Honda considering decoupling supply chain from ChinaMany big Japanese companies have built extensive production hubs in China but have recently seen output snarled by COVID-19-related lockdow...
25 Aug, 2022, 09.44 AM IST
Asia's factories feeble despite China bounce, feeds global recession fearsChina's manufacturing activity expanded at its fastest in 13 months in June, a private survey showed, as the lifting of COVID lockdowns sen...
01 Jul, 2022, 11.33 AM IST
Asia's factory activity slows in May as China Covid curbs weighLockdowns in China have snarled regional and global logistics and supply chains, with both Japan and South Korea reporting sharp declines i...
01 Jun, 2022, 04.15 PM IST
Asia's factory activity slows in May as China COVID curbs weighManufacturers slowed activity last month in countries ranging from Japan to Taiwan and Malaysia, a sign of the challenge policymakers face ...
01 Jun, 2022, 11.27 AM IST
Stocks wobble as China lockdowns drag; yen wallowsMSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan was steady as modest losses in Hong Kong and Shanghai offset gains in Sydney. Ja...
20 Apr, 2022, 08.43 AM IST
Japan proposes record stimulus package to fix ailing economyJapan has never had a full lockdown during the pandemic and infections remained relatively low, with deaths related to COVID-19 at about 18...
19 Nov, 2021, 10.58 AM IST
Lockdowns or vaccines? 3 Pacific nations try diverging pathsThe discovery of a single local COVID-19 case in New Zealand was enough for the government to put the entire country into strict lockdown t...
22 Aug, 2021, 10.08 AM IST
Japan shuts stores, bars, theatres to slow surgeThe 17-day restrictions are declared for Tokyo, Kyoto, Hyogo and Osaka, ahead of the "Golden Week" holidays, when Japanese usually travel e...
25 Apr, 2021, 10.48 AM IST
Japan stocks stumble as return to coronavirus lockdowns loomsThe Nikkei settled down 1.97 per cent at 29,100.38, its worst since March 24, while the broader Topix dropped 1.55 per cent to 1,926.25 in ...
20 Apr, 2021, 01.14 PM IST
Covid-19: Key updates from around the globeIndia's overall caseload of 12.04 million - the world's biggest outside the United States and Brazil - had been falling steadily since a pe...
29 Mar, 2021, 11.32 AM IST
Japan stocks extend fall as lockdown worries returnThe Nikkei 225 Index ended down 2.04 per cent at 28,405.52. The broader Topix fell 2.18 per cent to 1,928.58, posting its biggest daily per...
24 Mar, 2021, 02.37 PM IST
What does a new state of emergency mean for Japan?The month-long declaration is not nationwide. It affects four neighbouring areas that account for much of the rise in Japan's caseload: Tok...
07 Jan, 2021, 03.58 PM IST
Japan acted like the coronavirus had gone. Now it has spread everywhereBut now the island nation is facing a formidable resurgence, with Covid-19 cases hitting records nationwide day after day. Infections first...
01 Aug, 2020, 12.28 PM IST
Did Japan just beat the virus without lockdowns or mass testing?No restrictions were placed on residents’ movements, and businesses from restaurants to hairdressers stayed open. No high-tech apps that tr...
23 May, 2020, 05.00 PM IST
Nikkei ends at 2-month peak as lockdown-exit hopes spur cyclicalsThe benchmark Nikkei average gained 1.1 per cent to 20,390.66 points, its highest closing since March 6.
11 May, 2020, 01.43 PM IST
View: Shutdowns kill too. Let biz get back on trackGlobal experience shows India should be spending massively to save people and enterprises.
03 May, 2020, 09.47 AM IST
Japanese stocks tumble on lockdown fears as new fiscal year beginsThe benchmark Nikkei average fell 4.5% to a one-week closing low of 18,065.41.
01 Apr, 2020, 01.43 PM IST