OSAKA, Japan — The U.N. chief is urging G-20 leaders to take action on equitable and stable reforms to strengthen the global financial safety net and increase the global economy's resilience. U.N. ... ( read original story ...)
Two and twenty at Osaka
Advertising The G-20 came into being in the midst of a financial crisis. It meets over the next two days in Osaka, Japan, in the midst of a crisis in world trade. In its early years, the G-20 shied ... ( read original story ...)
G20 summit: Corruption key focus area, India works hard to get strong para into Osaka declaration
Advertising After Osaka, New Delhi will become part of the troika that includes ... artificial intelligence and sustainability issues. However, issues of financial transparency are crucial for India’s ... ( read original story ...)
G20 summit: Xi Jinping arrives in Osaka, to meet Narendra Modi, Donald Trump amid heightened trade tensions
Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday arrived in Osaka, Japan to attend the G20 summit during which he would hold bilateral talks with world leaders, including Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi ... ( read original story ...)
Fair Finance Asia calls upon G20 leaders to promote sustainable and responsible finance
OSAKA, Japan, June 28, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- As the G20 Summit commences in Osaka today, Fair Finance Asia (a regional network of civil society organisations in Asia) calls on the G20 to strengthen ... ( read original story ...)
G20 Summit: Terrorism biggest threat to humanity, says PM Modi at informal BRICS leaders’ meeting in Osaka
It not only kills innocents but also severely affects the economic development and social stability," he said. The Prime Minister is in Osaka for the G20 Summit. Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday ... ( read original story ...)
G20 Summit: Harsh Vardhan to address Joint session of Health, Finance Ministers
Leaving for G20 Summit in Osaka, Japan. Looking forward to addressing the joint session of Health & Finance Ministers- an opportunity to highlight India's advances towards meeting UHC goals,'' the ... ( read original story ...)
Skripal spy story ‘not worth five kopecks,’ Putin tells Financial Times
in a wide-ranging interview with the Financial Times on Thursday. At the summit in Osaka, one of the Russian leader’s most-anticipated events will be a bilateral meeting with the outgoing May ... ( read original story ...)
Bank of Japan board’s debate of more easing at June meet signals possible early action
OSAKA (Reuters) - Bank of Japan policymakers debated the feasibility of ramping up stimulus at their meeting in June, according to a summary of their opinions, which could heighten speculation the ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Technology Stocks Are Having a Surprisingly Good Year
The Nikkei 225’s top 10 also includes Yaskawa Electric Corp. (up 34%) and Advantest Corp. (up 28%) -- key players in Japan’s prized factory automation and semiconductor production equipment ... ( read original story ...)
Nikkei rises on hopes for progress in trade talks at G20
TOKYO, June 27 (Reuters) - Japan’s Nikkei rose on Thursday on hopes for progress in U.S.-China trade talks as investors cautiously awaited the outcome of the G20 summit. The Nikkei share average rose ... ( read original story ...)
Osaka: Japanese heartland in world spotlight
Officials muttered into mobile phones, checking their tallies of votes — then the room erupted as the news came through: Osaka had won the right to host the 2025 World Expo. Japan’s second city, ... ( read original story ...)
Osaka bolsters flood defences after Typhoon Jebi as threat rises
As the storm passed and video footage filtered in, TV viewers were transfixed by scenes of chaos at Kansai International Airport, which sits on an artificial island in Osaka Bay. An oil tanker, adrift ... ( read original story ...)
Japan can lead developing nations in lifting health standards
You might not know this, but if you've paid taxes in Japan over the past 20 years, you've helped cause the greatest improvement in the human condition in history. Let me explain. Since leaving my ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s workers scramble to make up $187,000 retirement shortfall
TOKYO -- A panel report from Japan's financial regulator estimates ... to start building up assets on their own. Nikkei surveyed major online brokerages about the changes they have seen since ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s foreign minister tells Johnson and Hunt to avoid no-deal Brexit
Japan’s foreign minister has warned the UK could lose Japanese investment if the next prime minister takes Britain out of the EU without a deal. Taro Kono issued a stark plea to Tory leadership ... ( read original story ...)