Japan’s virus czar enters quarantine, freezing response team
TOKYO -- The Japanese minister in charge of the government's response to the coronavirus worked from home Saturday after a...
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Abe to remove biggest obstacle to remote working: seal-stamping
TOKYO -- Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is planning to overhaul rules that require signatures using traditional seals -- cited as...
India reopens some stores after a month in lockdown
NEW DELHI/ISLAMABAD (Reuters) -- India allowed shops in residential areas to reopen from Saturday, more than a month after the country went...
Renewable energy loses steam as Asian subsidies wane
TOKYO -- Global capacity for renewable energy ended 17 years of growth in 2019, as Asian governments scaled back expensive subsidies...
Abe to change rules requiring ‘hanko’ seals to fight coronavirus
TOKYO -- Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is planning to overhaul rules that require signatures using traditional seals -- cited as...
Top Thai medical gloves maker files IPO as pandemic spurs demand
BANGKOK -- Sri Trang Gloves Thailand, the country's biggest producer of medical gloves, has filed for an initial public offering...
Infection undercount sparks fear, but raises hope of herd immunity
TOKYO -- The global population may be closer than expected to the critical level of herd immunity needed to reopen...
Japan’s sneeze guard makers reap bonanza from pandemic
TOKYO -- Japanese materials manufacturers have capitalized on demand for physical barriers to the new coronavirus, such as sneeze guards.Retailers,...
China sends medical team to North Korea to advise on Kim Jong Un
BEIJING/SEOUL (Reuters) -- China has dispatched a team to North Korea including medical experts to advise on North Korean leader...
Was coronavirus made in a lab? Claim met with skepticism
TOKYO -- One of the Nobel laureates responsible for discovering HIV has turned heads with a recent claim that the...
