S. KOREA AND U.S PRESIDENT’S DISCUSSED ABOUT NORTH KOREA AND MORE

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• S. Korea and U.S President’s discussed about North Korea and more.
• The leaders of the country decided to draw up a joint "comprehensive" strategy on North Korea.
• The leaders shared the view of improved Seo...

CHINA OPPOSES U.S GOVT. ORDER DELISTING CHINESE TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMPANIES IN NYSE

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• China opposes U.S Govt. order delisting Chinese telecommunications companies in NYSE.
• China Foreign Ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying commented on the same.
• Hua commented the act will harm the investors from various coun...

JAPAN’S EXPORTS FELL IN NOVEMBER TO $59 BILLION FOR THE 24TH MONTH

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• Japan's exports fell in November to $59 billion for the 24th month.
• Shipments of diesel to Australia and cars to Europe and the Middle East remained sluggish.
• Exports of cars and auto parts shrank by 3.0 percent and ...

CHINA TO CREATE MAKE-BELIEVE DELUGE SPANNING AREA LARGER THAN 22 TIMES BRITAIN

• EVERY CLOUD China are out to make artificial rain to cover an area 22 TIMES bigger than Britain by injecting clouds with chemicals.
• CHINA has made concentrated efforts to control the weather and create artificial rain which will be able to cover an area 22 times bigger than Bri...

TOKYO STOCKS END HIGHER ON TUESDAY OVER UPCOMING TRANSITION OF POWER IN THE U.S.A

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• Tokyo stocks end higher on Tuesday over the upcoming transition of power in the U.S.A.
• The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average ended up at 638.22 points.
• The Topix index of all first section issues on the TSE ended at 35.01 p...

JAPANESE RESEARCH INSTITUTES DEVELOPING COVID-19 VACCINES HIT BY CYEBRATTACKS

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• Japanese research institutes developing COVID-19 vaccines hit by cyberattacks.
• Cyberattacks are reported to have been from China.
• The Japanese govt. National Center of Incident Readiness and Strategy for Cybersecurity has...

JAPAN FOREIGN MINISTER TO MEET U.S.A, AUSTRALIA, AND INDIA’S REPRESENTATIVES IN TOKYO

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• Japan Foreign Minister to meet U.S.A, Australia, and India’s representatives in Tokyo.
• The meeting is scheduled for next week on Oct.6.
• The meeting is to affirm their commitments towards a free and open Indo-Pacific...

CHIPMAKING COMPANY KIOXIA DELAYS LISTING ITS IPO ON TOKYO BOURSE

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• Chipmakeing company Kioxia delays listing its IPO on Tokyo bourse.
• The initial schedule for the listing was October 6.
• Kioxia was formerly a unit of the Toshiba Memory Holdings Corp.
• No new date has yet been f...

JAPAN AND U.S.A TO WORK TOGETHER ON A LUNAR EXPLORATION PROJECT

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• Japan and U.S.A to work together on a lunar exploration project.
• The project will be led by U.S NASA.
• The name of the project is “Artemis”.
• The project aims to establish a sustainable surface explo...

JAPAN MONITORING CHINA’S MOVES IN THE SOUTH CHINA SEA CLOSELY

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• Japan monitoring China’s moves in the South China Sea closely.
• Beijing fired ballistic missiles into the waters the previous day.
• Japan opposes any acts that increase tensions in the South China Sea.
• Som...

KUBOTA CORP. PLANS ON BUILDING A NEW CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT PLANT IN KANSAS, U.S

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• Kubota Corp. plans on building a new construction equipment plant in Kansas, U.S.
• The company is planning on capitalizing on rising housing demands in U.S suburbs.
• The company plans to invest up to $93 million by 2026 in...

POTENTIAL COVID-19 VACCINE SUPPLY DEAL HELPS TOKYO STOCKS GAIN ON THURSDAY

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• Potential COVID-19 vaccine supply deal helps Tokyo stocks gain on Thursday.
• 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average gained by 428.38 points.
• Topix index was up by 17.56 points.
• Tokyo Electron stocks rose by 930 yen or ...

TOKYO STOCKS OPENED WITH WEAKER YEN ON WEDNESDAY

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• Tokyo stocks opened with weaker yen on Wednesday.
• 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average rose by 38.91 points.
• Topix index was up by 12.43 points.
• Yen opening weak boosted exporters' purchase.

To...

KAZUO ISHIGURO DELIVERS A SPECIAL MESSAGE ON THE 75TH ANNIVERSARY OF NAGASAKI BOMBINGS

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• Kazuo Ishiguro delivers a special message on the 75th anniversary of Nagasaki bombings.
• He mentioned about the ‘supreme value’ of human life in the message.
• The writer was born nine years after the 1945 bombin...

JAPANESE RETAILER SEVEN & I HOLDINGS TO ACQUIRE SPEEDWAY LLC

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• Japanese retailer Seven & i Holdings to acquire Speedway LLC.
• The former will acquire the convenience store and gas network.
• This would be the fourth-largest acquisition of a foreign company by the J...

TELADOC HEALTH INC. – THE LEADING VIRTUAL HEALTHCARE AND TELEMEDICINE COMPANY

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        • Teladoc Health Inc. - the leading virtual healthcare and telemedicine company.

        • The company has its base in the United States.

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FUJIFILM CORP. TO MANUFACTURE NOVAVAX INC.’S COVID-19 VACCINE CANDIDATE

• Fujifilm Corp. to manufacture Novavax Inc.’s COVID-19 vaccine candidate.
• Both companies agreed to manufacture bulk drug substance for the vaccine candidate.
• Novavax has been developing NVX-CoV2373, a vaccine for COVID-19.
• A pivotal phase 3 clinical t...

VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS REPORTS PROFIT IN SECOND QUARTER EARNINGS

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• Verizon Communications reports profit in second-quarter earnings.
• The telecom company beat its own estimate for second-quarter earnings and revenue.
• Verizon reported having added 173,000 postpaid phone customers in the s...

JAPAN EXPORTS SEE A FURTHER DECLINE IN JUNE

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• Japan exports see a further decline in June.
• U.S bound shipments nearly halved due to plunging demand for cars and auto parts.
• Since March global demand for cars and other durable goods has sunk.
• Japan exports...

MELANIA TRUMP’S WOODEN SCULPTURE IN HER HOMETOWN SLOVENIA WAS TORCHED DOWN

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• Melania Trump’s wooden sculpture in her hometown Slovenia was torched down.
• The incident occurred on the night of July Fourth; U.S Independence Day.
• The artist of the sculpture has filed a police report to know the ...