Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga met with the CEO of Pfizer Inc (PFE.N) on Friday, requesting faster delivery of COVID-19 vaccines, the Nikkei reported, as the Olympic host nation struggles with ... ( read original story ...)
China Crypto Miners Plot Their Next Moves to Evade Crackdown
The title of the forum was arcane even by cryptocurrency standards: Web 3.0 Blockchain Application Cum Computing Power Overseas and Distributed Storage Conference. ( read original story ...)
Olympics-Tennis-Japan’s Osaka returns to spotlight in Centre Court Games opener
Japan's Naomi Osaka will return to the spotlight on Saturday, kicking off her Olympic campaign in the first match on Centre Court as a home crowd favourite after taking a mental health break two ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo gold winners to get Rs 75 lakh from IOA, move exposes internal rift
The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) on Thursday announced that it would give the Tokyo Olympics gold medal winners a cash award of Rs 75 lakh apart from giving each of the participating National ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo COVID-19 cases hits six-month high before the Olympic Games
Yahoo Finance’s Anjalee Khemlani on the surge in covid cases in Tokyo ahead of the Olympic Games opening ceremony. ( read original story ...)
Japan, Thailand renew bilateral FX arrangement amid COVID-19 crisis
Japan's and Thailand's central banks have renewed an existing bilateral currency swap arrangement, allowing both authorities to swap their local currencies for the dollar during times of crisis, Japan ... ( read original story ...)
Japan faces heat over Bangladesh’s coal power
Thanks to low-interest loans from the Japan International Cooperation Agency, Bangladesh is currently building the Matarbari coal plant: a power complex set to be completed by 2024. And JICA, a ... ( read original story ...)
Renewal of Bilateral Swap Arrangement between Japan and Thailand
The Bank of Japan, acting as agent for the Minister of Finance of Japan, and the Bank of Thailand renewed the existing Bilateral Swap Arrangement (BSA) between the two countries today. The BSA is a ... ( read original story ...)
Here’s what Tesla CEO Elon Musk said about crypto that drove up bitcoin, ethereum prices
Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk spoke on a panel at The B Word conference, an event hosted by the Crypto Council for Innovation, about his ownership of bitcoin, dogecoin and ethereum and why he ... ( read original story ...)
Cumberland global head Chris Zuehlke on crypto industry
Chris Zuehlke, Global head of Cumberland, joins 'Tech Check' to discuss the company's focus. Got a confidential news tip? We want to hear from you. Sign up for free newsletters and get more CNBC ... ( read original story ...)
Viewsroom: Olympic blunders and Robinhood’s IPO
The Tokyo games are struggling with rising Covid-19 infections, corporations pulling out, an unenthused Japanese public and now a bad Holocaust joke. Pete Sweeney and Rob Cox discuss. Meantime, John ... ( read original story ...)
China’s EV startups challenge giants in Europe and Japan
The company ships its cars through local partners to customers in Europe from its factory in the eastern Chinese province of Jiangxi. That arrangement helps Aiways keep prices down. The U5 is priced ... ( read original story ...)
Opinion: Are Tokyo Olympics destined to be a disaster amid COVID-19?
No Olympics has ever gone through more to get to the starting line, and no Olympics has ever looked like this. One wonders if it will be worth it. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Olympic men’s soccer: Teams, groups, schedule, players to watch
For the third straight Olympics, the U.S. will not have a men's team in the competition. Still, there will be plenty of storylines for American soccer fans to follow at the Tokyo Games. The U.S. men's ... ( read original story ...)
More than 1 in 10 Americans invested in crypto this year —- here’s how they differ from stock market investors
The stock market has more diverse offerings than the crypto market, but the opposite is true when it comes to the people investing in them. Some 13% of Americans have bought or sold a cryptocurrency ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo gold winners to get Rs 75 lakh from IOA
Tokyo gold winners to get Rs 75 lakh from IOA. IOA also said that the member State Olympic Associations 'will also receive a sum of Rs 15 lakh each, as a contribution from IOA towards developing ... ( read original story ...)