Declines in Japan’s key inflation gauge eased in January after rising coronavirus cases forced the government to suspend a tourism discount program that has hit prices for months. ( read original story ...)
Japan Price Declines Ease as BOJ Heads Toward Policy Review
Declines in Japan’s key inflation gauge eased in January after rising coronavirus cases forced the government to suspend a tourism discount program that has hit prices for months. ( read original story ...)
What the New Japanese Whisky Regulations Actually Mean for Collectors
Japanese whisky being made in Japan is a great idea. But for some it’s beside the point. What is Japanese whisky? Despite its meteoric rise on the global connoisseur market, until this week that ... ( read original story ...)
Indonesia Wants Fewer Babies. But Is It a Good Idea?
President Joko Widodo wants to cut the nation’s fertility rate to 2.1 in four years, down from 2.26 last year, the government announced recently. That’s a laudable goal; Indonesia is the planet’s ... ( read original story ...)
China set to be first country where e-commerce sales outstrip bricks-and-mortar retail in 2021
Some 52.1 per cent of China’s overall retail sales are expected to come from the nation’s booming e-commerce sector next year, according to research firm eMarketer. ( read original story ...)
China set to be first country where e-commerce sales outstrip bricks-and-mortar retail in 2021
Some 52.1 per cent of China’s overall retail sales are expected to come from the nation’s booming e-commerce sector next year, according to research firm eMarketer. ( read original story ...)
China Drives Wedges in Europe to Break Up US Proposed Alliance
While U.S. President Joe Biden has been calling world leaders trying to build an alliance of Western democracies to counter China, Beijing also has been reaching out to the region. Since December, ... ( read original story ...)
Israel announces Russian-brokered prisoner swap with Syria
Israeli Prime Minister Benajmin Netanyahu’s office says it has completed a Russian-mediated prisoner swap that will bring home a young Israeli woman who crossed the border into Syria ... ( read original story ...)
Kazakhstan eyes extension of visa-free countries list
The list of visa-free countries is set to be extended to 90 in Kazakhstan in 2021, the country’s Culture Ministry stated, Kazinform correspondent reports. ( read original story ...)
Spectacular 45-foot-tall ‘ice volcano’ appears in Kazakhstan
The ice structure, located near the village of Kegen in Kazakhstan's Almaty region, is a popular attraction among residents of there, according to the Kazakhstan travel and news website Tengri Travel, ... ( read original story ...)