Saman Zia-Zarifi is secretary-general of the Geneva-based International Commission of Jurists.
U.S. cyber czar encourages allies to attribute hacks to states
TOKYO -- The Biden administration's top cybersecurity official arrived in Tokyo on Wednesday to begin "practical efforts" with Japanese counterparts on setting rules and standards for cyberspace.
Garuda Indonesia hands in restructuring plan to creditors
JAKARTA -- Garuda Indonesia has submitted a restructuring proposal to its creditors and lessors, as the beleaguered airline tries to stay afloat in the face of mounting debts.
India's capital shuts schools -- due to air pollution, not COVID
NEW DELHI -- It is not COVID that has forced the Indian capital city to shut its schools again and ban construction activities, but alarmingly high levels of air pollution creating an "emergency situation."
Mensa Brands becomes India's fastest unicorn in just six months
BENGALURU -- India's Mensa Brands has breached the billion-dollar valuation mark in just six months from launch, making it the fastest startup in the country to become a unicorn, boosted by tail winds of recovering consumption after the COVID-19 pandemic.
Big Tech warns Vietnam data rules risk 'damage' to digital economy
HO CHI MINH CITY -- Internet users in Vietnam may see more pop-ups the next time they access TikTok or Amazon after Hanoi follows Europe and China in enacting extensive rules governing how companies use and move data.
Coronavirus latest: Philippines approves emergency use of Novavax jab
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 253,882,518 according to Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore. The worldwide death toll has hit 5,107,258.
For more information about the spread of COVID-19 and vaccination progress around the world, please see our interactive charts and maps.
Japan to jolt EV battery plant construction with $880m subsidies
TOKYO -- Japan will spend about 100 billion yen ($877 million) on subsidies to support the construction of factories for advanced batteries that power electric vehicles.
Urea shortage threatens to paralyze South Korea's economy
SEOUL -- A shortage of a little-known industrial material is threatening to cripple economic activity in South Korea, while sparking a conversation about the resource-poor country's reliance on outside sources for the items needed to maintain business as usual.
Coronavirus latest: Hong Kong Disneyland closed on Wednesday
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 253,882,518 according to Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore. The worldwide death toll has hit 5,107,258.
For more information about the spread of COVID-19 and vaccination progress around the world, please see our interactive charts and maps.
