Suga signaled his readiness to respond to any yen spike that threatens to derail the country's fragile economic recovery. ( read original story ...)
Japan to open English-speaking support office to lure foreign asset managers
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan will open an English-speaking support office for foreign asset management firms seeking to do business in the country in January, Finance Minister Taro Aso said on Friday, as ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Takeda eyes new focus on vaccines after OTC asset sales: CEO
Japan's Takeda Pharmaceutical Co is looking at making vaccines a core business after completing asset sales to lower debt following its takeover of Shire Plc, Chief Executive Christophe Weber said. Ja ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s household spending, wages slump as COVID-19 pain lingers
Japan's household spending slumped in September from a year earlier and real wages slid for the seventh straight month, data showed on Friday, a sign sluggish domestic demand will continue to drag on ... ( read original story ...)
How India’s Prateek Kuhad reached Obama’s playlist
"So it starts with a hopeful love song and ends with heartbreak." Before Obama's intervention, the EP had already been a big hit in India, against many people's expectations. "There's a big bias in ... ( read original story ...)
India’s Bumrah sends ominous signal ahead of Australia tour
Pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah sent an ominous signal to Australia ahead of India's much-anticipated tour Down Under with a four-wicket haul for Mumbai in Thursday's Indian Premier League (IPL) match ... ( read original story ...)
Covid-19: How a ‘warm vaccine’ could help India tackle coronavirus
India expects to receive and utilise 400-500 million doses of Covid-19 vaccines and plans to inoculate some 250 million people between January and July next year. They will be mainly distributed ... ( read original story ...)
Explainer: How thousands in China got infected by brucellosis in one single outbreak
Brucellosis, a bacterial disease with flu-like symptoms, has infected more than 6,000 people in a single outbreak in northwestern China. ( read original story ...)
China Eastern Lands Two Major Aviation Orders and Debuts Its VR Show on the Third CIIE
On November 5, the first day of the third China International Import Expo (CIIE), China Eastern Air Holding Co. Ltd. (China Eastern) successfully secures two major aviation orders: a LEAP-1A aircraft ... ( read original story ...)
U.S. government looking into Pfizer’s operations in China
Pfizer Inc received informal requests relating to its operations in China from the U.S. Department of Justice and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in June and August, ... ( read original story ...)