SoftBank is exploring options for selling part or all of its stake in Arm Holdings Inc., either through a private deal or a public stock listing, according to people with knowledge of the matter. ( read original story ...)
Japan provides ¥269 million for JDS Third Framework
The Government of Japan has provided ¥269 million (approximately Rs.457 million) to facilitate a third batch of students for Master's Degrees and PhD programmes under the Japanese Grant Aid for Human ... ( read original story ...)
SoftBank ready to do deals as shares soar to 20-year high
Shares in the Tokyo-listed technology conglomerate have risen 143 per cent ... “When it is time to do an IPO is when we would have realised most of the value. It’s fair to say that I don’t see Arm as ... ( read original story ...)
SoftBank Explores Sale or IPO for Chip Designer Arm Holdings
The Japanese conglomerate, which bought Arm for $32 billion in 2016, is considering a full or partial sale of the British chip designer, or an initial public offering. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s MUFG to expand lending business in Thailand with Grab’s big data
TOKYO: Japan's Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc will start lending ... who took his post in April. "I believe finance and other businesses will be fused in the future ... I will use Grab's data to ... ( read original story ...)
Standard Chartered is ‘quite bullish’ on the Japanese yen
Divya Devesh of Standard Chartered Bank explains why the firm is "quite positive" on the Japanese yen in both the short as well as medium-term. Got a confidential news tip? We want to hear from you. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Cases Spread; H.K. May Tighten Curbs Again: Virus Update
U.S. virus cases rose to 3.27 million with almost 56,000 new infections, less than the one-week average daily increase. Even so, Florida broke the daily record for all U.S. states with more than ... ( read original story ...)
Chinese biotech firm Immunotech deploys IPO cash to bet on next technology to fight liver cancer
Immunotech Biopharm expects to collect results from its clinical trials on liver-cancer patients next year and aims to win marketing approval for its technology in 2022, CEO Wang Yu says. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo’s Nikkei closes up more than 2.2 percent
Tokyo's benchmark Nikkei index jumped more than 2.2 percent on Monday following rallies in the US and Asia on fresh hopes for coronavirus treatments. The Nikkei 225 index was up 2.22 percent, or ... ( read original story ...)
McKay Brothers launches Illinois-Busan and Tokyo-Busan bandwidth at lowest known latency
GENEVA and TOKYO, July 13, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- McKay Brothers International (MBI) announced expansion of its lowest known latency private bandwidth services to Busan. The company launched hybrid ... ( read original story ...)
Indian sprinter Dutee Chand falls short of money: To sell BMW & finance Tokyo Olympics training
A sprinter who won a silver medal at the 2018 Asian Games, Dutee Chand now finds her Tokyo Olympics dream in jeopardy as earnings from sprinting competitions and sponsorship money have dried up. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo stocks open higher on virus hopes
This file photo taken on June 24, 2020 shows the entertainment district of Kabukicho in Tokyo. Tokyo unveiled plans on July 9, 2020 to offer nightclubs subsidies to close as new coronavirus infections ... ( read original story ...)
Minister hails ‘turning point’ in Japan’s support for coal power
Japan’s environment minister has hailed a “turning point” in his country’s climate change policy after vowing to slash its much-criticised support for coal power in the developing world. In an ... ( read original story ...)
XRP Is The Crypto To Watch Says Vegas Blackjack Pro
Steve played on one of the MIT blackjack teams that profited mightily off of Las Vegas 21 tables in the 90's. He’s one of the few people I know with both an MBA and an MD. Recently, he offered his ... ( read original story ...)
Japan grants JPY 800 million to help Sri Lanka’s fight against COVID-19
English News and Press Release on Sri Lanka about Contributions, Health and Epidemic; published on 09 Jul 2020 by ... ( read original story ...)
Remdesivir Tied to Fewer Deaths; Japan Trace Fails: Virus Update
Texas hospitalizations topped 10,000 for the first time and California suffered its second-highest day of deaths. Florida’s biggest county had a record number of patients in its intensive-care units.N ... ( read original story ...)