Beijing Diary: Tokyo becomes a cautionary tale
The Chinese government is battling to contain the coronavirus outbreak that has infected tens of thousands and killed more than...
Economic
Bangladesh seeks IMF lifeline after record stimulus package
DHAKA -- Bangladesh is seeking $700 million in financial backing from the International Monetary Fund after rolling out its biggest-ever...
Hong Kong’s army of volunteers disinfects the city, house by house
Gillian Wong, a petite, semiretired accountant in her sixties, leads the way into the dilapidated buildings, her eyes struggling to...
Coronavirus and baseball collide in Japan, Taiwan and South Korea
TOKYO/SEOUL -- It was April Fool's Day, but the organizer of the Taiwanese professional baseball league was in no mood...
Japan’s Aichi Prefecture declares its own coronavirus emergency
TOKYO -- Japan's Aichi Prefecture declared its own state of emergency on Friday, signaling tension between the central and local...
Coronavirus latest: Kyoto asks to be put under emergency decree
The Nikkei Asian Review is tracking the spread of the new coronavirus that originated in the central Chinese city of...
Hong Kong’s army of volunteers disinfects the city, house by house
Gillian Wong, a petite, semiretired accountant in her sixties, leads the way into the dilapidated buildings, her eyes struggling to...
Nobel laureate says central command a must to beat pandemics
TOKYO -- The COVID-19 pandemic shows just how ill-prepared Japan is to handle a medical crisis, Nobel Prize-winning immunologist Tasuku...
Coronavirus gives China an edge as it expands sway in the Pacific
APIA, Samoa -- As the coronavirus sweeps the globe, the remoteness of Pacific island states has been both a gift...
How Singapore and South Korea aim to avoid election infections
SINGAPORE/SEOUL -- The coronavirus crisis has delayed elections worldwide, from Asia to Europe and the Americas. But two major Asian...
