Fujifilm invests $930m in Denmark to double bio-drug output
TOKYO -- Fujifilm Holdings, developer of anti-flu treatment Avigan, will invest about 100 billion yen ($928 million) to ramp up...
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SoftBank conducts over 40,000 antibody tests for staff and family
TOKYO -- SoftBank Group on Tuesday revealed the results of 44,066 coronavirus antibody tests conducted on its employees and their...
Coronavirus latest: Outbreak possibly started last August, Harvard study says
The Nikkei Asian Review is tracking the spread of the new coronavirus that originated in the central Chinese city of...
Hong Kong government leads $5bn bailout of Cathay Pacific
HONG KONG -- The government of Hong Kong will lead a $5.02 billion recapitalization of Cathay Pacific Airways under a...
Philippines set to fix airstrip on South China Sea island
MANILA -- Philippines on Tuesday said it completed the construction of a beaching ramp on Thitu Island in the South...
Coronavirus latest: Moscow fails to halt spread but ends lockdown
The Nikkei Asian Review is tracking the spread of the new coronavirus that originated in the central Chinese city of...
Indonesia holds talks with US to lure companies from China
JAKARTA -- Indonesia is in talks with the U.S. government over the possible relocation of American companies operating in China...
Malaysia reopens as virus rips through migrant detention centers
KUALA LUMPUR -- Malaysia's movement restrictions expire on Tuesday, allowing a full-fledged economic restart after a nearly three-month hiatus due...
Takara Bio cuts time for 5,000 coronavirus tests to two hours
TOKYO -- Japanese biotechnology company Takara Bio has developed a method to simultaneously process more than 5,000 polymerase chain reaction...
George Floyd protests inspire campaigns against racism across Asia
JAKARTA -- The #BlackLivesMatter campaign has rippled from the U.S. into Asia, triggering echoes of solidarity and reviving calls to...
