Finance chiefs of the Group of 20 major economies held a videoconference Wednesday, with debt relief for developing countries likely ... ( read original story ...)
China unicorns’ valuations slide as virus-fearing investors seek early exits
Valuations of Chinese unicorns have fallen below levels reached in the firms’ most-recent fundraising rounds, secondary market offerings by existing investors show, highlighting the strain on backers ... ( read original story ...)
G-20 finance chiefs to discuss debt relief for poor nations
Finance chiefs from the Group of 20 advanced and emerging countries will hold a videoconference Wednesday, with debt relief for devel ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Declares State of Emergency For Tokyo, Osaka Over Virus
The one-month emergency period from April 7 will cover Osaka, Kanagawa, Saitama, Chiba, Hyogo and Fukuoka prefectures as well as the capital. The move hands powers to local governments to try to ... ( read original story ...)
Japan to declare state of emergency over coronavirus
Abe announced the plan on Monday, citing "rapid increases of new infections, particularly in urban areas like Tokyo and Osaka". His government secured approval for the move Tuesday morning from a ... ( read original story ...)
Will Japan ETFs Suffer as it Declares State of Emergency?
Prime Minister of Japan, Shinzo Abe, announced the state of emergency in the capital Tokyo and six other prefectures — Chiba, Kanagawa and Saitama, the western hub of Osaka, and neighboring ... ( read original story ...)
FPT Joins Keidanren, Japan’s Largest Business Association
FPT has recently become a member of Keidanren, also known as Japan Business Association, in an attempt to strengthen ties with the Japanese Government and the local business community. This press ... ( read original story ...)
Japan ‘on the brink’ as it struggles to hold back coronavirus
Japan will ban entry of foreigners from 73 countries and ask everyone arriving from abroad to quarantine for two weeks in its struggle to contain the coronavirus, with a senior minister warning ... ( read original story ...)
Fading Vision? How coronavirus hit Softbank’s $100bn tech fund
TOKYO -- Investors have been given a glimpse of plunging valuations at some of the ... The figure fell to $7.8 billion after WeWork canceled its IPO in late September. SoftBank has already booked ... ( read original story ...)
Asia Today: More patients in Tokyo, less pay in New Zealand
Coronavirus patients are being moved to more hospitals and even hotels in Tokyo as infections surged in the Japanese capital, where medical experts warn the health care system is on the brink of ... ( read original story ...)
Abe defends mask give-out plan; eyes budget submission next week
The government will submit a supplementary budget for fiscal 2020 from April to the Diet next week to finance an emergency package worth ... a sharp increase in coronavirus infections in Tokyo, Osaka ... ( read original story ...)
Exclusive: Google removes 49 Chrome extensions caught stealing crypto-wallet keys
Google has removed 49 Chrome extensions from the Web Store that posed as legitimate cryptocurrency wallet apps but contained malicious code that stole crypto-wallet private keys, mnemonic phrases, and ... ( read original story ...)
G7 agrees on need to aid emerging economies amid anti-virus efforts – Tokyo
The finance leaders of the Group of Seven states agreed on Tuesday on the need to provide financial and technical assistance to emerging economies battling with the fallout from the coronavirus ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Abe Enacts Emergency in Bid to Avoid 80,000-Case Surge
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe warned Japan could be facing as many as 80,000 confirmed coronavirus cases in a month if no action is taken as he declared a state of emergency in Tokyo and its surrounding ... ( read original story ...)
Japan to declare state of emergency for Tokyo, other areas
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said that he will declare a state of emergency for Tokyo and six other prefectures as early as Tuesday to bolster measures to fight the coronavirus, but that there ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Economy in Emergency Set to Shrink 25%, Goldman Says
Even with a record stimulus package, Japan’s economy is heading toward a record contraction of 25% this quarter following Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s declaration of a state of emergency in Tokyo, ... ( read original story ...)