wants to tie up with a long-term foreign investor and also tap into the growing interest from South Korean and Japanese investors in Vietnam’s banking sector, one of the sources said. SHB is in talks …
Hundreds in Seoul protest Japan’s plans to release treated wastewater from Fukushima nuclear plant
Hundreds marched in Seoul on Saturday to demand that Japan scrap plans to release treated wastewater from the damaged Fukushima nuclear power plant as the UN nuclear agency’s head met with senior officials to discuss food safety concerns.
Japan marks a year since former PM Abe was gunned down
Japan on Saturday marked one year since former prime minister Shinzo Abe was gunned down during an election speech by a man angry at his links to the Unification Church. The death of Japan’s longest serving prime minister,
Japan’s political, business leaders mark one year after Abe’s killing
TOKYO: Japanese political and business leaders on Saturday marked one year since the assassination of former premier Shinzo Abe, with Prime Minister Fumio Kishida pledging to tackle pressing political …
Women’s World Cup 2023 team guides part 10: Japan
The 2011 winners want to reach those heights again and have picked a young squad brimming with belief they can do just that
Hear why these South Koreans are worried about Japan’s Fukushima wastewater release plan
The IAEA has given Japan the green light to release treated wastewater from the Fukushima nuclear plant into the ocean. CNN’s Paula Hancocks reports that has fishermen in South Korea worried.
Chinese spy balloons also spotted over Japan, Taiwan: report
Chinese spy balloons have been tracked over Japan and Taiwan after similar aircraft traversed the US earlier this year, according to a new report. Photos have captured apparent Chinese crafts …
Potential Taiwan conflict will hit these 3 countries the hardest, EIU report says
The EIU report assessed “exposure to imported Taiwanese chips” as a risk for economies in Asia, and found that Japan led the region, with 47.6% of its total chip imports from Taiwan. Singapore and …
‘Mr. Yen’ says Japan’s currency may fall to 160 and beyond
The yen may fall through the more-than three-decade low it reached last year amid Japan’s widening monetary policy divergence with the US, according to Eisuke Sakakibara.
With massive deposits of vital raw materials, Mongolia is drawing the world’s keen attention
In late May, on his way back from the G-7 summit in Japan, Emmanuel Macron became the first French president to visit the Mongolian capital. His goal was to secure access to Mongolian uranium for …