Japanese shares remained suspended at midday break on Thursday after the Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE) earlier halted trading in all stocks citing technical problems. TSE said it does not know when ... ( read original story ...)
Moderna CEO: no vaccine before US election, digitising Japan’s economy, west’s gold investment
Moderna Therapeutics’s chief executive told the Financial Times that the company would not have a vaccine ready before the US election, and Japan adjusts for a digital economy. Plus, the FT’s metals ... ( read original story ...)
Japan business sentiment perks up as hit from pandemic begins to ease
September from a 11-year low hit three months ago, a key central bank survey showed, in a sign the economy is gradually emerging from the devastating hit from the coronavirus pandemic. ( read original story ...)
Post-Covid economic bounce fails to take off in Japan
The figures suggest Japanese companies are still struggling and the shock from Covid-19 is calcifying into a more traditional economic downturn. Japan’s economy shrunk by a record 7.9 per cent in the ... ( read original story ...)
Technical glitch halts trading on Japan’s exchanges
A technical problem has forced a halt to all trading on Japan's stock exchanges, including the popular Nikkei 225 index. Stock exchanges in Tokyo, Nagoya, Fukuoka and Sapporo all saw suspended trading ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Tokyo Stock Exchange halts trading because of a technical glitch
Japan's Tokyo Stock Exchange halted all trading Thursday because of a technical glitch.The exchange said in a statement that the problem concerned the distribution of market information, though it did ... ( read original story ...)
Japan business confidence recovers slightly after pandemic plunge
Confidence among major Japanese manufacturers has recovered marginally after plunging on pandemic woes to its worst level since the global financial crisis, a key survey showed Thursday. ( read original story ...)
Envoy pushes Pakistan to press Taliban to lessen violence
Afghanistan’s chief peace envoy Abdullah Abdullah ended a three-day visit to Pakistan on Wednesday optimistic the uneasy neighbors have turned a corner from a relationship ... ( read original story ...)
In Pakistan, Paris attacker’s family praise his actions
Pakistani farmer Arshad Mehmood has been filled with pride since his son stabbed two people outside the former offices of satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo in Paris last week, in the latest attack to ... ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus: Indonesia police have dispersed more than 4m gatherings nationwide since March
The police have dispersed more than 4 million gatherings nationwide since authorities first instated bans on public gatherings in March in an effort to prevent the spread of Covid-19.. Read more at ... ( read original story ...)