Osaka airport introduces canine comfort room, complete with pole
Osaka’s Itami airport is setting up a toilet area for travelling dogs, complete with a pole for them to cock a leg on....
China’s Geely Automobile in talks on boosting ties with Volvo
China’s Geely Automobile said on Monday it is in early discussions with Swedish carmaker Volvo Car AB about combining the two businesses into a global...
Sony, NTT latest to pull out of Barcelona congress over coronavirus
Japan’s largest wireless carrier, NTT Docomo, and Sony Corp on Monday became the latest companies to pull out of an international telecoms conference in Barcelona...
Futures tread water as investors weigh coronavirus impact
U.S. stock index futures were flat on Monday after Wall Street’s rise last week, with investors monitoring the economic impact of the coronavirus outbreak and...
Amazon challenges India antitrust probe in court: filing
Amazon.com Inc has begun legal action in India to quash an antitrust investigation against the company, saying it could cause “irreparable” loss and damage to...
Coronavirus cases outside China may be ‘tip of the iceberg’: WHO
People across China trickled back to work on Monday after an extended Lunar New Year holiday as the government eased restrictions imposed to counter the...
China’s Xi to prevent major layoffs amid coronavirus outbreak
Chinese President Xi Jinping said on Monday the government would prevent large-scale layoffs amid the coronavirus outbreak, Chinese state television reported, as he appeared among...
Factbox: China takes major steps to prop up coronavirus-hit economy
Chinese policymakers have implemented a raft of measures to support an economy jolted by a coronavirus outbreak that is expected to have a devastating impact...
UK coronavirus cases double to eight, government declares ‘imminent threat’
Britain on Monday said the number of confirmed coronavirus cases had doubled to eight as the government declared the virus a serious and imminent threat,...
Coronavirus uncertainty subdues global shares, dollar eases after rally
Global shares sank on Monday as the death toll from a coronavirus outbreak exceeded the SARS epidemic of two decades ago, though Chinese shares rose...
