TOKYO -- Japanese companies are increasing hiring of full-time employees as they scramble to secure workers amid a labor shortage, raising hopes that the tight demand will translate to higher wages. Japan's seasonally adjusted ratio of job openings to ... ( read original story ...)
Nikkei flat as markets await U.S. data; TSE volume lowest since August
Trade was subdued with U.S. and other markets closed for national holidays. The Nikkei share average ended flat at 19,682.57, after moving into and out of positive territory. The broader Topix added 0.1 percent to 1,570.21 and the JPX-Nikkei Index 400 was ... ( read original story ...)
APAC Closing Prices: #ASX 5717.88 +0.19% #NIKKEI 19677.85 -0.02%
06:41a USD/JPY recovers in tandem with Nikkei, but still below 111.00 05:21a Japan's #Nikkei slips as yen gains on Italy's political uncertainties 04:44a CORRECTED-Japan's Nikkei slips as yen gains on Italy's political uncertaintie.. 04:23a TRADE SETUP ... ( read original story ...)
Japan urges China to pressure North Korea
Japan on Tuesday urged China to exert greater pressure on North Korea to stop its nuclear and missile development, saying Beijing's role in getting Pyongyang to abandon those efforts was "crucially important." Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida said ... ( read original story ...)
Japan urges China to play bigger role in restraining North Korea
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s top security adviser ... conducted the latest in a quick succession of missile tests. Pyongyang’s official KCNA news agency said on Tuesday a new ballistic missile controlled by a precision guidance system had ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Inpex Mulls Bidding To Develop Iran’s Azadegan Oil Field
Japan’s biggest exploration and production company, Inpex, will consider bidding in the tender to develop Iran’s Azadegan oil field, in which the Japanese corporation had been operator of the project before pulling out in 2010 over the tightened ... ( read original story ...)
After London, Tokyo and New York: Toronto Joins the Race for Saudi Aramco IPO
Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) continue with its efforts to win a part of the massive Saudi Aramco public listing with the country’s deep experience in natural resources as part of a broader offer to help Saudi Arabia with its shift away from oil dependence. ( read original story ...)
Yokohama Rubber : Chelsea FC Concludes Successful Season that included the Premier League Title
London's Chelsea Football Club, for which Yokohama Rubber is an official shirt partner, has concluded its highly successful 2016-17 season, which included capturing the league title of the English Premier League for the second time in three years and the ... ( read original story ...)
OECD says IPO underwriting fees ‘akin to tacit collusion’
It quoted data showing the median underwriting fee for IPOs in the United States is 7 percent of total proceeds from the IPO and has risen to 8 percent in Japan and China, doubling in the case of China within a couple of years. At the same time ... ( read original story ...)
Goldman-Backed Games Startup Aims for Vietnam’s First IPO Abroad
Minh did not disclose the timing or size of VNG’s IPO. Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc ... Its chat app Zalo has more than 70 million users in Vietnam and countries including Myanmar, Japan, South Korea, Malaysia and Taiwan. “It’s a very good ... ( read original story ...)
Ex-Osaka mayor Hashimoto to retire as policy adviser for Nippon Ishin
OSAKA – Former Osaka Mayor Toru Hashimoto will step down Wednesday as a policy adviser for the opposition Nippon Ishin no Kai as he seeks to maintain political neutrality, sources said Tuesday. Hashimoto, who ended his career as a politician in 2015, has ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo’s female governor takes on Japan’s old-boy network, but denies run for PM
For now, the former defense minister says her sights are set firmly on a July 2 Tokyo metropolitan assembly poll, where she's targeting a majority for her fledgling "Tokyo Citizens First" party and its allies. Koike, in an interview with Reuters ... ( read original story ...)
DBS, Nishi-Nippon City Bank collaborate to support Japanese SMEs
They will offer discounting of exports bills. Japanese bank Nishi-Nippon City Bank (NCB) recently signed a memorandum of understanding with DBS, Southeast Asia’s largest bank. This memorandum fosters the greater collaboration and support for Japanese ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s April Jobless Rate at 2.8 Percent
May.29 -- Japan's jobless rate remained at the lowest in more than two decades last month, but household spending remained mired in a long slump. Bloomberg's Rosalind Chin reports on "Bloomberg Daybreak: Asia." ( read original story ...)
HRnetGroup readies for $175m IPO
It now operates in 10 Asian cities: Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, Bangkok, Hong Kong, Taipei, Guangzhou, Shanghai, Beijing, Tokyo and Seoul ... group has turned a profit every year except in 1998. IPO proceeds will be used for business expansion and potential ... ( read original story ...)
CORRECTED-Japan’s Nikkei slips as yen gains on Italy’s political uncertainties
TOKYO May 30 Japan's Nikkei share average slipped on Tuesday, with the equity market feeling downward pressure from a stronger yen, which hurts big manufacturers' export revenues. The Nikkei lost 0.5 percent to 19,487.71. The yen advanced to a 12-day high ... ( read original story ...)