Hawks in Washington take aim at China medical exports
WASHINGTON -- U.S. policymakers who drove the trade war with Beijing are turning their attention from intellectual property and farm...
Economic
Hermes’ roaring comeback in China hints at ‘revenge spending’
GENEVA/NEW YORK -- When Hermes reopened its extended Guangzhou store at the Taikoo Hui shopping mall on April 11, it...
In India’s slums, social distancing is a luxury that can’t be afforded
MUMBAI -- Although India enacted the world's biggest lockdown five weeks ago, the country's heavily concentrated slums remain potential breeding...
Huawei strikes European chip tie-up as fears rise over US curbs
TAIPEI -- Huawei Technologies is working with French-Italian chipmaker STMicroelectronics to co-design mobile and automotive-related chips as it seeks to...
India’s superapp battle kicks off with Facebook-Jio alliance
TOKYO -- The race to become India’s top superapp has kicked into high gear, and funds from overseas technology titans...
Facebook-Jio deal to trigger “Super App” battle in India
TOKYO -- The success of WeChat and Alipay in China as multipurpose “super apps” loaded with chat, payment and a...
Coronavirus latest: Singapore can’t test all migrants, so infected number likely higher
The Nikkei Asian Review is tracking the spread of the new coronavirus that originated in the central Chinese city of...
Japan weighs change to its traditional April start of school year
TOKYO -- Japan's academic calendar starts in April, the same month that the country's corporations welcome their annual batch of...
Coronavirus latest: China slams India’s ‘unfair’ criticism of its test kits
The Nikkei Asian Review is tracking the spread of the new coronavirus that originated in the central Chinese city of...
HSBC sees credit losses surging to highest level in a decade
HONG KONG -- HSBC Holdings warned that its provisions for loan losses in 2020 could surge to the highest level...
