Japanese government will set up a no-fly zone over Olympic venues from July 21 to September 5 as part of anti-terrorism measures during the summer games in Tokyo ... ( read original story ...)
Japan, South Korea stocks rise in mixed trading as investors look ahead to the U.S. jobs report
Thursday's session in Asia-Pacific followed a mixed finish overnight on Wall Street where the Dow Jones Industrial Average ended at a new closing all-time high. ( read original story ...)
Osaka logs 747 virus cases, records 28 new deaths on the day
OSAKA--Osaka Prefecture confirmed 747 new novel coronavirus infections and 28 new deaths from COVID-19 on May 6, public health officials said. The grim tally marked the third consecutive day that ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Olympics: World’s oldest person pulls out of torch relay
The world's oldest person has withdrawn from the Olympic torch relay, saying she's worried about spreading Covid-19. Kane Tanaka, 118, was supposed to take part in the relay for Tokyo 2020 in Fukuoka, ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo and Osaka call for extension of virus emergency
Japan has contained virus infections relatively well by comparison with the U.S. and much of Europe, but its vaccine rollout has been slow ... ( read original story ...)
2 Things Investors Should Know About Recent IPO Coupang, the “Amazon of South Korea”
South Korea's biggest e-commerce company, began trading on the New York Stock Exchange on March 11 through an IPO that raised $4.6 billion. While Coupang is relatively unknown in the U.S., its IPO ... ( read original story ...)
Biotech and medical device companies raise $913M in a five-IPO week
The five life sciences IPOs this week continues the steady march companies are making to the public markets this year. This week's activity follows a first quarter that Renaissance Capital calculates ... ( read original story ...)
Steinhoff International Holdings N.V. : Steinhoff decides to launch Pepco IPO
The IPO will include a public offering of up to 101,343,568 existing Pepco Group shares, of which c. 98.8% is held by Steinhoff, (representing up to 17.5% of the total issued share capital) to retail ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan 1Q21 patent applications up on year, says IPO
A total of 17,156 patents were applied by Taiwanese and foreign applicants in the first quarter of 2021, increasing 2.85% on year, according to Intellectual Property Office (IPO) under Ministry of ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong stocks hobbled by tech slump amid regulatory bother as Baidu hits new post-IPO low
Hong Kong stocks fell as technology stocks slipped on overhanging regulatory risks while Baidu slumped to a new post-IPO low. Market sentiment also took a hit from higher Covid-19 cases across the ... ( read original story ...)
Nikkei climbs as Japan stocks end higher on cyclicals boost, tech weakness caps gains
The Nikkei share average advanced 1.8 per cent to close at 29,331.37, while the broader Topix gained 1.54 per cent to 1,927.40. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo set to seek extension of emergency until May 31
Japan's capital will seek to extend until May 31 its state of emergency aimed at curbing coronavirus infections, Governor Yuriko Koike said on Thursday, a move that could spark more questions about ... ( read original story ...)
Nintendo Sees Switch Sales Peaking This Business Year
Japan's Nintendo Co Ltd on Thursday forecast Switch console sales to reach 25.5 million units in the financial year that started April 1, signalling expectations of the hit device peaking. Nintendo ... ( read original story ...)
Crypto trading volumes boom as activity cools on stock markets
Trading has boomed in cryptocurrency markets while volumes in stocks and derivatives have tumbled with an increasing number of daytraders and institutional investors setting their sights on more ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s vaccine drive may spur economic boost from ‘forced savings’ -BOJ
The Bank of Japan expects the national COVID-19 vaccination programme to spur an economic boost from households venturing out, armed with $183 billion in "forced savings" accumulated last year during ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese gov’t to admit presence of ‘tell-all’ file over document tampering scandal
The Japanese government is set to admit the existence of documents detailing the development of events surrounding the heavily discounted sal ... ( read original story ...)