Merkel steps up defense of WHO at G-7 video summit
NEW YORK/TOKYO -- The World Health Organization and other global institutions are essential to fighting the new coronavirus pandemic, German Chancellor Angela...
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International Olympic Committee stays silent on delay cost-sharing
TOKYO -- Despite mounting concerns over additional costs that will be incurred in delaying the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games and who...
Private equity firm CVC to invest $1.4bn in Japan market
TOKYO -- CVC Capital Partners will invest roughly 150 billion yen ($1.39 billion) into the Japanese market over the next...
Panel maker BOE teams with Qualcomm despite US-China rivalry
BEIJING -- Chinese display manufacturer BOE Technology Group and U.S. chipmaker Qualcomm announced a partnership Wednesday to develop panels with...
Japan to give everyone $930 to ease coronavirus impact
TOKYO -- Japan plans to send a cash handout of 100,000 yen ($930) to every resident, regardless of income, to...
Coronavirus latest: Singapore sees infections spike among migrants
The Nikkei Asian Review is tracking the spread of the new coronavirus that originated in the central Chinese city of...
Moon has no excuses for missing policy goals after landslide
SEOUL -- The thumping win by President Moon Jae-in's left-leaning Democratic Party in Wednesday's National Assembly election puts the government in...
Asia’s reliance on trade, tourism weighs on COVID-19 recovery: IMF
BANGKOK -- Asian economies could fare better than those of their key trading partners in 2020 amid the COVID-19 pandemic,...
Japan Airlines falls into operating loss of $186m
TOKYO -- Japan Airlines expects to book an operating loss of some 20 billion yen ($186 million) for the three...
Philippines cuts key rate in off-cycle move as recession looms
MANILA -- The Philippine central bank on Thursday slashed the key interest rate by 50 basis points in an off-cycle...
