Kyoto-based Murata, the top global supplier of ceramic capacitors used in smartphones and cars, said it aims to restart two facilities in Fukushima prefecture

The company said third-party unauthorised access was made at Bridgestone Americas on February 27, prompting a shutdown of its computer network

Dubbed 'closed-loop management', the factory bubbles approach has been part of Beijing's efforts over the past two years to keep local transmission low by global standards

Cambodian foreign minister Prak Sokhonn said the meeting had been postponed because some ASEAN leaders could not attend on the proposed dates

As of Friday, retail petrol prices will rise by 750 yuan ($118) a tonne and diesel prices by 720 yuan a tonne, the National Development and Reform Commission said

The call, scheduled for Friday, comes as Beijing is trying to present itself as eager to help prevent the Ukraine crisis from worsening further

They noted at the Asia Pacific Maritime conference in Singapore that the war is affecting a growing number of seafarers from Russia and Ukraine

But geopolitical events as well as some regional countries' unclear pandemic strategy have coloured that optimism with a cloudy veneer

A ban on flights from nine countries, quarantine of up to 14 days for arrivals, online classes only and the closing public venues have frustrated many

Due to carbon and environmental curbs and the Russia-Ukraine conflict, the prices of commodities scaled fresh highs, affecting bottom lines

Malaysia sticks with plan for a sole 5G network to maintain policy continuity, but will allow telecom firms to hold equity stakes to speed up infrastructure construction

The magnitude 7.4 quake revived memories of the March 11, 2011 quake and tsunami off Fukushima - commemorated across the country less than a week ago