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...
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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...
Closed zoos in Japan scramble to keep animals fed and healthy
NAGOYA -- Zoos across Japan shut down over the pandemic have taken steps to protect their charges from the coronavirus.At...
Japan’s egg and milk glut does not extend to largest food bank
TOKYO -- Japan's agricultural sector could soon be reeling from a glut of eggs and dairy products with the closure...
When China’s massive fan-economy goes wrong
NEW YORK -- Right up to the time when China began putting cities under lockdown to combat the coronavirus outbreak,...
