Malaysia’s Vista Eye to raise $30m to finance expansion
SINGAPORE/JAKARTA -- Malaysia-based private eyecare chain Vista Eye Specialist is looking to raise $20-30 million to finance its expansion plans,...
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Indian digital ledger startup raises $60m to expand offerings
BENGALURU, INDIA -- Bengaluru-based digital ledger startup Khatabook has raised around $60 million in a Series B fundraising round, money...
Coronavirus persuades house of Nomura and its peers to go digital
TOKYO -- Japan Inc. is crawling out of the nation's state of emergency, but the search for a new normal...
Coronavirus latest: China reports 11 new infections
The Nikkei Asian Review is tracking the spread of the new coronavirus that originated in the central Chinese city of...
China blames US hawks for risking ‘new Cold War’
SHANGHAI -- China's foreign minister on Sunday argued that political forces in the U.S. are pushing the two powers into a...
Tokyo’s excess deaths far higher than COVID-19 count, data shows
TOKYO -- The Japanese capital may have suffered more than 200 excess fatalities from pneumonia and other causes early in...
Brushing restraint aside, Uniqlo keeps doors open in Japan
TOKYO -- When Uniqlo reopened its flagship clothing store in Tokyo's upscale Ginza district on May 11 after a monthlong...
Coronavirus latest: Thailand reports zero cases again
The Nikkei Asian Review is tracking the spread of the new coronavirus that originated in the central Chinese city of...
Tokyo missed 200 coronavirus deaths, mortality data suggests
TOKYO -- The Japanese capital suffered more than 200 excess fatalities from pneumonia and other coronavirus symptoms early in the...
China warns US audit plan will harm both sides
HONG KONG -- The U.S. is "politicizing securities regulation" with a proposed law that could force Chinese companies off American...
