Business trends
70% of Japan execs plan changes to supply chain: Nikkei survey
More teleworking and slow recovery anticipated as new normal from coronavirus
Industrials
Aerospace & Defense
SpaceX Crew Dragon delivers two NASA astronauts to International Space Station
'The whole world saw this mission,' says NASA administrator Jim Bridenstine
Agriculture
Japan's Kubota ties up with Indian peer to make tractors for Africa
Alliance with Escorts will make simply designed machines at lower prices
Aerospace & Defense
US resumes human spaceflight with SpaceX launch
Liftoff marks new era of corporate-led space mission
Companies
Hyflux's $290m deal with Middle Eastern backer collapses
UAE-based Utico drops cash offer for troubled Singapore water company
Economy
6 million workers on leave in Japan as coronavirus takes toll
Unemployment still low but furloughs risk becoming permanent
Business trends
A more flexible Japan Inc returns to the office
Companies expect remote work to remain as coronavirus pandemic subsides
Company in focus
Thai Airways: pandemic delivers final blow to mismanaged carrier
Stripped of state protection, national icon faces drastic recovery overhaul
International relations
India and China face off along disputed Himalayan border
Chinese troops hold ground as Beijing's conciliatory tone fails to ease tensions
Coronavirus
Japan's IHI, JR West furlough thousands as demand plummets
Top companies expect slow recovery despite economic reopening
