Ito En uses tea leaves to brew up antimicrobial vending machines
TOKYO -- Ito En is protecting frequently touched areas of its tea vending machines with an ingredient of the very...
Economic
Singapore coronavirus clusters awaken Asia to migrants’ plight
SINGAPORE -- For one Bangladeshi migrant worker, this year has been his "worst experience" in Singapore.In April, he was forced...
Coronavirus latest: Cathay and major shareholders halt trading
The Nikkei Asian Review is tracking the spread of the new coronavirus that originated in the central Chinese city of...
Resource-poor Japan unearths metal riches in its trash
TOKYO -- As mines around the world slow output in response to the coronavirus pandemic, threatening tighter supplies of precious...
Japan to block coronavirus bargain hunters seizing key companies
TOKYO -- Japan's former Economic Revitalization Minister Akira Amari, a confidant to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, posits a nightmare scenario...
South Korean court rejects arrest of Samsung heir
SEOUL (Reuters) -- A South Korean court on Tuesday denied an arrest warrant request for Samsung Group heir Jay Y....
Roadside food banks help Thais get by in virus-stricken economy
BANGKOK -- Over the past month, boxes with food and daily necessities have proliferated on streets across Thailand, cropping up...
Tesla shares close at record high after sales triple in China
PALO ALTO, U.S. -- Tesla's stock closed at an all-time high on Monday after data showed the U.S. automaker's sales in China...
Another US-China feud looms over WTO leadership race
GENEVA -- The U.S.-China showdown spread to the race for the next director-general of the World Trade Organization on Monday, with...
Tesla shares surge after sales triple in China
PALO ALTO, U.S. -- Tesla's stock rallied Monday after data showed the U.S. automaker's sales in China hit a new record...
