Economy
Record rain in Australia douses wildfires but prompts flood warning
Successive natural disasters and coronavirus likely to hit country's economy
Natural disasters
Economy
Asia's bridges and piers to be insured against disasters
Singapore, Japan and World Bank team to protect infrastructure
Business trends
Japan set to give domestic drone industry a lift
Security concerns over Chinese devices drives efforts to make homegrowns fly
Business trends
China woes and tax hike weigh on Japan Inc.'s fiscal 2019 earnings
More companies cut outlooks than lift them in the October-December quarter
Natural disasters
A quarter century after quake, Kobe leads preparedness push
Communities and individuals need to keep lessons alive
Natural disasters
Volcanic eruption disrupts Philippine flights and businesses
Stock market suspends trading, while banks close branches
Natural disasters
Philippines warns of 'explosive eruption' as volcano spews ash
Authorities order 8,000 residents to evacuate, with flight suspensions
Natural disasters
Australia's fossil fuel giants discover charity as fires rage
Government sees no direct link between climate change and bushfires
Politics
Jakarta governor's 2024 presidential hopes hit by deadly floods
Anies Baswedan is accused of diverting protection funds for vanity projects
Natural disasters
Australia fire burns area 20 times the size of Tokyo
Prime Minister Morrison scrambles to contain political and economic damage
