Fintech startups throw financial lifeline to Philippines’ unbanked
MANILA -- As the Southeast Asian digital economy expands beyond online shopping, a host of startups are using financial technology...
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Hong Kong police detain veteran democracy activists in raids
HONG KONG (Reuters) -- Hong Kong police arrested on Saturday about a dozen democracy activists on charges of illegal assembly...
Uber for grave visits? Tech fills unique niches in shut-in China
TOKYO -- Strict restrictions China has placed on people's movement to contain the coronavirus have spawned a throng of online...
HNA at point of ‘life or death’ as coronavirus dims revival hopes
HONG KONG -- Companies do not readily admit reaching a point of "life and death."So when HNA Group did just that in...
Asian Development Bank’s growth downgrades are not downbeat enough
The annual Asian Development Bank economic outlook released on April 3 makes for grim reading. It forecasts a drop in...
Bad masks: China clamps down on suppliers after European outcry
BEIJING -- As a global shortage of masks, test kits and other medical equipment draws a flood of new manufacturers...
Coronavirus threat sends Japanese mourning into digital mode
TOKYO -- Japan's funeral businesses are adopting digital tools in response to the novel coronavirus pandemic and the social distancing...
Trump says WHO ignored Taiwan’s warning on coronavirus
NEW YORK -- U.S. President Donald Trump doubled down on his criticism of the World Health Organization on Friday, suggesting...
New employment ‘ice age’ feared in Japan from virus turmoil
OSAKA -- The economic upheaval caused by the coronavirus pandemic risks creating another lost generation of young Japanese job seekers...
China’s feeble construction sector dims outlook for GDP rebound
BEIJING -- China's economic contraction during the first quarter, the country's only quarterly decline on record, came as the coronavirus epidemic slowed...
