CP's telco arm moves to seek equal merger with Telenor's Thai entity

BANGKOK -- Thailand's largest conglomerate Charoen Pokphand Group will seek an equal consolidation in merging its mobile communications entity with Norwegian telco giant Telenor's Thai arm -- a deal that will create the country's biggest mobile operator if it goes through.


Japanese apparel makers join boycott of China's Xinjiang cotton

TOKYO -- Japanese apparel makers are part of a growing international trend to shun cotton from China's western Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, as reports of forced labor and human rights abuses mount in the region, which produces some of the world's highest grade cotton.


Coronavirus latest: India daily cases drop to fewest in one and a half years

Nikkei Asia is tracking the spread of the coronavirus that was first detected in the central Chinese city of Wuhan.

Cumulative global cases have reached 257,513,027 according to Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore. The worldwide death toll has hit 5,150,399.

For more information about the spread of COVID-19 and vaccination progress around the world, please see our interactive charts and maps.

-- Global coronavirus tracker charts

-- Status of vaccinations around the


Apple's Christmas sales in Asia at risk from global supply crunch

TAIPEI -- Apple will not be able to deliver new iPads to consumers in key Asian markets in time for Christmas, according to the latest delivery estimates, as the supply crunch hits the U.S. company ahead of its crucial holiday sales season.


Venture capital funds pile into India's startup scene

BENGALURU -- Hundreds of venture capital firms from around the world are investing in India for the first time, suggesting a breakout moment for the country's startups but also raising questions about whether the boom will be sustainable.


Coronavirus latest: South Korea's serious patient count remains high

Nikkei Asia is tracking the spread of the coronavirus that was first detected in the central Chinese city of Wuhan.

Cumulative global cases have reached 257,513,027 according to Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore. The worldwide death toll has hit 5,150,399.

For more information about the spread of COVID-19 and vaccination progress around the world, please see our interactive charts and maps.

-- Global coronavirus tracker charts

-- Status of vaccinations around the


AUKUS raises questions about Australia as an 'Asian' nation

BANGKOK -- Australian Foreign Minister Marise Payne's whirlwind four-country Southeast Asian tour earlier this month seemed a little odd, both in timing and destinations.


Coronavirus latest: Australia to allow in vaccinated visa holders

Nikkei Asia is tracking the spread of the coronavirus that was first detected in the central Chinese city of Wuhan.

Cumulative global cases have reached 257,513,027 according to Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore. The worldwide death toll has hit 5,150,399.

For more information about the spread of COVID-19 and vaccination progress around the world, please see our interactive charts and maps.

-- Global coronavirus tracker charts

-- Status of vaccinations around the


Japan foreign minister eyes 1st China trip in over 2 years

TOKYO -- China has asked Japan's top diplomat to visit the country, Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi revealed Sunday, in what would be the first such trip since December 2019.


Milk and eggs in 15 minutes: The $1tn battle for ultrafast delivery

NEW YORK -- Born from the pandemic when people hunkered down at home, ultrafast delivery services that bring groceries within 15 minutes are expanding rapidly in big U.S. cities, shaking up the $1 trillion groceries industry.