India extends world’s largest lockdown after infections spike
NEW DELHI -- Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday extended the country's three-week lockdown until May 3 to combat the...
Economic
US GDP to shrink 6% while China growth drops to 1%: IMF
NEW YORK -- The International Monetary Fund offered a grim economic prognosis for the year in a report published Tuesday,...
China criticized for alleged African coronavirus discrimination
GUANGZHOU -- China is facing heated criticism amid allegations of mistreatment of Africans in the country over the novel coronavirus.Rumors of...
Modi vows to curb coronavirus ‘at any cost’ as India extends lockdown
NEW DELHI -- Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday extended the country's three-week lockdown until May 3 to combat...
Coronavirus latest: Millions of Indonesians face plunge into poverty
The Nikkei Asian Review is tracking the spread of the new coronavirus that originated in the central Chinese city of...
Renault pulls out of China joint venture as auto outlook darkens
TOKYO -- Renault has ended its joint venture with its Chinese carmaking partner, a day after China's leading state-owned automaker...
Indonesia’s central bank slashes growth forecast on outbreak
JAKARTA -- Indonesia's central bank slashed its growth forecast for 2020 but kept its key interest rate on hold, as...
Marubeni links up with Italian aerospace startup D-Orbit
TOKYO -- Japan's Marubeni Corp. announced on Tuesday that it will form a partnership with Italian aerospace startup D-Orbit aimed at...
South Korea and China earn high marks in pandemic safety ranking
TOKYO -- Eight of the 10 safest places to ride out the coronavirus pandemic are in the Asia-Pacific region, including...
Coronavirus latest: China approves 2 vaccines for clinical trials
The Nikkei Asian Review is tracking the spread of the new coronavirus that originated in the central Chinese city of...
