Asian stocks surge on fiscal and monetary stimulus
HONG KONG/TOKYO -- Asian shares rallied on Tuesday as news of further monetary and fiscal stimulus overshadowed fears of a...
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Softbank-back Grab cuts jobs as coronavirus hits ride-hailer
SINGAPORE -- Southeast Asia's most valuable startup Grab will slash 5% of its global staff amid a collapse in demand for...
Asia offers lessons on preventing second wave of coronavirus
TOKYO -- Japanese Finance Minister Taro Aso stirred controversy this month when he credited Japan's lower coronavirus death toll compared...
China plays hardball on trade as Australia tensions escalate
SYDNEY -- One-hundred thousand Australian dollars ($70,000).That's how much Robert Miolini, a farmer in the Wheatbelt region in the state...
Coronavirus latest: Beijing cluster grows to more than 100 cases
The Nikkei Asian Review is tracking the spread of the new coronavirus that originated in the central Chinese city of...
How SoftBank’s sale of Arm China sowed the seeds of discord
TAIPEI -- British chip designer Arm Limited has found itself in an extraordinary public row with its own Chinese subsidiary...
Tokyo has 0.1% positive rate for coronavirus antibodies
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Antibody tests for the novel coronavirus suggest a 0.1 percent infection rate in Tokyo, health minister Katsunobu...
Cambodia rolls out online business registration to slash red tape
PHNOM PENH -- Cambodia has launched a new online business registration system that it says will reduce the time to...
Hana Kimura’s death fuels debate over how to stop cyberbullying
TOKYO -- It is less than a month since 22-year-old Hana Kimura, an up-and-coming professional wrestler, died. She was known...
Bank of Japan stands pat to assess impact of economic support
TOKYO -- The Bank of Japan left its main policy tools unchanged after a two-day board meeting on Tuesday, as...
