Bank of Japan vows to buy government bonds ‘without upper limit’
TOKYO -- The Bank of Japan further boosted its monetary stimulus at a one-day policy meeting on Monday, aiming to...
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Japan’s SMFG and SBI to partner in digital banking
TOKYO -- Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group and SBI Holdings are set to enter into a comprehensive partnership, Nikkei has learned,...
New South China Sea tensions rattle Manila and Hanoi amid pandemic
MANILA -- While sailing toward the Philippine-occupied Commodore Reef in the South China Sea, a Philippine Navy vessel spotted a...
Indonesia aims for insurance consolidation to shore up trust
JAKARTA -- Indonesia's consolidation of four state-owned insurers under one holding entity is intended to breathe new life into an industry...
Coronavirus latest: China’s industrial March profits plunge 35%
The Nikkei Asian Review is tracking the spread of the new coronavirus that originated in the central Chinese city of...
Coronavirus latest: China’s new daily cases down to 3 with no deaths
The Nikkei Asian Review is tracking the spread of the new coronavirus that originated in the central Chinese city of...
Coronavirus impact a key factor for China and Singapore banks
HONG KONG/SINGAPORE -- Leading banks in China and Singapore will come under the spotlight this week over how they deal...
Asia’s duty-free shops battered as coronavirus freezes air travel
TOKYO -- Duty-free shops are taking a beating as travel restrictions to contain the coronavirus leave airplanes grounded and airports...
Coronavirus latest: China reports just 3 new cases with no deaths
The Nikkei Asian Review is tracking the spread of the new coronavirus that originated in the central Chinese city of...
Coronavirus latest: British PM Johnson returns to Downing Street
The Nikkei Asian Review is tracking the spread of the new coronavirus that originated in the central Chinese city of...
