Athlete Krystsina Tsimanouskaya is “safe and secure”, according to Olympic officials, after refusing to return to Belarus.Tsimanouskaya sought protection from Japanese police at Haneda Airport late on ... ( read original story ...)
Where To Invest In Japan And Why Now Is The Right Time To Buy
According to Sotheby’s International Realty, enquiries on residential property in the country in March 2021 was “nearly five times greater than those received in March 2020.” See also: Considering how ... ( read original story ...)
APAC property investments up 39% to US$83.5b in H1 2021
A majority of the investments (69%) came from China, Australia and South Korea. Investment volumes in Asia Pacific commercial real estate reached US$83.5 billion in the first half of 2021, ... ( read original story ...)
New Language For Crypto Tax Reporting Excludes Decentralized Exchanges, Miners Still Vulnerable
According to CoinDesk, an updated draft of the U.S. Senate’s bipartisan infrastructure bill narrows a key definition for who must report crypto transactions to the IRS. ( read original story ...)
Crypto Exchanges Face New Reporting Requirements And Stiff Penalties Under Senate Infrastructure Bill
The latest version of the Senate Infrastructure Bill creates significant reporting requirements and stiff penalties for cryptocurrency exchanges. ( read original story ...)
Updated US Infrastructure Bill Narrows Crypto Reporting Requirement
An updated draft of a controversial crypto reporting requirement clarifies that brokers "effectuate" transfers of digital assets, but stops short of explicitly excluding miners or other parties that ... ( read original story ...)
Asia’s Leading Crypto Financial Services Platform Matrixport Valued at Over $1 Billion — Two Years After its Founding
Matrixport, Asia's fast growing digital assets financial services platform closed its Series C funding round with a valuation of over US$1 billion — just two years after its establishment. This round ... ( read original story ...)
Glenmark Life Sciences IPO Allotment Date: Direct Link To Check Status
Glenmark Life Sciences IPO shares allotment is likely to take place on August 3, i.e on Tuesday. The initial public offering of the Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients manufacturer opened on July 27. ( read original story ...)
Paytm to launch IPO by October End; expects to break even in 18 months
The startup, which counts China's Ant Group and Japan's SoftBank among its backers, narrowed its operating loss to Rs 1,655 crore in the financial year to end-March 2021 from Rs 2,468 crore a year bef ... ( read original story ...)
Sweetman Renewables raising pre-IPO round
Sweetman Renewables is hoping to become a renewable energy business focused on biomass and hydrogen, leveraging its sawmill operations. ( read original story ...)
Japan shares bounce back as upbeat earnings offset virus worries
Japan's Nikkei share average bounced back on Monday from a near-seven-month low hit in the previous session, as upbeat earnings countered concerns about the fast-spreading Delta coronavirus variant, ... ( read original story ...)
Team GB race walker Tom Bosworth BLASTS the Olympic accommodation in Sapporo as ‘like a PRISON’ and urges the IOC to provide better food with his race taking place this week
Hey @iocmedia you know the millions of (dollars emoji) you make off the Olympics. Any chance, in the week of our race we could get some food? Like meals?' ... ( read original story ...)
South Korea tops Israel 11-1, ending against winery director
Former big league outfielder Hyun Soo Kim hit a two-run homer off Pittsburgh front office assistant Jeremy Bleich and scored the game-ending run in South Korea's 11-1 victory over Israel on Monday at ... ( read original story ...)
Japan expands COVID state of emergency to three areas near Tokyo, Osaka
Three prefectures in the Tokyo metropolitan area and Osaka entered into a COVID-19 state of emergency Monday due to a recent spike in coronavirus cases, joining the capital and Okinawa, amid fears of ... ( read original story ...)
Olympics-Czech embassy says in ‘intensive communication’ with Japan over Belarus athlete
The Czech Republic embassy in Tokyo said on Monday it was in a process of "intensive communication" with Japanese authorities concerning a Belarusian athlete and was awaiting their response. The ... ( read original story ...)
Olympic volunteers strive to tell their earthquake stories
Atsushi Muramatsu's handmade flyers are the size of a business card, written in several languages. “Welcome to Miyagi Stadium," one reads. "The gymnasium next door was ... ( read original story ...)