Katsuji Nakazawa is a Tokyo-based senior staff writer and editorial writer at Nikkei. He spent seven years in China as a correspondent and later as China bureau chief. He was the 2014 recipient of the
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Alibaba fires manager after sexual assault case rocks industry
BEIJING (BLOOMBERG, REUTERS) – Alibaba Group Holding has fired a manager accused of rape, moving to contain the fall-out after an employee’s account of her ordeal went viral on social media and exposed “problems” with the
Read moreHeads roll as ‘mind power’ egg scandal rocks China
Local authorities are investigating after a Chinese journal published a paper claiming students had been able to hatch a chick from a boiled egg.Pexels CHINA – A vocational college in China has been shut down
Read moreChina testing blunders stemmed from secret deals with firms
WUHAN, China (AP) — In the early days in Wuhan, the first city first struck by the virus, getting a COVID test was so difficult that residents compared it to winning the lottery. Throughout the
Read moreDonald Trump or Joe Biden? What will change for ASEAN after the US election?
There is growing consensus in Southeast Asia that US-China and South China Sea tensions and the impact of the trade war will not go away after November Trump’s failure to appoint an ASEAN envoy is
Read moreSouth Asian nations caught in China-India crossfire
THE border stand-off between China and India has put their neighbours in South Asia in a spot as they are caught in a crossfire between the nuclear-armed powers. Smaller countries in South Asia – such
Read moreMR. STEFAN JOHANSSON STANDS AT THE FOREFRONT OF THE FASTEST MOVING LEISURE PROPERTY PURCHASE PLATFOM TREND: PARAMOUNT STRATEGIES
MR. STEFAN JOHANSSON STANDS AT THE FOREFRONT OF THE FASTEST MOVING LEISURE PROPERTY PURCHASE PLATFOM TREND: PARAMOUNT STRATEGIES IN HONG KONG BRINGS TO MARKET REALTY INTERNATIONAL (ASIA) LIMITED. MR. JOHANSSON HAS SPENT RECENT YEARS EVANGELISING
Read morePatience pays off for lucky Ronaldo fans
Clad in a white Real Madrid jersey, Jonathan Cheong waited for more than two hours at the Thomson Medical Centre yesterday morning, hoping to catch Cristiano Ronaldo and secure an autograph on his top. The
Read moreThailand ‘most welcoming’ for Chinese travellers
Thailand is the most welcoming country for Chinese travellers, overtaking Japan, South Korea and Hong Kong, according to the latest findings of booking website Hotels.com. Hotels.com’s sixth annual Chinese International Travel Monitor (CITM) report said
Read morePIE work site collapse: Bypass road to open on Sunday afternoon instead, says LTA
SINGAPORE – The temporary bypass road to connect motorists from Upper Changi Road East to Pan-Island Expressway (Changi) will open by Sunday (July 16) afternoon, instead of on Saturday, the Land Transport Authority said in
Read moreChinese Straddling Bus May Be Gigantic Ponzi Scheme
Remember that amazing straddling bus that China took out for a test drive a few weeks ago? The world couldn’t get enough of the concept and design. The savings by building on top of existing
Read moreCops Pull Over “Clown Car” Van With 40 People Crammed Inside
Crowded roads and subways are common for commuters in China. That is why the straddling bus generated so much publicity. Unfortunately, that turned out to be a Ponzi scheme. However, some determined and flexible commuters
Read moreThe World’s Biggest Airport Is Set To Open In 2019
Beijing is booming, and it needs an airport capable of handling its growing population, along with the millions of tourists who visit annually. Luckily construction is already underway on the Beijing New Airport, and when
Read moreSingapore, China enjoy strong bilateral ties that have adapted to changes: DPM Teo
Singapore and China have built a strong bilateral relationship that has adapted with the changing needs of both countries over the years, said Deputy Prime Minister Teo Chee Hean on Thursday (Jul 13) at the
Read moreThe World’s Biggest Whisky Festival ‘Whisky Live’ Returns to Hong Kong
HONG KONG, CHINA – Media OutReach – 12 July 2017 – Whisky Live Hong Kong2017, organized in conjunction with Whisky Magazine, is set to begin ticket sales on 1 August for its one-day whisky celebration. Whisky
Read moreTyphoon Merbok moves away as Hong Kong escapes major damage
HONG KONG (REUTERS) – Typhoon Merbok spared Hong Kong any major damage as it pounded the financial hub with heavy rain and strong winds before moving further inland on Tuesday (June 13) towards southern China.
Read moreDrivers bewildered by twisting Chinese interchange
CHONGQING, China: Five suspended levels and cars going in all directions – a new highway interchange is driving motorists to tears, as they find themselves lost in a concrete maze resembling a plate of spaghetti.
Read moreTwo dead, 18 hurt in China knife attack
BEIJING: A knife attacker killed two people and injured 18 in a rampage in southwest China, state media reported, the latest such attack in recent years. The man, aged 30 and believed to be suffering
Read moreSingapore must be more transparent in shark fin trade
Singapore was ranked the world’s second-largest shark fin trader by value after Hong Kong, according to trade figures from 2012-2013, say conservationist groups Traffic and WWF. SINGAPORE: Conservationist groups called on the Singapore Government to
Read moreThe real threat to S’pore – construction of Thai’s Kra Canal financed by China
The Kra Canal or the Thai Canal refers to a proposal for a canal to cut through the southern isthmus of Thailand, connecting the Gulf of Thailand with the Andaman Sea. It would provide an
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