Coronavirus

Suga vows 1m vaccine shots a day as Japan extends COVID emergency

Nation juggles containing the virus and welcoming the Olympics in July

May 7, 2021 20:52 JST | Japan

Coronavirus

India COVID spike pushes Bangladesh to tap Sputnik and Sinopharm

May 7, 2021 19:58 JST | Bangladesh

Finance

Singapore banks set tone for ASEAN peers in reducing bad debts

May 7, 2021 15:07 JST | Singapore

Companies

Philip Morris to stop selling cigarettes in Japan within 10 years

May 7, 2021 18:01 JST | Japan

International relations

New Zealand 'shadow boxes' over Xinjiang amid pressure to speak up

May 7, 2021 16:39 JST | New Zealand

Opinion

Angela Huyue Zhang

Big Tech is the regenerative starfish of our times

May 7, 2021 17:00 JST | China

Angela Huyue Zhang

Turbulent Thailand

Thai protest leader facing lese-majeste charges released on bail

May 7, 2021 15:10 JST | Thailand

Transportation

Amid pandemic, JAL posts biggest loss of $2.6bn since relisting

May 7, 2021 19:34 JST | Japan

Politics

Young South Korean men turn against Moon ahead of 2022 election

May 7, 2021 12:38 JST | South Korea

Food & Beverage

Cannabis-flavored drinks hit local convenience stores in Thailand

May 7, 2021 12:00 JST | Thailand

Editor's Picks

The Big Story

US-China tech war: Beijing's secret chipmaking champions

May 5, 2021 06:16 JST | China

Tokyo 2020 Olympics

Pfizer and BioNTech to donate COVID shots to Olympic athletes

May 6, 2021 23:08 JST | Japan

Interview

EU to discuss FTA with India at weekend summit: top diplomat

May 7, 2021 05:02 JST | Europe

Opinion

Rupa Subramanya

Narendra Modi's COVID catastrophe brings India to its knees

May 6, 2021 17:00 JST | India

Rupa Subramanya

Duterte's China groveling tells wider story of his economic failures

May 6, 2021 05:00 JST | Philippines

Henny Sender

Robots will make doubling China's GDP by 2035 look easy

May 5, 2021 17:00 JST | China

Henny Sender

Life & Arts

Tea Leaves

Biggest challenge for Asia's star athletes is Western stereotypes

May 5, 2021 11:13 JST | South Korea

Life

Dating apps revolutionize romance in India

May 5, 2021 08:00 JST | India

Life

Young Taiwanese flock to reinvigorated goddess festival

May 3, 2021 10:35 JST | Taiwan

Market Data

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- Nikkei 225
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- Shanghai Comp.
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- -22.40
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- Hang Seng
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- -26.81
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- Singapore STI
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- +27.26
- +0.86%
- Sensex
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- +256.71
- +0.52%
- Dow Jones Ind.
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- +318.19
- +0.93%
- USD/JPY
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- -0.63
- -0.58%
- USD/CNY
- 6.44
- -0.02
- -0.31%

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Health Care

Asia medical tourism catches cold from COVID travel curbs

May 7, 2021 01:36 JST | Thailand

Technology

Samsung heir strengthens control in conglomerate with inheritance

May 3, 2021 15:49 JST | South Korea

IPO

JD.com logistics unit on track to deliver $4bn Hong Kong IPO

April 30, 2021 19:40 JST | Hong Kong

Transportation

China's top airlines see recovery in traffic, but not in profits

April 30, 2021 19:27 JST | China

Semiconductors

Samsung to maximize foundry capacity amid global chip shortage

April 29, 2021 18:43 JST | South Korea

Retail

Alibaba 'rectification' marks slowdown of China's internet economy

April 29, 2021 18:06 JST | China

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