War of attrition: Grab and Gojek burn cash to keep gig drivers afloat
JAKARTA/SINGAPORE -- Grab and Gojek, the biggest on-demand mobility startups in Southeast Asia, face competing financial crosswinds as they navigate the...
Economic
Japan ranks below Italy and Spain in ICU bed capacity
TOKYO -- Japan risks running out of intensive care unit space in 43 of its 47 prefectures at the peak...
Coronavirus latest: Global cases surpass 2m
The Nikkei Asian Review is tracking the spread of the new coronavirus that originated in the central Chinese city of...
Exclusive: Micron to give 25,000 workers cash in pandemic-hit economies
TOKYO -- U.S. chipmaker Micron Technology will make one-time cash payments to two-thirds of its global workforce as part of...
Reopening US economy will be as messy as it was closing it
NEW YORK -- Much like the patchwork efforts made to shut down U.S. cities and states, the push to reopen...
Trump’s freeze of WHO funding hands China a win
TOKYO -- The decision by U.S. President Donald Trump to halt funding to the World Health Organization could end up pushing the...
Restarting the US economy will be as messy as closing it
NEW YORK -- Much like the patchwork efforts made to shut down U.S. cities and states, the push to reopen...
China’s factories cut pay and workers as exports sputter
SHANGHAI/GUANGZHOU -- As the coronavirus pandemic squeezes consumption around the world, China's export-reliant businesses have started to freeze hiring and lay off...
Apple launches $399 budget iPhone after coronavirus delay
TAIPEI/PALO ALTO, U.S. -- Apple has introduced its long-awaited budget iPhone model on Wednesday after the production schedule and expected...
Moon’s virus handling puts Korea’s Democrats on track for majority
SEOUL -- South Korean President Moon Jae-in's ruling Democratic Party is on track to win a majority in the National...
