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...
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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...
Japan to subsidize 100% of salaries at small companies
TOKYO -- Japan is working on a subsidy to ensure that temporarily idled small-business employees receive 100% of their wages...
Japan to subsidize salaries of small businesses’ furloughed workers
TOKYO -- Japan is working on a subsidy that would ensure furloughed employees at small companies -- those in the...
Coronavirus latest: US warship in Pacific heads to port after outbreak
The Nikkei Asian Review is tracking the spread of the new coronavirus that originated in the central Chinese city of...
Coronavirus came to New York from Europe, not China: governor
NEW YORK (Reuters) -- New York Governor Andrew Cuomo on Friday pointed to research showing that strains of the novel...
Flight-themed capsule hotel in Japan seeks bankruptcy protection
TOKYO -- Japanese capsule hotel operator First Cabin filed for bankruptcy protection Friday as the coronavirus pandemic hits an industry already...
Coronavirus latest: Global vaccine summit to be held in UK
The Nikkei Asian Review is tracking the spread of the new coronavirus that originated in the central Chinese city of...
Vietnam Air restores key domestic route to 30% of normal
HANOI -- Flag carrier Vietnam Airlines has increased flights between Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City by nearly a third as...
