in the central Chinese city of...
China steps up maritime activity with eye on post-pandemic order
BEIJING/NEW YORK -- In April, the Chinese aircraft carrier Liaoning passed between two Japanese islands, Okinawa's main island and Miyakojima,...
After Ogata, Japan struggles to pass on humanitarian torch
TOKYO -- The stench from leather factories, where animal hide is skinned and cured, hangs in the air over Sumida,...
Coronavirus pushes Japan closer to high-tech ‘super cities’
TOKYO -- Japan took another step toward building technology-enabled "super cities," with legislation set to pass that will help advance local plans...
