Abe to remove biggest obstacle to remote working: seal-stamping
TOKYO -- Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is planning to overhaul rules that require signatures using traditional seals -- cited as...
Day: April 25, 2020
India reopens some stores after a month in lockdown
NEW DELHI/ISLAMABAD (Reuters) -- India allowed shops in residential areas to reopen from Saturday, more than a month after the country went...
Oil price sideshow could yet take centre stage
The oil price is currently a sideshow, a curiosity in this developing economic drama, it could soon move centre-stage The price of...
Renewable energy loses steam as Asian subsidies wane
TOKYO -- Global capacity for renewable energy ended 17 years of growth in 2019, as Asian governments scaled back expensive subsidies...
Abe to change rules requiring ‘hanko’ seals to fight coronavirus
TOKYO -- Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is planning to overhaul rules that require signatures using traditional seals -- cited as...
Retailers face fresh threat posed by mountain of unsold stock
Industry analysts predict that it will take about three years for the sector to match last year’s level of sales...
Small business loan scheme is a ruse to get Tory MPs on board
Whilst superficially attractive, the scheme is a chimera as banks still have a duty to ensure the loans can be...
Contact tracing could halt the spread of virus, but Britons unlikely to accept surveillance
The problem, hardware engineers warn, is the integrity of the data on which the system would be based. Smartphones have...
Top Thai medical gloves maker files IPO as pandemic spurs demand
BANGKOK -- Sri Trang Gloves Thailand, the country's biggest producer of medical gloves, has filed for an initial public offering...
Infection undercount sparks fear, but raises hope of herd immunity
TOKYO -- The global population may be closer than expected to the critical level of herd immunity needed to reopen...
