Theater shutdown adds to bleak picture for Chinese cinema
TOKYO -- Weekends and holidays, like the upcoming Golden Week that starts Friday, are typically bustling times for Chinese movie...
Economic
In Depth: A bitter $1.4bn lesson on commodity price speculation
The epic crash last week of crude oil taught 60,000 Chinese investors a bitter, 10 billion-yuan ($1.4 billion) lesson on...
Lotte offers 1-hour delivery in South Korea with e-tail relaunch
SEOUL -- Lotte Shopping is kicking its e-commerce efforts into high gear, launching a rush grocery delivery service in South...
Nobel laureate does not see hot climate killing coronavirus
TOKYO -- Back in February, U.S. President Donald Trump expressed hope that the new coronavirus would "go away in April"...
Vietnam leadership race starts with a coronavirus victory lap
HANOI -- Dressed in a white shirt with no tie and no face mask, Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc...
China’s Baowu dethrones long-reigning steel king ArcelorMittal
TOKYO/SHANGHAI -- Although China is the world's leading steel producer, no single Chinese steelmaker has made it to the top...
Coronavirus latest: Global cases top 3m, deaths exceed 209,000
The Nikkei Asian Review is tracking the spread of the new coronavirus that originated in the central Chinese city of...
Chinese regulators raid Luckin offices and seize documents
NEW YORK -- Chinese regulators have begun an investigation into Luckin Coffee, whose scandal involving fabricated sales figures is seen as...
Naomi Kawase: Coronavirus’ positive legacy must be an end to division
Now that the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics have been postponed to 2021 in the wake of the novel coronavirus...
Indonesia halts job creation bill targeting foreign investment
JAKARTA -- The Indonesian parliament suspended discussions Monday on a key job creation bill led by President Joko Widodo, as...
