Suu Kyi’s Facebook surge confirms her popularity in fragile democracy
YANGON -- Sometimes wearing a handmade mask, State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi has been making herself more accessible to...
Economic
Hong Kong minister shrugs off risk of US penalties for security law
HONG KONG -- A possible U.S. move to scrap preferential trade treatment would not damage Hong Kong's status as an...
Hong Kong businesses navigate radically altered security landscape
HONG KONG -- After Beijing's proposals to implement national security legislation in Hong Kong triggered the worst day on the...
China plan for security law rattles Hong Kong businesses
HONG KONG -- After Beijing's proposals to implement national security legislation in Hong Kong triggered the worst day on the...
Suicide note written by Netflix star Hana Kimura found
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- An apparent suicide note written by Hana Kimura, the 22-year-old female professional wrestler who was among the...
Coronavirus-hit Japan dumps high fashion for health and hygiene
TOKYO -- Japanese consumers are spending more on masks, cleaning products and personal sanitizers while sales of makeup and motion...
Coronavirus spreads in US states that eased restrictions
NEW YORK/TOKYO -- All 50 states in the U.S. have now at least partially reopened their economies following weeks of...
Kakao tops Hyundai in market cap as pandemic shakes up Korea Inc.
SEOUL -- The coronavirus pandemic has shaken up South Korea's ranking of biggest companies by market cap as technology companies...
Abe declares end to Japan’s coronavirus emergency
TOKYO -- Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe lifted the coronavirus state of emergency in Tokyo and four other prefectures on...
Coronavirus latest: India cases surge as domestic flights resume
The Nikkei Asian Review is tracking the spread of the new coronavirus that originated in the central Chinese city of...
