Post-coronavirus fate differs among Shenzhen tech startups
GUANGZHOU/TOKYO -- Tech startups in Shenzhen, known as China's Silicon Valley, are set to experience a range of outcomes as...
Economic
Japan’s judicial diplomacy at crossroads as Laos enacts civil code
TOKYO -- A quarter-century of Japanese "judicial diplomacy" is bearing fruit in Southeast Asia. On May 27, Laos became the...
Japan’s Kubota ties up with Indian peer to make tractors for Africa
OSAKA -- Top Japanese farm equipment manufacturer Kubota is teaming up with Indian peer Escorts to produce cheap machinery for...
Bangladesh goes to bat for textile industry as buyers scrap orders
DHAKA -- With the coronavirus pandemic pummeling Bangladesh's textile industry, a two-pronged campaign is underway to salvage the country's biggest...
Japan college seniors face longer, tougher job hunting season
TOKYO -- As Japan's job-hunting season shifts into high gear Monday, college seniors face an employment landscape upended by the...
US cannot fix China in one day, says ex-diplomat in Hong Kong
WASHINGTON -- The U.S. is making too many decisions on China too fast, preventing Washington from obtaining the policy goals...
For A-bomb survivors, pandemic silences decades of storytelling
HIROSHIMA -- April and May are usually busy months for Hiroshi Harada, 80, who for decades has been telling his...
Southeast Asia leans on new taxes to plug coronavirus shortfalls
MANILA -- Southeast Asian countries have turned to new and higher taxes to offset falling government revenues due to the coronavirus...
Japan fears Korean-style second wave of coronavirus
TOKYO/ SEOUL -- After weeks of staying home during Japan's coronavirus state of emergency, Matsuko Higuchi just wanted to have...
Hyflux’s $290m deal with Middle Eastern backer collapses
SINGAPORE -- Singaporean water company Hyflux announced Friday that a financial restructuring agreement with United Arab Emirates-based utility company Utico is no...
