Seoul says there is panic buying in North Korea
SEOUL -- Disruptions in the North Korean economy from plunging trade have led to a surge in prices, with Pyongyang...
Economic
Japan’s Aegis Ashore deployment scuppered by local pushback
TOKYO -- Japan has scrapped plans to deploy the Aegis Ashore land-based missile defense system at a base in Akita...
Japan’s foreign work force hit by ‘coronavirus cuts’
OSAKA -- COVID-19 is throwing growing numbers of foreign workers in Japan out of work, and leaving many in financially precarious...
Coronavirus curbs LNG demand in China, Japan and South Korea
TOKYO/SHANGHAI/SEOUL -- Asian demand for liquefied natural gas, which was driving growth in the global market, is slowing after the...
Indonesia deals with dueling outbreaks as dengue cases spike
JAKARTA -- Already struggling to cope with the spread of coronavirus, Indonesia's medical infrastructure is being pushed to the limit...
Chinese server giant Inspur wades into Japan’s $5bn market
TOKYO -- China's Inspur, the world's third-largest maker of servers for managing data, has gained a foothold in Japan, bringing...
Coronavirus latest: Philippines records highest tally in a month
The Nikkei Asian Review is tracking the spread of the new coronavirus that originated in the central Chinese city of...
Japan to scrap 37.5 C fever rule for PCR testing
TOKYO -- Japan's health ministry is set to scrap a rule that requires people to have had a fever of...
Samsung chief rules out children inheriting control of chaebol
SEOUL -- Samsung Electronics chief said on Wednesday that his children will not inherit control of the world's largest smartphone...
Coronavirus helps China pull ahead in the 5G race
TAIPEI -- In February, as cities throughout Sichuan Province were locked down to combat the spread of the coronavirus, unmanned...
