Global coronavirus cases topped five million, doubling in the past month, and infections rose at a record pace in Brazil and Indonesia. AstraZeneca received more than $1 billion in U.S. funding to ... ( read original story ...)
Central is no match for Gangnam’s style as Seoul tops Hong Kong in EY ranking of global business districts
Central fell two places to 13th in an index compiled by EY and the Urban Land Institute as new entrants Gangnam and the financial districts of Toronto and San Francisco overtook it. ( read original story ...)
Asian takeaway: ultra-rich foreigners are MORE determined to buy up Australian property during COVID-19 and they’re not just from China
Georg Chmiel, the executive chairman of Chinese property sales group Juwai IQI, said rich investors across Asia were more determined to buy real estate during COVID-19, including in Australia. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s Central trails Singapore, Tokyo – and now Seoul’s Gangnam – as it slips down EY index of global business districts
Central fell two places to 13th in an index compiled by EY and the Urban Land Institute as new entrants Gangnam and the financial districts of Toronto and San Francisco overtook it ... ( read original story ...)
Panasonic and Blue Yonder Extend Strategic Partnership to Accelerate the Autonomous Supply Chain
Panasonic is making an equity investment in Blue Yonder, which will further accelerate activities for both companies in Japan. ( read original story ...)
Live updates: Trump threatens to permanently end WHO funding, says he is taking hydroxychloroquine
President Trump threatened to permanently cut U.S. funding for the World Health Organization if sweeping reforms are not made in the next 30 days. ( read original story ...)
Amid rising talk of negative rates, policies in Japan, Europe get subtle tweaks
After years of applying plenty of stick to commercial lenders unhappy with negative interest rate policies, central bankers in the euro zone and Japan are experimenting with some carrot, too. With the ... ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus latest: Japan postpones budget request deadlines for fiscal 2021
Japan's fiscal year begins on April 1. 9:30 ... 11:20 a.m. China's new home prices rose at a slightly faster pace in April, the latest data shows, adding to signs the country's property market is ... ( read original story ...)
Federal investigators probe large fire at cannabis products warehouse
Federal authorities have joined an arson investigation into Saturday night’s explosion at a downtown Los Angeles cannabis products warehouse that ignited a large fire, injuring 11 firefighters. An ... ( read original story ...)
Vietnam set to thrive on China’s misery again as US, Japan goad companies to relocate manufacturing bases
Vietnam’s property market is likely to get another shot in the arm as the coronavirus pandemic forces global companies to cut or reduce their supply-chain risks in China. ( read original story ...)
SoftBank Group reports record losses amid COVID-19 crisis
The losses were announced shortly after the firm said Chinese tycoon and Alibaba co-founder Jack Ma would resign as a director of the board ... ( read original story ...)
Travel itch? Try 5 Airbnb Online Experiences in Japan, Spain, Italy and beyond
Hosts around the world lead affordable, virtual meet-ups on Buddhist meditation, Spanish flameco guitar, Italian pasta making, goat rescue and more. ( read original story ...)
SoftBank Group reports record losses on virus, WeWork woes
Struggling Japanese conglomerate SoftBank Group on Monday reported record losses, as the coronavirus pandemic compounded woes caused by its investment in troubled office-sharing start-up WeWork. ( read original story ...)
Can Japan’s laws adapt to pandemic-era privacy needs?
Identity-based discrimination is a part of Japanese law, but could our own experiences with the new coronavirus become part of our identity? ( read original story ...)
State insect trappers on the hunt for the destructive Japanese beetle
The invasive Japanese beetle is now the subject of a targeted trapping effort underway until mid-July by the agency, with trained insect trappers hitting neighborhoods along the Wasatch Front to ... ( read original story ...)
Essex Property Trust Inc (NYSE:ESS) Shares Acquired by Nissay Asset Management Corp Japan ADV
Nissay Asset Management Corp Japan ADV increased its stake in Essex Property Trust Inc (NYSE:ESS) by 2.3% during the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the ... ( read original story ...)