Don’t kill the economy over the coronavirus, Uniqlo chief says
TOKYO -- Business management is like reading a book backward, Fast Retailing Chairman and CEO Tadashi Yanai once said, underscoring...
Economic
China eyes date for key parliament meeting postponed by virus
BEIJING -- Chinese lawmakers have begun talks on when to hold their annual congress, which was delayed due to the coronavirus...
Mommy-pedia: Singapore entrepreneur educates new parents online
SINGAPORE -- Roshni Mahtani Cheung is solving a lot of problems for Asians with toddlers and small children. The 36-year-old...
Isetan Mitsukoshi faces first quarterly loss in eight years
TOKYO -- Japanese department store operator Isetan Mitsukoshi Holdings is expected to book its first quarterly operating loss in eight years...
MUFG Bank decided on Grab tie-up based on ‘three surprises’
TOKYO -- The new coronavirus pandemic has fundamentally changed the daily life of people throughout the world. The use of...
Japanese startups rush to develop service robots for medical use
TOKYO -- Service robots are finally emerging from the shadows around the world as the pandemic drives demand for avoiding...
PetroChina results, Bank of Japan meeting and Golden Week begins
Welcome to Nikkei Asian Preview.Amid concerns of a second wave of infections, the Golden Week holiday begins in Japan and...
Coronavirus in Djibouti increases risk of China debt trap
DJIBOUTI -- Infrastructure projects financed by Chinese capital are gathering steam in Djibouti, causing concern in Washington that the tiny...
BBC Thai Service boosts audience in dark times
LONDON/BANGKOK -- "We don't want to be the primary source of news, we want to be different," said Nopporn Wong-Anan,...
Train spotted at Kim Jong Un’s resort compound in Wonsan
NEW YORK -- A 250-meter long train thought to belong to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is parked at...
