From AI to antibodies: inside the race for a coronavirus cure
TOKYO -- Intensive care beds are beginning to fill up the Sydney hospital where Harriet, a medical registrar, has been...
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Singapore wields legal power Japan lacks to force social distancing
SINGAPORE -- Japan and Singapore both stepped up their coronavirus containment measures on Tuesday, aiming to dramatically reduce social contact...
Chinese e-learning king TAL Education admits inflated sales
HONG KONG -- Online tutoring company TAL Education has admitted to inflating sales figures, joining a growing list of scandals...
Japan set for deep recession after coronavirus emergency declared
TOKYO -- The declaration of a state of emergency in Japan has prompted economists to slash forecasts for three months...
Pandemic and social distancing deal blow to Japan’s restaurants
TOKYO -- Tomoyuki Utsuno, director-general at the Tokyo Food and Beverage Business Association, a trade group made up of nearly...
Coronavirus latest: Russia logs second straight record daily rise
The Nikkei Asian Review is tracking the spread of the new coronavirus that originated in the central Chinese city of...
Beijing Diary: Wuhan’s ordeal ends but other battles have just begun
The Chinese government is battling to contain the coronavirus outbreak that has infected tens of thousands and killed more than...
Super apps help Chinese abroad weather coronavirus outbreak
PALO ALTO, U.S. -- For the past month, a lengthy spreadsheet has been circulating among Chinese users of the WeChat...
Tokyo streets far from deserted after Abe declares emergency
TOKYO -- After Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe declared a state of emergency over the new coronavirus on Tuesday and...
Tokyo’s emergency barely a soft lockdown after day one
TOKYO -- After Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe declared a state of emergency over the new coronavirus on Tuesday and...
