Japan is halting a public display of the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic torches as virus cases jump in the country and Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga orders a state of emergency for Tokyo and the surroun …
Vietnam named among three countries to have competently dealt with COVID-19
VOV.VN – Nikkei Asia, the world’s largest financial newspaper published by Japanese media giants Nikkei Inc., has named Vietnam among an Asian trio that has succeeded in limiting the local …
U.S., Japan set for recovery in second half of 2021, IMF chief economist says
Economic stimulus approved in the United States and Japan at the end of last year will help to power a recovery in their economies in the second half of 2021, IMF chief economist Gita Gopinath said on …
Minke whale trapped in nets in Japan for two weeks
Animal rights groups demand animal’s release but locals claim its size and strong currents are making it hard to free …
Coronavirus live news: US suffers record daily deaths; Japan to declare state of emergency in Tokyo
Leaked documents show London critical care bed deficit even under ‘best’ case scenario – report; European Medicines Agency approves Moderna coronavirus vaccine; Japan reports record cases …
Olympics-Japan postpones torch exhibitions over COVID-19 fears
Tokyo Metropolitan Government announced on Thursday that upcoming exhibitions of the Tokyo Olympics torch around the Japanese capital have been postponed “to reduce the flow of people and the further …
Why the Maldives is the perfect place to ‘self-isolate’ in style
Italian designers employed by an American hotelier supported by Japanese investors have taken an uninhabited coral dot on the Baa Atoll of the Maldives and created a whimsical world where the …
U.S., Japan stimulus should power second half 2021 recovery – IMF chief economist
Economic stimulus approved in the United States and Japan at the end of last year will help to power recovery in these economies in the second half of 2021, IMF chief economist Gita Gopinath said on …
Coronavirus: Thailand scrambles to contain outbreak; Japan to declare emergency in Tokyo from Saturday
For much of 2020, Thailand had the coronavirus under control. After a strict nationwide lockdown in April and May, the number of new local infections dropped to zero, where they remained for the next …
Coronavirus live news: EU medicines regulator approves Moderna vaccine; Japan’s daily cases hit new record
Moderna is second vaccine to get EU approval; Japan under pressure to impose state of emergency for Tokyo …