Japan’s ambitious climate pledge could result in a $1.8 trillion windfall for the nation’s economy by 2050. Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga’s target to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050 will require ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Retail Sales Drop as Tokyo Prices Fall Most Since 2010
Japanese retail sales resumed falling and Tokyo consumer prices slid the most in a decade amid slumping energy costs and record virus cases that kept shoppers home and darken the recovery outlook. ( read original story ...)
To survive Pakistan’s COVID pandemic, grocery stores go online
The Khattak General Store in Islamabad is one of countless ‘karyana’ grocery shops in Pakistan that sell basics such as rice, biscuits and dishwashing liquid [File: Asad Hashim/Al Jazeera] But others ... ( read original story ...)
145th BIRTH ANNIVERSARY: Jinnah’s relevance in today’s Pakistan
He also emphasized professionalism and merit in official business, especially for appointment to various ... s personality that need to be emulated by the present-day leaders of Pakistan. He was a ... ( read original story ...)
MC ExpertEye | Will 2021 be the year when Indian startups head to stock exchanges?
The disruptions brought by the coronavirus outbreak forced startups to rethink the way they do business. Will these companies focus more on profitability and go public in the new year? Read on ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Imposes Three-week Hotel Quarantine For Visitors
Hong Kong extended its compulsory quarantine to three weeks for almost all international travellers from Friday, saying the measure was needed to prevent new, more infectious, coronavirus variants ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong imposes 21-day quarantine for visitors, adds South Africa to banned list
Hong Kong extended a compulsory quarantine by an extra seven days to 21 days for all visitors outside China, effective Friday, in stepped-up efforts to prevent a new variant of the novel coronavirus ... ( read original story ...)
Challenges and Opportunities: The View From Timor-Leste
“Now into its second decade as a sovereign state, Timor-Leste is ready to take its place in the community of nations.” There has been recent renewed interest and discussion in the public ... ( read original story ...)
Difficult for any country to compete with Qatar in infrastructure: UEFA chief
UEFA President Aleksander Ceferin has lauded Qatar's preparations for the FIFA World Cup in 2022, describing Qatar as ‘the Switzerland of the Middle East.' The European football's governing body chief ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s core inflation declines to -0.1% in November as retail cost falls
Consumer prices in Singapore declined in November, as authorities forecast a "mildly positive" turn in 2021. Core inflation fell to ... ( read original story ...)