New Zealand

A submarine-cable laying ship in the Caribbean Sea. Chile picked a route that would take the cable to New Zealand and Australia, not Shanghai.
29 July 2020
Japan's Kawasaki Frontale, which held its first corona-era match in front of spectators on July 11, expects to suffer a 50% drop in revenue this year.
Business Spotlight

Asia's sports business learns how to take a COVID-19 punch

Leagues fast-track digital plans, cut player salaries and prepare for 5G

24 July 2020
Aluminum prices are down due to weak demand from the auto sector.
Commodities

Rio Tinto to shutter aluminum smelter in New Zealand

High power costs and weak demand from auto industry sink operations

9 July 2020
The symbol of the Islamic State terrorist group on a smartphone: when it comes to extremist content online, time is of the essence.
Opinion

Tech companies continue evading accountability for violent content

Governments must step in to stop platforms allowing pro-terrorist material

5 July 2020
Japan is eager to reopen business travel to and from a number of territories, including Taiwan, Brunei, Myanmar and Singapore, but not China.
Coronavirus

Japan puts Taiwan and Brunei atop its business travel agenda

Myanmar also considered as Tokyo moves to undo coronavirus restraints

30 June 2020
New Zealand rugby star Dan Carter trains ahead of the 2020 Super Rugby Aotearoa season, which begins this weekend after the country eradicated COVID-19.
Coronavirus

New Zealand kicks off post-pandemic era with weekend of rugby

Successful virus strategy allows for crowd-filled stadiums, then a reality check

12 June 2020
Planes wait on the tarmac at Narita International Airport. Japan is eager to restart business travel to and from countries with low coronavirus infection rates. (Photo by Takaki Kashiwabara)
Travel & Leisure

Japan set to lift quarantines for business travelers in summer

Exclusive: Visitors from Thailand, Vietnam, New Zealand and Australia are first in line

5 June 2020
Temperature screening at Singapore's Changi Airport before the ban on short-term visits: The city-state is working to set up safe travel links with multiple countries.
Coronavirus

Singapore and China set strict rules for airtight 'travel bubble'

Business flyers will need visas, virus tests, contact tracing apps and more

3 June 2020
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Asia Insight

Coronavirus-torn Asia looks to reconnect with 'travel bubbles'

From Singapore to Taiwan to Australia, plans promise relief for shattered industry

2 June 2020
Asia is exercising an advantage over the "wild" West, remaining more cautious about reopening stores and restaurants amid the risk of additional novel coronavirus outbreaks. (Photo by Akira Kodaka)
The Big Story

Exits from coronavirus lockdown split 'wild' West from 'cautious' East

Economies are impatient to reopen. Experts say it will trigger a second wave of infections

27 May 2020
The startup is targeting Australia, New Zealand, the U.K. and U.S. with a digital home lending platform that streamlines the lending process.
Startups

Australia fintech startup Verteva raises $21.4m from NZ's Bolton

Funding earmarked for new markets and business expansion in home lending

14 May 2020
Shanghai Disneyland will reopen this week since it closed on January 25 amid China's coronavirus lockdown. 
Your Week in Asia

Shanghai Disney, Sony results and Bitcoin 'halving'

Your weekly lineup of Asia's biggest business and political news

10 May 2020
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern faces the prospect of a deep economic contraction in an election year.
Politics

New Zealand's winning virus tactics spell election risks for Ardern

Popular PM vulnerable to attacks over lockdown's economic damage

7 May 2020
Governor Shaktikanta Das at a news conference in Mumbai, pictured on Feb. 6: in return for handing its wallet to Team Modi, the RBI should extract reform pledges.
Opinion

World watches as India's central bank prepares to fund government

Direct financing of fiscal deficits is looking attractive despite inflation risks

4 May 2020
A soldier guards an empty street following the lockdown in Manila on Apr. 24: policymakers need to cushion the current impact, even if it entails costs later on.
Opinion

Stimulus-driven inflation is the least of Asia's problems

Cost of inaction is much higher than putting too much money into system

3 May 2020
Meat, fish vegetables and fruit are among the items covered under a mutual supply initiative signed by Singapore and New Zealand.
Trade

TPP countries defy protectionist trend to maintain supply chains

Singapore teams with New Zealand and Japan to keep food and medical gear flowing

2 May 2020
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong can learn lessons from the way South Korean President Moon Jae-in's government handled the coronavirus outbreak. (Nikkei Montage/Reuters) 
Politics

South Korean landslide changes Japan and Singapore election math

Abe, Lee and other leaders face judgment over coronavirus performance

24 April 2020
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern on April 20 announces plans to ease the country's lockdown, saying the chain of coronavirus transmission has been broken.
Coronavirus

New Zealand to ease lockdown after 'breaking' coronavirus chain

Construction and manufacturing to restart but tourism remains crippled

20 April 2020
Despite doubts about China's transparency, analysts give it credit for its aggressive pandemic response, including in Wuhan where the outbreak started.
Coronavirus

South Korea and China earn high marks in pandemic safety ranking

Israel leads while Philippines and Indonesia lag on venture fund's list

14 April 2020
The Suntory Yamazaki Distillery in western Japan has become a magnet for the world's whisky aficionados. (Photo by Tomoki Mera)
Business Spotlight

Suntory, Asahi and Kirin face sober reality in Japan

Big three brewers move abroad as domestic alcohol consumption dries up

28 February 2020
AI is creating unfamiliar possibilities.
Opinion

It is time for G-20 to give way to tech-driven AI-20

Multilateral body based on harnessing artificial intelligence is way forward

28 February 2020
A Chevrolet pickup truck displayed at a motor show near Bangkok in 2018: GM will sell its manufacturing facilities in Thailand to China's Great Wall and suspend all sales in the country this year. (Photo by Hiroshi Kotani)
Business deals

China carmaker insulates Thailand from blow of GM pullout

Asia woes mount for one of Detroit's Big Three as it also leaves Australia

19 February 2020
A staff member wearing a face mask stands in front of a restaurant on Valentine's Day in Beijing.
15 February 2020
The University of Melbourne campus. Thousands of Chinese students have been unable to attend class at schools in Australia because of the government's harsh response to the new coronavirus outbreak. (Photo by Jason Koutsoukis) 
Coronavirus

Australian universities stung by absence of Chinese students

Billions of dollars at risk as travel ban interrupts return of tens of thousands

14 February 2020
Residents on the Natuna Island protest against bringing evacuees from Wuhan to a military facility there. 
Coronavirus

'Worse than prison': Asia strains to quarantine masses

Coronavirus wreaks havoc on region's tourism industry

12 February 2020