Japan's Government Pension Investment Fund (GPIF) said on Friday it earned a first-quarter investment return of 12.49 trillion yen ($118.4 billion) as global stock markets rallied, following its ... ( read original story ...)
Ant Group’s blockbuster dual listing tilts balance in US-China rivalry, helping Hong Kong, Shanghai close in on Nasdaq’s lead
Ant’s IPO is likely to smash fundraising records and boost the turnover of Hong Kong and Shanghai’s stock exchanges. More Chinese tech firms are likely to follow in its footsteps, creating a positive ... ( read original story ...)
UK and Japan aim to strike outline trade deal this month
Britain and Japan have reached substantial agreement in most areas for a bilateral post-Brexit trade deal and will try to clinch a preliminary deal by the end of this month, top officials from both ... ( read original story ...)
SoftBank set to return to profit after big losses
After reporting record losses in May and warning the coronavirus outbreak could be as devastating as the Great Depression, SoftBank Group Corp founder Masayoshi Son is already poised to declare a ... ( read original story ...)
FiercePharmaAsia—COVID vax deals by AstraZeneca in China, Pfizer-BioNTech in Japan; new Legend CEO
AstraZeneca grants BioKangtai China rights to its COVID-19 vaccine, with a goal for annual production capacity of 200 million doses. Pfizer and BioNTech will provide 120 million doses of their ... ( read original story ...)
YouTuber wanders around Tokyo’s Shibuya like he’s in Grand Theft Auto
A YouTube channel in Japan has made an excellent video of someone exploring the Tokyo district Shibuya like it's a Grand Theft Auto game. Anyone who has played one of these games will immediately ... ( read original story ...)
Exclusive: Japan kept activist investor in limbo over key Toshiba vote, sources say
Activist fund Effissimo Capital Management, the biggest investor in Toshiba Corp , was kept in limbo by Japan's government over a key shareholder vote until the day before the industrial ... ( read original story ...)
The Daily Biotech Pulse: Novavax Vaccine Deals, Trevena Awaits FDA Decision, 2 IPOs
ADiTx Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ: ADTX) (announced introduction of AditxtScore for COVID-19 to be used in detecting antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 antigens) Axonics Modulation Technologies Inc (NASDAQ: ... ( read original story ...)
Japan in deals with AstraZeneca, Novavax for COVID-19 vaccines
Japan plans to buy AstraZeneca Plc's experimental COVID-19 vaccine and fund a local company to manufacture Novavax's vaccine candidate, ramping up its stockpile plan as it battles surging infections. ( read original story ...)
Gargling solution flies off Japan’s shelves after governor touts anti-virus effect
On Tuesday, Osaka Governor Hirofumi Yoshimura said a study showed a smaller viral load in the saliva of 41 patients with mild symptoms after regular gargling with a medicine infused with povidone ... ( read original story ...)
Nikkei drops for third session to 22,330 ahead of long weekend
Tokyo stocks extended their losing streak to a third market day on Friday as investors retreated to the sidelines ahead of the three-day weekend in Japan. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s GPIF earns $118 bln in Q1 returns as stock markets rally
Japan's Government Pension Investment Fund (GPIF) said on Friday it earned a first-quarter investment return of 12.49 trillion yen ($118.4 billion) as global stock markets rallied, following its ... ( read original story ...)
Japan shares end lower on gloomy earnings, Sino-U.S. tensions
U.S. tensions heightened following a U.S. ban on transactions with China's tech firms, while a raft of lacklustre domestic earnings and caution ahead of key U.S. jobs data also weighed. ( read original story ...)
Novavax and Takeda Announce Collaboration for Novavax’ COVID-19 Vaccine Candidate in Japan
Novavax will license COVID-19 vaccine technology to Takeda for local production and commercialization in Japan * Matrix-M adjuvant to be supplied from Novavax * Government of Japan will provide ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Top Banks Prep Cheaper Money Transfer Network
Japan's biggest banks said they will work together to build a less expensive money transfer network focused mainly on small transactions among individuals. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Second Quarter GDP Likely Shrank Most on Record Due to Coronavirus Crisis: Reuters Poll
Japan's economy likely contracted at the sharpest pace on record in the second quarter as the coronavirus crisis crushed business and consumer spending, a Reuters' poll showed, and a recent surge in ... ( read original story ...)