Coronavirus crushes overseas dreams of Asian students
TAIPEI/HONG KONG -- Iris Hsu is only 23, but she is clear about what she wants to do with her...
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Startup takes on foreign groups in China’s polishing robot market
BEIJING -- KAANH, a Chinese startup which develops robots that perform polishing tasks, is steadily expanding its presence in the...
Australia risks ‘insolvency tsunami’ when coronavirus aid ends
SYDNEY -- Australia faces an "insolvency tsunami" when government handouts to help businesses cope with coronavirus restrictions expire on Sept....
Samsung-TSMC rivalry heats up as US cracks down on Huawei
SEOUL/TAIPEI -- The rivalry between Samsung Electronics and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. is intensifying as the latest U.S. ban on...
Coronavirus latest: Vietnam suffers FDI drop of 8.2% in January-May
The Nikkei Asian Review is tracking the spread of the new coronavirus that originated in the central Chinese city of...
Flying to China still a challenge as restrictions extended
Travelers planning summer trips in and out of China may continue experiencing difficulties finding plane tickets as the country extends...
Logistics give JD.com a leg up in China’s e-commerce battle
HONG KONG -- When Huang Zhou was stuck at home in February due to the Covid-19 outbreak, Chinese e-commerce platform...
What I learned from spending Ramadan under coronavirus lockdown
GEORGE TOWN, MALAYSIA -- In any normal Ramadan, the month Muslims spend daytimes fasting as part of our religious practice,...
US cuts funding to research group with ties to ‘bat woman’ lab
TOKYO -- The news was sudden, and stunning. The premier U.S. agency for biomedical research cut funding last month to a New York-based...
Coronavirus latest: WHO halts hydroxychloroquine tests
The Nikkei Asian Review is tracking the spread of the new coronavirus that originated in the central Chinese city of...
