Wall Street was boosted by the U.S. Senate's $1 trillion infrastructure plan, which includes $550 billion in new spending on transportation and broadband. ( read original story ...)
Japanese Knotweed threats Ashington mum’s dream house as she calls for plan to protect homes
An Ashington mum is calling for landowners to coordinate to halt the spread of a Japanese Knotweed infestation near the home she has spent more than three years restoring ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo games revive buyer interest for Olympic Village condos
Condominiums at the Olympic Village, where many of the athletes for the Tokyo games stayed as they prepared for competition, are seeing a revival in buyer interest after the sports spectacle took ... ( read original story ...)
Japan takes gold for Aussie beef purchases
Shan Goodwin @shangoodwinbeef 11 Aug 2021, 10 a.m. JAPAN has regained its crown as Australia's number one beef export market volume-wise. Financial year data now in from Meat & Livestock Australia ... ( read original story ...)
Ex-Olympic cyclist dies at 24 after reportedly citing pressures of competition
Olivia Podmore, who represented New Zealand at the 2016 Rio Olympics, has been found dead – prompting the cycling federation to say it would review its mental health support. ( read original story ...)
MemComputing Strengthens International IP with new Japanese Patent
MemComputing, Inc., developer of disruptive high-performance computing technology, today announced that the Japanese Patent Office ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s New Cyber Security Strategy
Japan's new three year national Cyber Security Strategy mentions a country that is posing threat to its national security - that country is China. ( read original story ...)
Assessing the licensing environment of SEPs in Japan
Takanori Abe of Abe & Partners considers the findings of a study into the increasing importance of standard essential patents and their licensing in Japan ... ( read original story ...)
New Zealand to review athletes’ mental health support after Podmore death
A New Zealand police spokesman said police attended a sudden death at a property in Waikato on New Zealand's upper North Island at about 4 p.m. (0400 GMT) on Monday. ( read original story ...)
New Zealand to review athletes’ mental health support after death of Olympic cyclist
Olivia Podmore cycled at the 2016 Rio Olympics but was not part of New Zealand's team at the recent Tokyo Games. ( read original story ...)
Olympics: Tokyo Games revive buyer interest for Athletes’ Village condos
Condominiums at the Olympic Village, where many of the athletes for the Tokyo Games stayed as they prepared for competition, are seeing a revival in buyer interest after the sports spectacle took ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Olympics: family of Chinese diving star turns down free property and US$30,000 in cash rewards
The new-found stardom of Olympic gold medallist Quan Hongchan has led to a deluge of gifts and crowds of tourists visiting her home village. ( read original story ...)
NBC Touts Silver Lining In Historically Low Viewership For Tokyo Olympics
Like so many things connected to this year's often-troubled Tokyo Olympic Games, NBCUniversal's final viewership figures for its TV and streaming coverage have a definite good news/bad news quality. ( read original story ...)
NBC’S TOKYO OLYMPICS PRESENTATION – THE LARGEST MEDIA EVENT EVER – DELIVERS MASSIVE AUDIENCES & DOMINATES MEDIA LANDSCAPE
Million Americans Watched NBC’s Tokyo Olympics Extending Dominance – NBC’s Tokyo Olympics Ranks #1 in Primetime for 135th Consecutive Summer Olympics Night on Sunday NBC Olympics’ Tokyo Primetime ... ( read original story ...)
Petecio’s condo unit is in Davao City’s Megaworld property
The condominium unit promised to Olympic boxing silver medalist, Nesthy Petecio, is in this city’s property of Megaworld, a town away from her hometown in Davao del Sur. Her unit is at One Lakeshore ... ( read original story ...)
How will Tokyo Olympic medallists from around the world spend their prize money?
Hong Kong companies accused of ‘piggybacking on the wins’ with lucrative rewards for Tokyo medal winners, but bumper windfalls will no doubt be welcome. ( read original story ...)