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...
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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...
Takeda aims to sell over-the-counter unit for $3.7bn
TOKYO -- Takeda Pharmaceutical plans to sell its over-the-counter medicine business, looking to reduce a massive debt load after last year's purchase...
South Korean landslide changes Japan and Singapore election math
TOKYO -- South Korea's deft handling of the coronavirus pandemic powered President Moon Jae-in's ruling Democratic Party to a landslide...
Jokowi faces critical moment as COVID-19 rocks key policies
JAKARTA -- Indonesian President Joko Widodo asked parliament on Friday to delay debate on changes to labor laws that were...
