U.S. stocks tumble amid global sell-off over coronavirus fallout; Dow dives 430 points
U.S. stocks tumbled following a sell-off in markets in Europe and Japan Monday after China announced a sharp rise in cases of a deadly new virus that threatens to crimp global economic growth. The Dow Jones Industrial Average and S&P 500 each fell more than ...
Goldman's diversity pledge won't apply to boards in Asia
As Goldman Sachs Group Inc. moves to increase diversity on corporate boards, the investment bank isn't extending the initiative to a particularly challenged region: Asia. Chief Executive Officer David Solomon revealed last week that starting in July the bank won't handle initial public offerings for ...
In bid to attract more U.S. tourists, Japan touts attractions at New York travel show
Japanese travel agencies and local governments gathered at the New York Times Travel Show on Friday in the hope of drawing more American tourists to the country ahead of the Tokyo Olympics. However, the rapid spread of a new coronavirus believed to have originated from ...
Nomura hiring dozens to expand wealth-management drive to rest of Asia
Nomura Holdings Inc. plans to hire dozens of private bankers in Hong Kong and Singapore in a bid to extend its wealth management push from Japan and mainland China to the rest of Asia. The Tokyo-based firm, which has already outlined aggressive plans for China, ...
Sepsis linked to 1 in 5 deaths worldwide, study says
Sepsis played a direct role in the deaths of 11 million people in 2017, almost twice as many as previously estimated, according to a study published Thursday. That represents 1 death for every 5 cases of the condition, and 1-in-5 deaths from all causes worldwide, ...
Volcano tests Philippines' disaster plans
New focus on preparedness instead of hasty recovery could be a model for the region.
Asia's bad to good moments in 2019
Positive news was hard to find in much of the region as economies slowed and political woes mounted.
What happens when an airline opens a restaurant?
AirAsia's plan to diversify by setting up a fast food business might not end well.
The half-century miracle of Asian resurgence
To turn optimistic long-term forecasts into reality, Asian states will have to overcome the major challenges of mass poverty, jobless growth, rising inequality and the middle-income trap.
GagaOOLala, Asia's first LGBT-focused streaming service, tackles taboos as it expands across region
A rom-com about a lesbian flight attendant and a romance in a gay spa are among the shows featured on Asia's first LGBT-focused streaming service, which is pushing boundaries in an often highly conservative region. GagaOOLala brings more than 1,000 feature films, shorts, web series ...
Massive errors found in facial recognition tech, especially in case of nonwhites: U.S. study
Facial recognition systems can produce wildly inaccurate results, especially for nonwhites, according to a U.S. government study that was released Thursday and is likely to raise fresh doubts on deployment of the artificial intelligence technology. The study found both false positives, in which an individual ...
Can old ideas in a new package deter China?
A fresh doctrine — "pluralism" — aims to help allies and friends balance Beijing in the Indo-Pacific.
