Trump’s G-7 expansion falls flat on reluctance to exclude China
TOKYO -- U.S. President Donald Trump's suggestion the Group of Seven be expanded to include such countries as Russia, Australia,...
Economic
Japanese banks to link e-money with popular Suica transit card
TOKYO -- Japan's three megabanks look to link their digital currencies to East Japan Railway's popular Suica smart transit card,...
Singapore weighs early election after coronavirus ‘circuit breaker’
SINGAPORE -- Singapore on Tuesday emerged from its coronavirus shutdown and turned its attention to the timing of the next...
Tokyo issues first coronavirus alert amid infection flare-up
TOKYO -- New coronavirus cases in Japan's capital surged past 30 on Tuesday, one day after schools, shopping malls and...
Virgin Australia bid narrowed down to Bain and Cyrus
SYDNEY (Reuters) -- Virgin Australia Holdings's administrator said on Tuesday it had selected Bain Capital and Cyrus Capital Partners as...
Harvard alum plots disruption of Asia’s money-changers
SINGAPORE -- Singapore's You Technologies Group says strong cross-border e-commerce sales have kept its multi-currency digital wallet YouTrip popular with consumers...
Tokyo considers alert system as infection numbers jump back up
TOKYO -- Coronavirus cases in Japan's capital surged past 30 on Tuesday, one day after schools, shopping malls and gyms...
Hong Kong blasts Trump’s ‘double standards’ on riot response
HONG KONG -- Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam labeled Washington as hypocritical to criticize the city's handling of pro-democracy...
Indonesia stops hajj pilgrims traveling to Saudi Arabia this year
JAKARTA/KUALA LUMPUR -- Indonesia said Tuesday that it will not send any pilgrims to Saudi Arabia during this year's hajj...
Vietnam Airlines resumes all domestic flight services
HANOI -- Vietnam Airlines has resumed all domestic flights, according to local media reports.The airline says the number of domestic flights...
