Shippers turn to Belt and Road trains to beat coronavirus lockdowns
HAMBURG, Germany -- With few international flights operating and many cargo ships knocked off course by the coronavirus pandemic, businesses...
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Malaysia factories spring back to life for Japanese electronics
OSAKA/TOKYO -- Sharp, Sony and Panasonic have restarted production lines in Malaysia after the country eased restrictions that placed an...
Kawasaki disease symptoms observed in coronavirus-infected children
NEW YORK/TOKYO -- The U.S., U.K., France and other Western countries are facing a rise in the number of children...
The medical professions were in manga before they were in the news
TOKYO -- Over the years, doctors, nurses, pharmacists and other medical practitioners who protect our lives and health have been...
Kim Jong Un’s sister and the fight for North Korea’s bloodline
TOKYO -- The mystery surrounding the North Korea's "sacred" bloodline, and who is next in the line of succession, has only...
Trump and Biden use antagonism against Beijing to win votes
WASHINGTON -- Already strained relations between China and the U.S. are being further tested by the coronavirus pandemic, as a...
Becoming a father amid the pandemic: A Malaysian experience
KUALA LUMPUR -- The elevator that usually brought us to the government maternity clinic was locked.This meant extra walking for...
Coronavirus latest: Maruti Suzuki to resume production in Haryana
The Nikkei Asian Review is tracking the spread of the new coronavirus that originated in the central Chinese city of...
Foreign workers left high and dry in Japan’s coronavirus economy
TOKYO -- The Vietnamese woman came to Japan to work for a sushi producer in the greater Osaka region under...
Apple to produce millions of AirPods in Vietnam amid pandemic
TAIPEI -- Apple will produce millions of its popular AirPods wireless earphones in Vietnam for the first time this quarter,...
