India is investigating imports of copper tubes and pipes from Malaysia, Vietnam and Thailand, to determine whether producers in these countries were receiving unfair subsidies, the government said. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s NTT to Spend $38B to Buy Out, Take DoCoMo Private
Japanese telecoms giant Nippon Telegraph & Telephone, or NTT, says it will spend $38 billion to buy out and take private its mobile unit NTT DoCoMo as it restructures for the 5G era. ( read original story ...)
No More ‘Ladies and Gentlemen’ on Japan Airlines
By Tiffany May and Hisako Ueno Japan Airlines said it would retire the phrase “ladies and gentlemen” from in-flight announcements made in English, a symbolic step toward inclusivity in a country where ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s NTT to Take Full Control of Mobile Unit in $40 Billion Deal
NTT Docomo, which broke free of its tradition-minded parent to become a global pioneer of the mobile internet, is returning to its old home in a $40 billion deal that erases its independence. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s land prices drop for first time in three years as coronavirus hurts demand
Japanese land prices have fallen for the first time in three years, marking an average decline of 0.6% nationwide after the coronavirus pandemic weakened demand, a government survey found. ( read original story ...)
Twin crisis for Bangladesh as Covid-19 affected economy takes a serious hit
At a time when the world is struggling to combat the deadly coronavirus pandemic. Bangladesh faced its worst flood in a decade with persistently heavy monsoon rains that began in June. ( read original story ...)
Afghan peace negotiator urges new era in ties with Pakistan
The chief of Afghanistan’s peace negotiating team says that the time has come for his country and Pakistan to shun the suspicion, “stale rhetoric” and tired conspiracy theories that have dogged past r ... ( read original story ...)
Blast at iron scrap dealer’s junkyard kills 5 in NW Pakistan
A blast at a junkyard of an iron scrap dealer killed five people and wounded another in northwest Pakistan on Tuesday, police said. The incident took place when an employee was trying to dismantle a ... ( read original story ...)
Indonesia’s GDP to fall further as Covid-19 death death toll goes above 10,000
Indonesia’s economy could contract more than expected if the coronavirus pandemic remains uncontrolled, as South-East Asia’s largest economy faces an “uneven and volatile” economic recovery, the World ... ( read original story ...)
Tokio Marine Indonesia Implements Shift Technology To Fight Auto Insurance Fraud
Shift Technology, a provider of AI-native fraud detection and claims automation solutions for the global insurance industry, today announced that PT Asuransi Tokio Marine Indonesia ("Tokio Marine ... ( read original story ...)