Coronavirus latest: ‘Worst is over,’ says New York governor
The Nikkei Asian Review is tracking the spread of the new coronavirus that originated in the central Chinese city of...
Economic
SoftBank eyes $16.7bn investment loss at Vision Fund
TOKYO -- SoftBank Group expects to book a loss of 1.8 trillion yen ($16.7 billion) on the value of its...
Vietnam Air to unload stake in Cambodia carrier to secure cash
HANOI -- Vietnam Airlines looks to sell its 49% interest in state-run Cambodia Angkor Air as service cuts spurred by the...
China food chains eat humble pie after anger at price rises
SHANGHAI - Two Chinese restaurant operators have apologized after a customer backlash over recent price increases, highlighting the difficulty that...
Japan to roll out contact detection app for coronavirus
TOKYO -- The Japanese government has developed a smartphone app that enables users to check if they have possibly encountered someone...
China’s central bank ups stake in India’s biggest mortgage lender
NEW DELHI -- The People's Bank of China, China's central bank, has raised its stake in Housing Development Finance Corp.,...
Coronavirus cracks open diplomatic doors for Taiwan in Europe
PRAGUE -- The list of Taiwan's formal diplomatic ties in Europe is short: It begins and ends with the Vatican.But...
Coronavirus latest: Samsung plant in Vietnam hit by worker infection
The Nikkei Asian Review is tracking the spread of the new coronavirus that originated in the central Chinese city of...
Coronavirus a threat to vital Philippine call centers
MANILA -- Struggling to comply with strict government lockdown measures introduced to fight the coronavirus isn't the only problem facing...
Thailand’s elephant community caught in coronavirus fallout
BANGKOK -- As the COVID-19 epidemic envelops the globe, human casualties are mounting fast, with no region unaffected. In Thailand,...
