Asia
WhatsApp, PayPal Invest in Indonesian Super App Goje...
Facebook Inc messaging platform WhatsApp and PayPal Holdings Inc on Wednesday said they have invested in payment, food delivery and ride-hailing app operator Gojek as part of the Indonesian firm’s ongoing fu...
June 3, 2020
9:25 am By Neha Mule
Japan Allows Saliva-based Tests to Boost Coronavirus...
Japan’s government said on Tuesday it has approved saliva-based tests for the new coronavirus, offering a safer, simpler way to diagnose infection than nasal swabs as it looks to boost its testing rates.
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June 2, 2020
12:50 pm By Neha Mule
Fujifilm COVID-19 Drug Research Spills into June, Da...
Fujifilm Holdings Corp will continue research on Avigan into June, Japan’s government said on Tuesday, effectively dashing hopes by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe that the drug would be approved as a COVID-19 tre...
May 26, 2020
8:19 am By Neha Mule
Samsung Biologics Signs $231 Million Supply Deal wit...
South Korean contract drugs manufacturer Samsung Biologics Co Ltd said on Friday it had signed a deal worth more than $231 million with GlaxoSmithKline PLC (GSK) to supply biopharmaceutical products over the n...
May 22, 2020
10:16 am By Neha Mule
Malaysia to Strengthen Trade Ties with India after P...
Malaysia voiced its commitment to further strengthen diplomatic and trade ties with India, after the world’s largest edible oil buyer renewed purchases of Malaysian palm oil, in a sign of improving relations...
May 21, 2020
10:21 am By Neha Mule
Panasonic and Tesla are in Talks to Expand Nevada Ba...
Panasonic Corp’s finance chief said the company is seeing strong demand for battery cells from U.S. partner Tesla and they are in talks to expand their joint plant in Nevada, which is now profitable.
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May 18, 2020
11:23 am By Neha Mule
Asia Shares Struggle as Coronavirus Strains U.S.-Chi...
Asian stocks struggled to extend gains on Friday and were on course to end the week lower as deteriorating U.S.-China relations undercut optimism over the reopening of major economies.
Worries about con...
May 15, 2020
9:56 am By Neha Mule