Philippines to ease lockdown as hunger and unemployment surge
MANILA -- The Philippines will ease the country's lockdown starting Monday after more than two months of strict quarantine measures...
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US and allies blast Hong Kong security law in joint statement
NEW YORK -- The U.S., Australia, the U.K. and Canada expressed "deep concern" on Thursday over Beijing's approval of a national security...
Mahathir axed from party he founded with Malaysian PM Muhyiddin
KUALA LUMPUR -- Former Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad has been sacked as a member of the party he co-founded in...
Chinese gaming company NetEase to launch $2.5bn Hong Kong stock sale
HONG KONG -- Chinese game developer NetEase is set to kick off the sale of up to $2.5 billion in...
IMF warns against rush to bring manufacturing home after pandemic
TOKYO -- International Monetary Fund representatives on Thursday warned countries and corporations against the impulse to bring manufacturing home in...
India and China face off along disputed Himalayan border
NEW DELHI -- Indian and Chinese troops are engaged in a tense standoff along the Himalayan border amid fears that...
NTT keeps teleworking as the new norm in post-pandemic Japan
TOKYO -- Japan's vast NTT conglomerate will maintain the ratio of teleworking employees at 50% or higher for about 280...
Coronavirus latest: New cluster brings back restrictions in Seoul
The Nikkei Asian Review is tracking the spread of the new coronavirus that originated in the central Chinese city of...
How red tape could bury Asia’s virus-stricken startups
TOKYO -- Stockpiling mattresses didn't top many people's lists of essentials as they prepared to hole up for the coronavirus...
Nissan reports $6.2bn annual net loss, worst in 20 years
TOKYO -- Nissan Motor has posted a net loss of 671 billion yen ($6.2 billion) for the year ended in...
