North Korean art captures the world’s imagination
BEIJING/BANGKOK -- While the world continues to struggle with restrictions related to COVID-19, North Korea has turned disengagement into an...
Economic
China’s new mutual aid platforms fill hole in health care coverage
Online health care mutual aid programs have attracted more than 150 million participants in China in less than two years,...
Akio Morita’s financial baby comes home to Sony amid coronavirus
TOKYO -- Sony's late co-founder Akio Morita was a visionary. Among his many visions, one that was very dear to...
Beijing steps up coronavirus measures as dozens of cases emerge from a food market
BEIJING (Reuters) -- After weeks with almost no new coronavirus infections, Beijing has recorded dozens of new cases in recent days, all...
Virtual Canton Fair, JD.com HKEX debut and Japan baseball opens
Welcome to Nikkei Asian Preview.Another major Chinese company listed on U.S. exchanges will begin trading in Hong Kong this week....
Crowdfunding helps Asians save favorite cafes and starving elephants
TOKYO -- Natsumi Geji missed going to her favorite Chinese tea shop in the city of Fukuoka, on Japan's southern...
In pictures: Thais pitch in to help others in need
BANGKOK -- Thailand is gradually emerging from a government lockdown imposed to stem the spread of the novel coronavirus. The...
‘Death of yields’ puts countries at risk of ‘Japanization’
TOKYO -- Where did interest rates go?Until 2010, the only country that had yields lower than 1% for its government...
China takes battle for cryptocurrency hegemony to new stage
TOKYO -- Global competition for supremacy in digital currencies has entered a new phase with China's creation of an East...
Shequ: Chinese Communist Party’s coronavirus-fighting mini-unit
BEIJING -- Chinese Premier Li Keqiang proudly said at the National People's Congress on May 22: "We have made major...
