Archive for November 8th, 2019
Xi and Macron affirm support for climate pact despite Trump withdrawal
Chinese President Xi Jinping and French President Emmanuel Macron have signed a pact recommitting to the 2015 Paris Agreement, just days after the US formally withdrew from [...] » More
Trade war: China and US agree to roll back tariffs in phases, giving boost to prospects for world economy
China and the US have agreed to cancel tariffs on billions of dollars of goods in the first sign that a damaging trade war between the world’s two largest economies [...] » More
N Korea slams door on Japan PM Abe visit, calls him a ‘moron’
North Korea on Thursday called Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe a moron who should not even dream of setting foot in Pyongyang in a state media commentary laden with [...] » More
Shelling out: Japan crab fetches record $46,000 at auction
A Japanese bidder may be feeling the pinch after forking out $46,000 at auction for a snow craba price that “probably set a new world record”, local officials [...] » More
Japan’s power prices fall to 6-mth lows amid higher temperatures, renewables supplies
Prices for electricity traded on Japan’s power exchange for delivery on Thursday fell to six-month, lows as seasonally high temperatures reduced heating demand, amid [...] » More
Dozens of endangered turtles disappear from Japan zoo
More than 60 endangered turtles have disappeared from a zoo in Japan’s southernmost province in a suspected theft, officials said Thursday. “We feed them twice a [...] » More
Toyota reports record first-half net profit, sales
Japanese car giant Toyota on Thursday reported record net profit and sales for the first half, with cost-cutting efforts helping to boost its balance sheet. The maker of the [...] » More
If N Korea and Japan went to war, more Koreans would back Kim Jong Un poll shows
If North Korea and Japan went to war, more South Koreans would back their immediate neighbour, a new poll by a state-sponsored think tank in Seoul showed. The survey, [...] » More
BYD, Toyota to set up research venture to develop electric vehicles
Chinese electric car maker BYD Co and Japan’s Toyota Motor Corp said on Thursday they planned to set up a joint venture to design and develop battery electric cars, as [...] » More
Japan marks 50 years of LNG imports with eye on Asia growth
Japanese gas buyers on Wednesday marked the 50th anniversary since the first cargo of liquefied natural gas (LNG) arrived in Japan, now the world’s biggest importer of [...] » More
Korea deports two fishermen from the North accused of killing 16 crew members
South Korea on Thursday deported two North Koreans who crossed the inter-Korean sea border to the South to avoid justice after killing 16 fellow crew members on their fishing [...] » More
Japan’s Softbank posts big losses after WeWork debacle
SoftBank, the Japanese technology conglomerate famous for seismic and visionary bets, has lost $4.7 billion in the WeWork debacle, the company said Wednesday. SoftBank posted [...] » More
USA, China, Japan and Korea to dominate 5G: study
China, the United States, Japan and Korea will account for more than half of the world’s subscribers to super-fast 5G mobile networks by 2025, leaving Europe lagging, a [...] » More
N. Korea slams Japan’s Abe as ‘idiot’ over missile criticism
North Korea slammed Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe as an “idiot and villain” on Thursday and warned he will never set foot in Pyongyang after he condemned the [...] » More
Singaporean among 3 missing while diving in Indonesia
A Singaporean is among three divers reported missing while diving in waters off Banten province’s Sangiang Island in the Sunda Strait. Indonesia’s search and [...] » More
