Beijing travelers face restrictions amid spiraling virus cases
Beijing reported 21 new COVID-19 cases on Thursday, ten fewer than the day before, as other parts of China imposed...
Economic
Indonesia cuts key rate to two-year low as COVID-19 hits economy
JAKARTA -- Indonesia's central bank cut its benchmark interest rate to its lowest in two years, as it steps up...
Coronavirus latest: Fitch ‘negative’ on India outlook as cases rise
The Nikkei Asian Review is tracking the spread of the new coronavirus that originated in the central Chinese city of...
Vietnam speeds up big projects to heal economy from pandemic
HANOI -- Vietnam has approved its biggest commercial project this year, as the government seeks to maintain a record pace of public...
India’s Maruti lures buyers with sweet deals and strict hygiene
NEW DELHI -- India's largest automaker, Maruti Suzuki India, is rolling out a series of new sales strategies to counter...
Xi’s birthday gift of Marxist deification leaves a lot to unwrap
TOKYO -- Monday was President Xi Jinping's 67th birthday. It turned out to be an important day for Chinese politics.Rumors...
Ex-Japanese minister and wife arrested in campaign finance scandal
TOKYO -- Japanese prosecutors on Thursday arrested former justice minister Katsuyuki Kawai and his upper house lawmaker wife, Anri, over...
JD.com shares surge on Hong Kong debut in positive sign for market
HONG KONG -- JD.com shares surged nearly 6% on their Hong Kong trading debut on Thursday after raising as much...
Coronavirus latest: Beijing outbreak raises market hygiene concerns
The Nikkei Asian Review is tracking the spread of the new coronavirus that originated in the central Chinese city of...
Emerging Asia to grow 0.1% in 2020, slowest rate since 1961
MANILA -- Developing Asia will barely grow this year as lockdowns imposed to fight the spread of the coronavirus hamper...
