Investors give once-loved ‘darling’ Southeast Asia a wide berth
SINGAPORE/HONG KONG — Southeast Asia is slipping to the bottom of global investors’ shopping lists, and fund managers expect to stay away from the...
Growing distrust of China brings $38-billion windfall for Taiwan
Taiwan sits squarely in the middle of the worsening dispute between Beijing and Washington, with many of its companies operating factories in China manufacturing...
OPEC+ bid to rescue market falters as recovery stalls
IT WAS MEANT to be the week when OPEC nations gathered in Baghdad to celebrate the cartel’s six decades as a dominant force in global oil markets.
From Wall Street to Silicon Valley, LGBT+ investment on the rise
When Michele Bettencourt stepped down as chief executive of a billion-dollar cyber-security firm to begin her transition from male to female, she thought her...
La Nina may disrupt global food supply, send prices higher
The La Nina weather system could roil global food production, sending prices higher, as potential droughts and floods bring upheaval to a suite of...
Singapore Air cuts 20% of workforce as virus smashes travel
Singapore Airlines Ltd. (SIA) is eliminating about 4,300 jobs, or 20% of its workforce, as the coronavirus outbreak devastates the aviation industry.
The cuts will...
Vietnam backs US role in South China Sea, rebuffing Beijing
SOUTHEAST ASIAN countries want the US to play a role in maintaining peace in the South China Sea, Vietnam said, pushing back against Beijing’s comments that American forces were destablizing the region.
Blackouts give way to smoke in fire-ravaged US West
FOR THE WEST COAST, the blackouts are mostly over. Now it’s a matter of flames and smoke.
Battery-powered face mask seeks to fight COVID and foggy glasses
SEOUL — A South Korean company has invented a battery-powered filtered face mask designed to reduce annoying problems associated with conventional designs, such as breathing difficulties and fogged-up glasses.
Airlines seek gate checks for virus to revive foreign travel
A coalition of international airline and aviation groups is calling on US government leaders to help set COVID-19 testing protocols to assuage passenger concerns and boost severely depressed international travel.
Severe COVID-19 riskier than heart attack for young adults; antibiotic shows no benefit
The following is a roundup of some of the latest scientific studies on the novel coronavirus and efforts to find treatments and vaccines for COVID-19, the illness caused by the virus.
Traditional ‘Bunraku’ puppets for children help Japanese master endure coronavirus shutdown
OSAKA, Japan — Stuck at home for weeks while Japan was under a state of emergency due to the coronavirus, renowned Japanese Bunraku puppet master Kanjuro Kiritake, all his performances canceled for months, was stricken with deep anxiety.