HONG KONG -- Chinese bottled-water company Nongfu Spring is seeking to raise up to 8.35 billion Hong Kong dollars ($1.08 billion) in the city's second-largest initial public offering this year. Nongfu ... ( read original story ...)
Honda to move some UK production back to Japan in 2021: Nikkei
Honda Motor Co is planning to bring back to Japan some auto production from a plant in the United Kingdom that was already set to close, the ... ( read original story ...)
Nikkei briefly recovers to pre-pandemic levels on COVID-19 treatment hopes
Japan's Nikkei share average on Tuesday briefly recovered to levels before the COVID-19 crisis hammered markets early this year, as sentiment was boosted by treatment hopes, but pared back gains after ... ( read original story ...)
What happens if Japan’s Abe is incapacitated, or resigns?
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's recent visits to hospital have raised concern whether he will be able to stay on as leader of the world's third-biggest economy until the Sept. 2021 end of his ... ( read original story ...)
Bitcoin In The ‘Early Stages’ Of A Bull Market, Crypto Wallet Data Reveals
The biggest bitcoin and crypto wallet apps saw record combined downloads in July—suggesting to some bitcoin is "in the early stages of another bull ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Nikkei index up 2% to pre-pandemic levels at one point
Japan's benchmark Nikkei Stock Average rose sharply Tuesday, hitting a six-month high and reaching levels not seen since the coronavirus induced sell-off, as hopes for a vaccine and treatments for ... ( read original story ...)
University of Tokyo to sell bonds in first of its kind in Japan
The University of Tokyo is preparing a bond offering that would be the first of its kind in Japan, at a time when demand for higher-education debt is picking up overseas amid falling interest rates. ( read original story ...)
Nikkei nears pre-pandemic levels on COVID-19 treatment hopes
Japanese shares rose on Tuesday, trading close to levels before the COVID-19 crisis hammered markets early this year, as new developments on the COVID-19 vaccine and treatment fronts lifted sentiment ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Abe may speak on health issues this week: media
Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe plans to hold a press conference as early as this week about his health after recent visits to a hospital stoked public concern, local media reported on Tuesday. Abe ... ( read original story ...)
As Japan expands telework, hackers follow and crack into networks
Hackers have obtained network access info for at least 38 Japanese businesses, Nikkei has learned, pointing to a wave of data breaches over connections crucial for the support of telecommuting. ( read original story ...)
Sumo Logic Files For First Cybersecurity IPO Of 2020
Data analytics vendor Sumo Logic Monday became the first cybersecurity company to pursue an initial public offering (IPO) since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. ( read original story ...)
With One Year to Go Until the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games, DeVry Student Athlete Perseveres Towards Her Other Dreams
Several DeVry University student athletes were qualified and preparing to compete this month in the Paralympic Games in Tokyo. However, like other major sporting competitions, the Paralympic Games ... ( read original story ...)
Asia Pacific stocks higher; newly listed stocks on China’s Nasdaq-style ChiNext soar following reform
The first batch of firms listing on mainland China's Nasdaq-style ChiNext board under its revised IPO system made their debut on Monday and saw staggering gains. Contec Medical Systems jumped more ... ( read original story ...)
Nikkei inches higher; worries over PM Abe’s health weigh
Japanese shares ended higher on Monday, taking cues from gains in e-mini futures and Asian peers, but rising speculations around Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's health weighed on sentiment. ( read original story ...)
Asia Pacific stocks higher; new rules on China’s Nasdaq-style ChiNext board take effect
The first batch of firms listing on the Nasdaq-style ChiNext Board under its revised IPO system made their debut on Monday. ( read original story ...)
Pandemic shatters Abenomics, making Japan structural reforms urgent
While Prime Minister Shinzo Abe became the country’s longest continuously serving prime minister Monday, his signature economic policy, dubbed Abenomics, is rapidly losing momentum in the face of the ... ( read original story ...)