Economic Revival Driven by Cooperation Between Korea, China, and Japan

"Cooperation between South Korea, China, and Japan can be the engine of a rapid and sustainable recovery of the global economy," said Chu Kyung-ho, South Korea's deputy prime minister and minister of strategy and finance. He made the remarks on May 2 in Songdo, Incheon, at a gatheri...

Disney has filed a lawsuit against Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, claiming that he is intentionally trying to harm the company's bottom line for political reasons.

Walt Disney Co. filed suit against Florida Governor Ron DeSantis on Wednesday, claiming that DeSantis has engaged in a "relentless campaign to weaponize government power" against the firm in the ongoing dispute over a contentious classroom bill. According to the federal lawsuit, DeSanti...

Kishida's ruling bloc's candidates do well in state wide elections.

On Sunday, candidates endorsed by the ruling alliance of Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida easily defeated their opponents backed by the largest opposition party in the first round of nationwide municipal polls. There has been speculation that Kishida may dissolve the lower house for a snap e...

The New Governor Shakes Thai Politics

On May 22, Chadchart Sittipunt, an independent candidate, received an overwhelming majority of the vote and went on to win the election for governor of Bangkok. He finished first overall with more than 1.38 million votes, which put him a wide gap ahead of the other candidates. In point of fact, B...

Bangkok elects a governor for the first time since the coup in 2014

Thai voters went to the polls on Sunday to elect a new governor in a race that was delayed by a military coup but still shows the country's divisions, with the main contenders backed by either the conservative establishment or the liberal opposition.

There were a total of 31 contend...

State of Governors in American politics

The state of current politics in the United States is an absolute disaster with federal polities spiraling downwards, and finger-pointing and name-calling superseding diplomacy. Several people have lost hope in the state’s ability to recover its political system.

There is so much ...

Cuomo resigns the post of Governor over sexual harassment charges

Andrew Cuomo, New York Governor gave his resignation on Tuesday, after charges of sexual harassment against him last year.

The 63-year-old democrat denied all the allegations against him, saying that these are false, and he denied behaving disrespectfully with women intentionally.

Mary Simon appointed as new Governor General of Canada

Mary Simon was born in Kangiqsualuuaq, Nunavik on 21 August 1947. She has worked as an advocate and has been fighting for human rights, has earlier worked as a broadcaster, a civil servant and a diplomat.

She will serve as Canada’s 30th Governor General and will be replacing forme...

BOJ REFRAINS FROM BUYING ETFs IN MAY FOR THE 1ST TIME

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• BOJ refrains from buying ETFs in May for the 1st time.
• BOJ removed a $55 billion annual target for purchases to make ETF buying more flexible in March.
• The BOJ's total assets quadrupled to over 700 trillion yen over t...

BOJ’S TOTAL ASSESTS IN FISCAL 2020 ROSE TO $6.5 TRILLION

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• BOJ’s total assets in fiscal 2020 rose to $6.5 trillion.
• Japanese government bonds were purchased massively as part of the ultraloose monetary policy.
• The total assets rose 604.48 trillion yen from the previous year...

TOKYO TO ASK AN EXTENSION OF COVID-19 STATE OF EMERGENCY

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• Tokyo to ask an extension of COVID-19 state of emergency.
• The infection rate in Tokyo has not subsided with the Olympics just two months away.
• Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike is hoping the state of emergency to be extended beyond...

OKINAWA SEEKS TO BE ADDED UNDER GOVT.’S COVID-19 STATE OF EMERGENCY

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• Okinawa seeks to be added under govt.’s COVID-19 state of emergency.
• At present, 16 municipalities in Okinawa are under a quasi-state of emergency.
• Okinawa Gov. Denny Tamaki to ask the central government for the app...

JAPAN GOVT. ASKS TO CHECK IF RESTAURANTS ARE ABIDING COVID-19 SAFETY MEASURES

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• Japan govt. asks to check if restaurants are abiding COVID-19 safety measures.
• The central govt. has instructed prefectural governors to introduce a system using third parties.
• Yamanashi prefecture Gov. had explained abou...

S. KOREA’S INDUSTRIAL OUTPUT GREW 0.8% IN MARCH

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• S. Korea’s industrial output grew 0.8% in March.
• Output in the mining, manufacturing, gas, and electricity industries declined 0.8 percent in March.
• In the reporting month service production gained 1.2 percent on-mo...

OSAKA GOV. TO ASK CENTRAL GOVT. TO DECLARE FRESH STATE OF EMERGENCY

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• Osaka Gov. to ask central govt. to declare a fresh state of emergency.
• Osaka Prefecture has been reporting a resurgence of coronavirus cases.
• Osaka as of Sunday recorded 1,220 new coronavirus cases.
• Osaka could...

BOJ DOWNGRADED ECONMIC ASSESSMENTS OF TWO REGIONS IN THE COUNTRY

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• BOJ downgraded economic assessments of two regions in the country.
• BOJ is worried about economic recovery from the pandemic which still remains fragile.
• The pandemic has dampened consumption, which accounts for more than...

TOKYO MARKED THE 100 DAYS TO GO FOR OLYMPICS AND PARALYMPICS

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• Tokyo marked the 100 days to go Olympics and Paralympics.
• Tokyo Gov. pledged to deliver a “wonderful” Olympics.
• The Olympics will be followed by the Paralympics from Aug. 24 to Sept. 5.
• Athletes wil...

TENNESSEE: FIRST US STATE TO ALLOW CARRYING GUNS FREELY

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• An open bill was signed by Governor Bill Lee and will become effective from July 1

• As per the Tennessean report, though this bill has been backed by the National Rifle Association (NRA), leading law enforcement groups in the state are opposing it

3 JAPANESE PREFECTURES DECIDE TO TAKE STRICTER VIRUS MEASURES

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• 3 Japanese prefectures decide to take stricter virus measures.
• Osaka, Hyogo and Miyagi prefecture have seen resurgence in new COVID-19 infections.
• The new measures will be implemented from April 5 to May 5.
• The...

BLOCKCHAIN-BASED DIGITAL HEALTH APP LAUNCHED

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•       The Digital Health app will help in finding out the progress of vaccinations

•       The intent is to speed up the opening of businesses

As Covid vaccinations are rolled out, th...