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June 4th, 2020

HONG KONG'S LAST STAND

Beijing's new national security law could end Hong Kong's autonomy

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The Big Story

Despair and defiance as Hong Kong mounts its last stand

New national security law all but ends the city's autonomy

Chinese President Xi Jinping poised to vote on a national security bill in May: For many, the controversial law is a sign of Beijing's irrevocably tightening control over the territory of Hong Kong.
In 1997, Thai Airways became the only Asian airline to be among the five founding members of the Star Alliance, now the world's largest airline alliance. After more than a decade of poor financial performance and the impact of the coronavirus, Thai faces a major overhaul under Bankruptcy Court supervision.
Business Spotlight

Thai Airways: pandemic delivers final blow to mismanaged carrier

Stripped of state protection, national icon faces drastic recovery overhaul

Rajeev Misra, CEO of SoftBank Group's Vision Fund, saw his pay more than double in the financial year ended March despite a record loss by the technology fund. (Source photo by Getty Images) 
SoftBank

CEO of SoftBank Vision Fund doubles his pay

Misra to receive $14.9m despite fund's $17bn loss

Nissan's annual loss for the 2019 fiscal year was driven by 603 billion yen of costs associated with restructuring and impairments. (Photo by Takaki Kashiwabara)
Automobiles

Nissan reports $6.2bn annual net loss, worst in 20 years

Carmaker deals with restructuring and turmoil from the coronavirus outbreak.

Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina spoke to her Swedish counterpart, Stefan Lofven, who assured her that garment buyers would honor purchase agreements. (Nikkei collage/Akira Kodaka)
Trade

Bangladesh goes to bat for textile industry as buyers scrap orders

Trade group teams up with rights lobby for 'battle' with European partners

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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

China has laid out an ambitious plan for high-tech infrastructure in hopes that it will help kickstart the economy.
China tech

China bets on $2tn high-tech infrastructure plan to spark economy

Beijing has big hopes for 5G, AI and more, but question is who will pay for it

Lee Yong-soo, a South Korean who worked at a military brothel during World War II, touches a statue of a girl representing the "comfort women" during an unveiling in Seoul last August.
Politics

Comfort women scandal shakes South Korean politics and society

Victim claims incoming lawmaker treated women like 'bears doing tricks'

Putin, left, meets Abe at Group of Twenty leaders summit in Osaka in June 2019: Moscow has pressed its advantage.
Opinion

Japan must learn from failure of Abe's Russia policy

Putin has used potential transfer of Southern Kuril Islands to manipulate Tokyo

Pump jacks in Texas: crude oil will remain an important avenue for diversification of investment portfolios.
Opinion

Negative oil price teaches mom-and-pop investors a costly lesson

Betting on crude is much more complicated than on companies

The U.S. and China should not risk paralyzing the global governance over bilateral grievances.
The Nikkei View

US-China feud during pandemic puts world at risk

International order must not fall prey to bilateral spat, especially in a crisis

A deserted beach at Nai Wok, on the west coast of the Thai resort island of Koh Phangan. (Photo by Tom Vater)
Life

Thai tropical paradise finds opportunity in adversity

Pandemic forces tourism rethink in popular island resort

Residents hug a tree during a protest against the Punjab Land Preservation Act amendment bill, in Gurugram, India, on March 1.
Tea Leaves

Why tree-hugging should be taken seriously

A trunk call to the environment can help to ease pandemic stress