Indonesia eyes ‘travel bubble’ for 4 Asia-Pacific nations
JAKARTA -- Indonesia's government has begun internal discussions on restarting regular travel to and from China, South Korea, Japan, and Australia, despite...
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Tesla wins green light in China to use cobalt-free batteries
BEIJING -- Tesla has received approval from China to assemble electric cars with batteries that contain an alternative to cobalt, an expensive rare metal...
New Zealand kicks off post-pandemic era with weekend of rugby
WELLINGTON -- Thunderous cheers from tens of thousands of New Zealand rugby fans this weekend will herald not only the...
PS5 offers options for ‘digital natives,’ says CEO of Sony unit
TOKYO -- Sony announced on Thursday details of its next-generation game console, PlayStation 5. The new unit is packed with...
Thailand’s restaurants and hotels cleared to serve alcohol
BANGKOK -- Diners in Thailand will again be able to enjoy traditional grilled chicken and papaya salad with a glass...
Coronavirus latest: Indonesia weighs Japan, China ‘travel bubbles’
The Nikkei Asian Review is tracking the spread of the new coronavirus that originated in the central Chinese city of...
Japan looks to add convenience stores to foreign worker program
TOKYO -- Japan is considering whether to bring in more foreign workers who can take jobs at convenience stores and...
Russian lawmaker on US-China power game: Don’t play us ‘as a card’
MOSCOW -- Russia wants to avoid being drawn into a new U.S.-China Cold War, a senior Russian lawmaker told the...
Tokyo Gov. Koike announces reelection bid
TOKYO -- Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike announced her reelection bid on Friday, the day after the Tokyo Municipal Government decided...
China, a troubled giant, poses growing risk to the world
TOKYO -- For people around the world, the spring of 2020 has not been a happy one. The coronavirus pandemic...
