“Vietnam did not lose much business even amid the peak pandemic time but on the other hand, Bangladesh’s economy endured a considerable impact,” Sung, also CEO of the leading garment exporter based in …
Nomura Makes Fresh Push to Boost Fee Business at Retail Arm
Nomura Holdings Inc. is embarking on a fresh drive to convince Japanese individuals to pay fees for managing their money rather than commissions based on trading — a move that may prove challenging …
No kissing and disinfect the microphone: Japan nightlife sets its virus rules
Campaigners for Japan’s nightlife workers say they need realistic guidelines for how to stay safe and remain in business amid the novel coronavirus, which has seen the government zero in on host and …
Proxy fight looms as Japanese operator of inexpensive eateries Ootoya opposes offer
A long-running feud for control of a Japanese provider of home-cooked meals has spilled out of the boardroom and into the kitchen. Colowide Co., which owns multiple restaurant chains in Japan, is …
Cloudflare announces Tokyo, Japan as home of its newest APAC office
Cloudflare, the security, performance, and reliability company, announced that Tokyo, Japan, is the home of its newest Asia-Pacific (APAC) office.
Japanese shares recoup losses; hopes of BOJ-buying support
Japanese shares recouped early losses to end higher on Monday as expectations that the central bank would purchase exchange-traded funds (ETFs) offset weak data that showed the country’s exports …
Chinese fintech giant Ant to go public in dual Shanghai-Hong Kong IPO
Chinese fintech firm Ant Group has begun the process of a concurrent initial public offering in Shanghai and Hong Kong.
Highways expansion on the way in Bahrain
The Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development will pay for the revamp, as part of a $10 billion financial support package pledged to Bahrain by GCC allies. Both highways will get two extra lanes, …
Bahrain witnesses increase of ‘work from home’ culture
Seventy-five per cent of business owners in Bahrain plan to increase investment in technology to support remote working as the way forward, a survey has revealed. CBRE, a global real estate consulting …
Fears in India as Kuwait looks to cap migrant worker numbers
“Even if Kuwait means business it will not have a huge impact on expatriates since most of them concentrate on the 3D jobs — dirty, dangerous and demeaning,” he said. “These are categories that local …