We get the first insight into how China's COVID-hit economy started Q3, with July readings of industrial output, retail sales, house prices and urban investment. Economists are generally looking for ...
Asia’s economic spotlight shines on giants China, Japan
A look at the day ahead in Asian markets from Jamie McGeever Economic data from Asia's two economic powerhouses kicks off the global trading day on Monday - a batch of July indicators from misfiring ... ( read original story ...)
V.P. Harris to make first trip to Japan for Abe funeral
U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris is set to visit Japan to attend the state funeral for former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe scheduled for Sept. 27, sources in the Japanese government told The Yomiuri ... ( read original story ...)
Mark Cuban Faces Challenges in Bankruptcy of Crypto Lender Voyager
Mark Cuban should have expected it. Since crypto lender Voyager Digital filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, criticism of the billionaire and owner of the NBA Dallas Mavericks team has been raining down ...
DR Congo opens oil and gas auction round to carbon credit and crypto groups
The Democratic Republic of Congo will allow carbon credit and cryptocurrency companies to bid in an oil and gas licensing round that has been criticised by environmentalists who say drilling in the ...
World’s weekly COVID-19 cases down 17%; Japan averages 200,000 daily
The COVID-19 situations continues to ease worldwide with 15% weekly decline in cases and 12% drop in deaths though Japan leads all nations with an average of 200,000 cases daily and near-record deaths ... ( read original story ...)
Wood replaces steel as Japan builders fight climate change
Built by engineering group Obayashi, the building is an example of how Japan's leading builders exploring wood as an alternative to steel and concrete -- two of the most carbon-intensive materials -- ... ( read original story ...)
Sapporo tour held to inspect facilities for 2030 Winter Olympics bid
The Promotion Committee for the Sapporo 2030 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games has inspected the Japanese city's facilities, as the bidding ... ( read original story ...)
ANA Boeing 787 Business Class Review Manila (MNL) To San Francisco (SFO) Via Tokyo (NRT)
I had not been on ANA in years and had fond memories of their Boeing 787s (ANA was a launch customer of the 787 when they first became available). I was looking forward to enjoying Japanese ... ( read original story ...)
Bitcoin tops $25,000 for first time since June amid crypto rally
The next CPI print will be released a mere two days before the Merge, at which point we expect a lot of pre-event momentum to be baked into the market,” said Fundstrat digital-asset strategist Sean ...
Crypto Has a Key Appointment on Sept. 15
A big change in the platform on which NFTs and other important crypto applications are created is imminent. The crypto industry finally has something to help it forget about the difficult first seven ...
SpaceData develops AI that can create digital twin of entire planet, raises $10M+ in seed round
Tokyo-based SpaceData, the Japanese startup developing artificial intelligence that can create a Digital Twin of the Earth from Satellite Data, announced on Wednesday that it has secured 1.42 ...
Magnitude 6.6 earthquake strikes Kermadec Islands -EMSC
An earthquake of magnitude 6.6 struck south of Kermadec Islands early on Monday, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said. ( read original story ...)
Japan warned of returning to old path of militarism, after cabinet member visits infamous Yasukuni Shrine
Although it has been 77 years since Japan's unconditional surrender in World War II, some Japanese senior politicians still seem obsessed with their country's past war of aggression, as Japan's ... ( read original story ...)
TikTok opts out of planned Dublin docklands office deal
Social media company had agreed heads of terms to rent 16,443 sq m Marlet Property Group’s Shipping Office scheme ... ( read original story ...)
Crypto News Recap: Russia to Roll Out CBDC in 2024
Since there has been a lot of table talk about CBDCs, The Bank of Russia began testing CBDCs in 2022 and plans to launch an official banking rollout in ...