US private equity firm Bain Capital is placing a $1bn bet on the future of Japan’s nursing homes and dog-grooming salons, through a management buyout that dealmakers say could begin a boom in asset ... ( read original story ...)
Japan offers weekend’s only top-level event as horse racing struggles to resume
Coronavirus brings worldwide horse racing almost to a halt, with only one Grade 1 event on the weekend schedule, but rays of hope exist. ( read original story ...)
Japan lowers bar to coronavirus testing, drops temperature guideline
The Japanese Health Ministry said on Friday it now wants people experiencing difficulty breathing or those with a fever to seek advice on whether they may have been infected with the new coronavirus, ... ( read original story ...)
Rohingya refugees arrive on ‘de facto detention island’ in Bangladesh
Rights groups decry relocation of people picked up at sea after fleeing camps in Cox’s Bazar ... ( read original story ...)
Bangladesh: Mass Arrests Over Cartoons, Posts
Bangladesh authorities have arrested four people and charged seven others for “spreading rumors and misinformation on Facebook” because they criticized the government’s response to Covid-19, Human ... ( read original story ...)
Asia-Pacific Coronavirus News: Confirmed COVID-19 cases surpass 13,000 in Bangladesh, Indonesia
Workers wash their hands before entering a garment factory in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on May 7, 2020. (Str/Xinhua) -- Bangladesh reports 709 new cases, total at 13,134; -- Infections in Indonesia increased ... ( read original story ...)
After weeks at sea, 277 Rohingya land in Bangladesh
More than 250 Rohingya Muslim refugees who had been floating for weeks on a fishing boat in the Bay of Bengal arrived Friday on an island in southern Bangladesh, officials said. ( read original story ...)
Asia Album: Readymade garment factories in Bangladesh resume operations
People work at a garment factory in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on May 7, 2020.(Str/Xinhua) DHAKA, May 8 (Xinhua) -- Thousands of readymade garment (RMG) factories in Bangladesh have resumed operations since ... ( read original story ...)
Bangladesh Gravity-based Water Purifier Market, 2020 – ResearchAndMarkets.com
DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The "Bangladesh Gravity-based Water Purifier Market: Industry Trends, Share, Size, Growth, Opportunity and Forecast 2020-2025" report has been added to ... ( read original story ...)
Bangladesh: All Rohingya Found at Sea Will Be Taken to Bhashan Char Island
After insisting for weeks that it would not help Rohingya refugees stranded at sea, Bangladesh authorities relented Thursday and towed a boat packed with people to a flood-prone island, saying all ... ( read original story ...)