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...
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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...
Virus-hit Korean Air and Asiana offered $2bn bailout
SEOUL -- State-backed lenders in South Korea will extend 2.9 trillion won ($2.35 billion) in aid for Korean Air Lines and Asiana...
Layoffs will cost you in the long run, Iris chairman warns
TOKYO -- Corporate Japan has acquired crisis management experience firsthand in recent years. Having lived through the earthquake, tsunami and...
Was coronavirus made in a lab? Claims met with skepticism
TOKYO -- One of the Nobel laureates responsible for discovering HIV has turned heads with a recent claim that the...
