Business trends
Thai shoppers awaken to new retail landscape as pandemic ebbs
App monitors foot traffic in shops while social distancing becomes new normal
Consumer
Consumer
Coronavirus-hit Japan dumps high fashion for health and hygiene
Masks and sanitizers now in vogue as cosmetics sales dive
Business trends
No toilet paper? No problem: Bidets gain new converts in US
Bathroom tissue panic lifts sales for American startups and Japanese heavyweights
Caixin
In Depth: Who really benefits from China's consumption vouchers?
With focus on business relief, low-income earners and the unemployed lose out
Companies
Fujifilm pictures new pharma-heavy identity with Avigan
Looming end to Xerox tie-up strains push into health care
Companies
Panasonic to move appliance production from Thailand to Vietnam
Factory near Bangkok will be shuttered in cost-cutting effort
Pharmaceuticals
Avigan trials will continue in Japan, with drug efficacy unclear
University seeks evidence as Abe government stands by goal of May approval
Coronavirus
Fujifilm shares down 5% on negative Avigan report
Potential coronavirus treatment needs more data and further clinical trials
Markets
Instant noodles cool as Japan's stay-at-home stocks lose steam
Nissin, Nintendo and other once-hot names now underperform broader index
Trade war
Luckin first casualty as US takes aim at China transparency
Nasdaq’s delisting of coffee chain follows Trump call for higher accounting standards
