Sat, 18 May 2024 Hong Kong film icon Tony Leung to head jury at Tokyo International Film Festival The actor, one of the most influential actors from Asia, has won an extensive list of awards throughout his storied career including the best actor trophy at the Cannes Film Festival for "In the Mood for Love" and the Golden Lion Lifetime Achievement Award at the Ven... | Hong Kong film icon Tony Leung to head jury at Tokyo International Film Festival The actor, one of the most influential actors from Asia, has won an extensive list of awards throughout his storied career including the best actor trophy at the Cannes Film Festival for In the Mood for Love and the Golden Lion Lifetime Achievement Award at the Venic... | Forex Today Today - 06/05: Japanese Yen Sells Off Again (MENAFN - Daily Forex) After strengthening quite dramatically last week, this week opens with the Japanese Yen getting sold off against other currencies. The week has begun with a moderate but firm ... ... ... | Forex Today - 30/04: Markets React To Boj Yen Move (MENAFN - Daily Forex) After falling sharply to new 34-year lows, suspected intervention by the Bank of Japan produced a massive swing in favour of the Yen, before the Yen gave up some gains later. ... ... ... | Japanese angst as India set to become 4th largest economy The announcement that India will overtake Japan in nominal gross domestic product in dollar terms in 2025 has shocked Tokyo. Until 2010, Japan had been home ...... | [CONTRIBUTION] Quality foreign workforce now indispensable for growth momentum Editor’s note | This article is the third in a three-part contribution on the "Korea discount" and McKinsey Korea's take on how to resolve it. – ED | By Richard Lee | Richard Lee, senior partner at McKinsey Korea / Courtesy of McKinsey Korea | Throughout the... | [CONTRIBUTION] Korea to remain key player in semiconductors This file photo shows Samsung Electronics' chip production plant in Pyeongtaek, Gyeonggi Province. Reuters-Yonhap | By Dave Chia, Stefan Angrick | Few sectors are as critical to the Korean economy as semiconductors. Fewer yet have changed as dramatically in recent years... | Short yen wagers linger due to gap between U.S.-Japan rate paths The gulf between interest rates in the U.S. and Japan means traders are still betting against the yen — even after authorities likely intervened in recent weeks to prop up the beleaguered currency. ... ... | Japan starts 6th ocean discharge of Fukushima nuclear-tainted wastewater despite opposition © Provided by Xinhua | This photo taken on March 6, 2023 shows the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Futabacho, Futabagun of Fukushima Prefecture, Japan. (Xinhua/Zhang Xiaoyu) | Despite opposition from home and abroad, Japan has started the sixth round of oc... | Saudi crown prince seeks soft power in game hub Japan TOKYO – Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman visits Japan next week, where he will hold talks on energy while hunting more opportunities in gaming as he seeks to improve Saudi Arabia's image. | The reputed "Call of Duty" fan has launched a multi-billion-dollar push into t... | Arkpax Empowers Workplace Safety At The Office Disaster Prevention Expo Tokyo, Garnering Acclaim For Innovative Solutions (MENAFN - GetNews) Arkpax, a leading provider of portable power solutions, made a resounding impact at the 20th Office Disaster Prevention Expo in Tokyo.The expo served as a platform for Arkpax to ... ... ... | Japan inflation likely slowed again, may ease cost pressure Japan’s core consumer inflation probably slowed for a second straight month in April from a year earlier, a Reuters poll of 18 economists showed on Friday, likely easing cost-push pressure. The core consumer prices index (CPI) is expected to decelerate to 2.2% fro... | BOJ may face more pressure to hike rates as weak yen hits consumer spending Japan’s weak consumption may heighten, rather than tame, already growing political pressure on the central bank to raise interest rates to slow the yen’s declines blamed for hurting households via higher import costs. Such pressure will likely prod Bank of J... | | |
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