Trump says WHO ignored Taiwan email on human transmission
NEW YORK -- U.S. President Donald Trump doubled down on his criticism of the World Health Organization on Friday, suggesting...
Economic
Cambodia awaits payday as Hun Sen cozies up to China
BANGKOK -- "A friend in need is a friend indeed" is a slogan likely to be repeated by China and...
Abe urges people to apply online for swift $930 payments
TOKYO -- Prime Minister Shinzo Abe wants to see people apply for universal 100,000 yen ($930) cash payouts online or via...
Indonesia passes Philippines as Southeast Asia’s virus hot spot
JAKARTA -- Indonesia has overtaken the Philippines to become the Southeast Asian nation with the most cases of the coronavirus...
Coronavirus latest: France sees no evidence of link to Wuhan lab
The Nikkei Asian Review is tracking the spread of the new coronavirus that originated in the central Chinese city of...
Merger of AirAsia and Malaysia Airlines an option: Minister Azmin
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) -- Merging money-losing state carrier Malaysia Airlines Bhd (MAB) with budget airline AirAsia Group is one of the...
Japan doubles payments to hospitals for worst coronavirus cases
TOKYO -- Japan's health ministry on Friday decided to double reimbursement to hospitals for treatment of severely ill coronavirus patients, seeking...
Japan looks to start coronavirus antibody tests this month
TOKYO -- Japan will begin conducting antibody tests for undetected cases of coronavirus infection as early as this month, the country's...
Coronavirus latest: Tokyo confirms 200 new cases, Taiwan zero again
The Nikkei Asian Review is tracking the spread of the new coronavirus that originated in the central Chinese city of...
Wuhan adds 1,300 ‘missed’ deaths to official coronavirus toll
Wuhan on Friday revised upward its official death toll from the coronavirus outbreak by 50%, citing missed deaths at the...
