What I learned from two months under coronavirus lockdown in Wuhan
WUHAN, China -- The day before my departure from Berlin, Germany, on Jan. 20, I received a message from my aunt...
Economic
Hong Kong service sector hammered by coronavirus
TOKYO -- The economic damage from the coronavirus pandemic has reached Hong Kong's all-important service sector, as businesses from railways...
Singapore taxi drivers get side gig delivering food and groceries
SINGAPORE -- Singapore's largest land transport operator, ComfortDelGro, is helping its taxi drivers find work delivering meals and groceries as the...
Coronavirus latest: US death toll tops 40,000
The Nikkei Asian Review is tracking the spread of the new coronavirus that originated in the central Chinese city of...
Coronavirus latest: G-20 ministers agree on sharing information
The Nikkei Asian Review is tracking the spread of the new coronavirus that originated in the central Chinese city of...
Singapore cabbies get new side gig delivering food and groceries
SINGAPORE -- Singapore's largest land transport operator, ComfortDelGro, is helping its taxi drivers find work delivering meals and groceries as the...
Big Tech steps in with $1bn rescue funds as governments fall short
TOKYO -- Global tech heavyweights such as Google and Alibaba Group Holding are setting up rescue funds to help small...
South Korea to adopt wristbands for quarantine violators
SEOUL -- The South Korean government has decided that people who defy quarantine measures will have to wear special electronic...
Vietnam garment makers hung out to dry as global orders vanish
HANOI/YANGON -- Vietnam's textile sector is reeling from a sudden loss of orders that could be catastrophic to many garment...
Japan’s temp staff faces ‘May shock’ bigger than financial crisis
TOKYO -- Hundreds of thousands of Japan's temporary workers could be terminated at the end of May as businesses hit...
