The Wall Street Journal reported Thursday that Chinese authorities have told local officials to prepare for a potential demise of developer Evergrande. ( read original story ...)
HSGMC honours archer Harvinder Singh for winning bronze in Tokyo Paralympics
Archer Harvinder Singh of Ajit Nagar, Kaithal in Haryana, who won a bronze medal in archery during the Paralympic Games in Tokyo 2021, was on Friday felicitated by Haryana Sikh Gurdwara Management ... ( read original story ...)
Beijing Olympics Is on Course to Have Stricter Covid-19 Rules Than Tokyo
Early steps taken by China to safeguard its “National Games” have raised the prospect of intense measures for people arriving in the country. ( read original story ...)
Inagaki named Tokyo bureau chief at Financial Times
The Financial Times has promoted Kana Inagaki to the post of Tokyo bureau chief. Recently, she served as Tokyo correspondent. Previously, Inagaki was covering tech in Tokyo for The Wall Street Journal ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Outspoken, U.S.-Educated Vaccine Minister Wants To Be The Next Prime Minister
Taro Kono is seen as a political maverick with liberal views on social policy. He is popular with the public, but his own party's power brokers may hesitate to make him the leader next week. ( read original story ...)
Japan PM contenders welcome Taiwan’s trade pact bid but divided on Yasukuni shrine
Candidates to become Japan's next prime minister all said on Friday they supported Taiwan's application to join a trans-Pacific trade pact, echoing Japanese officials' remarks saying Taiwan shared ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s universities tighten background checks on foreigners studying military technologies
A survey of 56 universities, some with close China ties, found many had increased checks. About 40 per cent of Japan’s foreign students are Chinese. ( read original story ...)
China and Hong Kong-based bitcoin holders scrambling to protect their crypto assets
Some crypto holders in China and Hong Kong are scrambling to safeguard their crypto assets, according to an attorney who works with overseas crypto clients. ( read original story ...)
Crypto Markets Wipe Out $150 Billion In Value Within Hours Of China’s Latest ‘Bitcoin Ban’—What’s Next?
The plunge erased virtually all of the gains since a Monday sell-off triggered the crypto market's worst decline in weeks. ( read original story ...)
China says all crypto transactions illegal; Bitcoin tumbles
China’s central bank on Friday declared all transactions involving Bitcoin and other virtual currencies illegal, stepping up a campaign to block use of unofficial digital money. Friday’s notice ... ( read original story ...)
Is This The Ultimate Crypto FOMO Indicator?
These days, there’s another Fear & Greed Index. And this one tracks the only market even crazier than stocks. Cryptocurrencies. ( read original story ...)
Explainer: What’s new in China’s crackdown on crypto?
China's most powerful regulators have intensified the country's crackdown on cryptocurrencies with a blanket ban on all crypto transactions and crypto mining. ( read original story ...)
Jim Cramer says crypto bulls are fooling themselves about the China ban
"[China] is a tyrannical, totalitarian regime that has just taken one of the biggest groups of buyers of crypto out of the market," Cramer said Friday. ( read original story ...)
Why Crypto Is Under Pressure on Friday
China declared all cryptocurrency transactions illegal, causing a big slump in the price of Bitcoin and others. ( read original story ...)
Marathon Digital and other crypto-linked stocks drop after China declares cryptocurrency transactions illegal
China says bitcoin and ether cannot be used as currency in the world's second-largest economy, sending bitcoin and crypto-linked stocks lower. ( read original story ...)
In Aging Japan, Under 75 Is the New ‘Pre-Old’
Parts of the world’s oldest nation have bumped up their classification for the elderly to 75 and older. ( read original story ...)