ANKARA Turkey on Sunday reported 6,670 additional coronavirus cases, including 623 symptomatic patients, according to the Health Ministry. The country's ... ( read original story ...)
Japan stocks set for mixed start; China announces new anti-monopoly rules aimed at tech giants
China's State Administration for Market Regulation released Sunday new anti-monopoly guidelines that target internet platforms. ( read original story ...)
Valentine’s Day chocolate sales could turn sour in Japan as people work from home
The chocolate industry and department stores in Japan face an uphill battle as the custom of giving sweets to people at workplaces and else ... ( read original story ...)
Raymond Blanc interview: ‘I was once served live eels in Japan’
Travel has always enriched my life. My food is French, but I’m forever incorporating other cultures — often Thai, Chinese and Indian — into my dishes. In my Oxfordshire hotel and restaurant, Le Manoir ... ( read original story ...)
Bain Capital Boosts Japan Headcount by 25% as Competition Grows
Bain Capital is expanding in Japan as competition intensifies among the world’s largest private-equity firms to win deals from businesses undertaking overhauls. ( read original story ...)
Indonesia begins inoculating those over 59
Indonesia will start vaccinating people aged 59 and above against Covid-19 from today - earlier than planned - after latest data showed that half of those who died of the coronavirus were the elderly. ( read original story ...)
Indonesia’s ‘green diesel’ push fuels threat to forests
KUALA LUMPUR • Indonesia's ambitious biodiesel programme will increase the risks of deforestation as more tropical forests could be cleared to grow palm oil, environmentalists have warned, urging ... ( read original story ...)
Why some pockets of Indonesia remain COVID-free while the country’s cases continue to surge past 1 million
Indonesia's national coronavirus caseload continues to rise past 1 million, but one mountain tribe which protects their reclusive neighbours from the outside world have so far helped keep COVID out of ... ( read original story ...)
Moderate 4.2 quake hits near Amahai, Maluku, Indonesia
An earthquake of magnitude 4.2 occurred early morning on Monday 8 February 2021 at 3:19 am local time near Amahai, Maluku, Indonesia, as reported by Indonesia's Meteorology, Climatology, and ... ( read original story ...)
Himalayan glacier breaks in India, around 125 missing in floods
Around 125 people were missing in northern India after a Himalayan glacier broke and swept away a small hydroelectric dam on Sunday, with floods forcing the evacuation of villages downstream. ( read original story ...)