Why Kim Jong Un rapid-fires missiles as world fights coronavirus
TOKYO -- North Korea test-fired ballistic missiles four times in March as the world struggled to deal with the new...
Economic
Indonesia’s top lender expects coronavirus to boost digital banking
JAKARTA -- The coronavirus outbreak could serve as a catalyst for Indonesia become a cashless society and embrace digital banking,...
In echo of China, US medics silenced on coronavirus concerns
PALO ALTO, U.S./HONG KONG -- Ming Lin, an emergency room physician in Washington state, has been updating his Facebook page every...
Chinese automakers move into Myanmar to battle Japanese rivals
YANGON -- Chinese automakers are ramping up local production in Myanmar as they go head to head with dominant and...
Second homes in Japan’s summer resort become hub for telework
UTSUNOMIYA/SHIZUOKA, Japan -- Every year around May, waterworks companies in the Japanese resort town of Karuizawa start receiving calls from...
Tony second homes in ‘Japan’s Hamptons’ become hub for telework
UTSUNOMIYA/SHIZUOKA, Japan -- Every year around May, waterworks companies in the Japanese resort town of Karuizawa start receiving calls from...
Japan fires up development-stage supercomputer for virus fight
TOKYO -- Japan has dispatched its newest supercomputer to help combat the spread of the novel coronavirus even though it is...
Japan deploys newest supercomputer early to fight coronavirus
TOKYO -- Japan has dispatched its newest supercomputer to help combat the spread of the novel coronavirus even though it is...
Tokyo coronavirus emergency threatens internet cafe ‘refugees’
TOKYO -- Millions of people will be inconvenienced by the Tokyo metropolitan government's business shutdown campaign as the city battens down...
Japan aims to cut social contact by 80%, here’s why
TOKYO -- Residents in Tokyo, Osaka and five other prefectures have been asked to refrain from going out. The plea...
