Shares in Japan slipped on Friday following local media reports the country's Prime Minister, Shinzo Abe, is set to step down. Abe later confirmed his surprise resignation during a Friday press ... ( read original story ...)
Shinzo Abe: Japan’s PM resigns for health reasons
Japanese PM Shinzo Abe has announced his resignation for health reasons. He said he did not want his illness to get in the way of decision making, and apologised to the Japanese people for failing to ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s ‘flying car’ gets off ground, with a person aboard
TOKYO (AP) — The decades-old dream of zipping around in the sky as simply as driving on highways may be becoming less illusory. Japan’s SkyDrive Inc., among the myriads of “flying ... ( read original story ...)
Factbox: International Reaction to Resignation of Japan’s PM Abe
"President Moon Jae-in and Abe do not have good personal relationship, which contributed to adverse bilateral ties. When a new leader takes office in Japan, he can give momentum t ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Prime Minister Abe Reportedly Stepping Down Over Health Concerns
The Prime Minister’s Office said the report could not be immediately confirmed, but that Abe was believed to be meeting top ruling officials at the party headquarters. The Liberal Democratic Party ... ( read original story ...)
Bangladesh’s Beximco in Coronavirus Vaccine Pact With India’s Serum Institute
One of Bangladesh's largest drugmakers, Beximco Pharmaceuticals, announced on Friday that it will invest with the Serum Institute of India (SII) to ensure Bangladesh gets access to vaccines it is ... ( read original story ...)
Bangladesh Bank to probe Evaly transactions, e-commerce activities
The Bangladesh Bank will investigate the financial transactions and other e-commerce activities of e-commerce platform Evaly. Confirming the matter, Abu Hena Razee Hasan, head of Bangladesh Financial ... ( read original story ...)
Bangladesh has immense tourism potential: Indian High Commissioner
Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Riva Ganguly Das said Bangladesh's tourism potential is huge.While calling on State Minister for Civil Aviation and Tourism Md Mahbub Ali at his office on ... ( read original story ...)
AIIB approves $100m loan to Bangladesh to fight Covid-19
China-backed Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) says it would lend $100 million to Bangladesh to help the country deal with the Covid-19 pandemic. ( read original story ...)
Bangladesh COVID-19 tally rises to over 306,000, death toll nears 4,200
(Xinhua) -- Bangladesh reported over 2,200 new COVID-19 cases and 47 new deaths on Friday, bringing the total tally to over 306,000 and total deaths to 4,174 respectively, the Directorate General of ... ( read original story ...)