Archive for December 1st, 2016
Japan-bound United Airlines flight returns to San Francisco with faulty engine
A United Airlines flight bound for Japan experienced an engine malfunction after takeoff on Monday and returned to San Francisco International Airport, where it landed [...] » More
Millions of Japanese Over 35 Still Live With Mom and Dad
In some of Asia’s biggest economies, young adults are living longer with their parents as they struggle to strike out on their own. The aging of Japanese and South [...] » More
Two-year JGBs firm after auction, longer maturities soft
The yield on the two-year Japanese government debt dipped on Tuesday after an auction of that maturities drew strong bids although longer maturities underperformed as buying [...] » More
Japan Tobacco shakes up management to spur global growth
Japan Tobacco, the world’s third-largest tobacco company, announced management changes on Tuesday designed to accelerate the growth of its international business, which [...] » More
iRobot Is Ready to Accelerate Growth in Japan
Japan is already iRobot ‘s(NASDAQ: IRBT) largest international market, but the home-robot maker has much bigger plans to tackle the country of nearly 130 million [...] » More
Japan Reopens Debate on Legislation to Legalise Casinos
Japanese lawmakers reopened debate Wednesday afternoon on a bill to legalise casinos, opening the possibility the legislation will be passed as soon as next month. Prime [...] » More
Coca-Cola embraces Japan’s quirky ways to capture market
Coca-Cola has been the No. 1 beverage maker in Japan for half a century, but it’s not thanks to the popularity of Coke. Instead, the American soft-drink brand has [...] » More
Japan factory output ticks up in October
Japan’s factory output ticked up in October, expanding for the third month in a row, government data showed Wednesday. Industrial production grew 0.1 percent on-month, [...] » More
Abenomics has a serious millennials problem
Weeks rarely get worse for world leaders than the one Shinzo Abe just had. First, Donald Trump scrapped a trade deal essential to revitalising Japan’s economy, even [...] » More
Japan October industrial output +0.1 pct mth/mth
Japan’s industrial output rose 0.1 percent in October from the previous month, preliminary data from the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry showed on Wednesday, in [...] » More
Vivian Balakrishnan: Singapore will not allow any single issue to hijack relationship with China
Minister for Foreign Affairs Vivian Balakrishnan has stressed that Singapore will not allow any single issue to hijack its longstanding, wide-ranging relationship with China. [...] » More
Cromwell Considers Singapore IPO of European Properties
Australia-listed investment manager may list $1 billion worth of Valad Europe properties Australia-listed real-estate investment manager Cromwell Property Group is [...] » More
Burma’s Aung San Suu Kyi to make official visit to Singapore
Myanmar State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi will make an official visit to Singapore from November 30 to December 2, announced Singapore’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs [...] » More
Pixel Studios Launched for Singapore Digital Content Industry
Yaacob Ibrahim, Singapore’s minister of Communications & Information, was on hand Tuesday to give a formal opening to Pixel Studios, a new location especially for [...] » More
Training arrangement with Taiwan dates back to 1975
The Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) conducts overseas training not only in Taiwan but also in a dozen or so countries, including Australia, Brunei, Germany, India and the United [...] » More
