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How containing Covid helped boost stock markets in these 5 countries in 2020

The top 5 spots in Bloomberg’s Covid Resilience Ranking climbed about 15% on average, compared with below 2% for the bottom 5 — Mexico, Argentina, Peru, Belgium, Czech Republic.

How a homeless high school dropout became CEO of a $1 billion company

Taihei Kobayashi's rags-to-riches story is among the most remarkable to emerge from a small-cap stock boom that’s minting fortunes in Japan.

Australia, Japan plan to bury Asia’s carbon emissions under the ocean floor

Perth-based Transborders Energy Pty is working on proposals to ship emissions from heavy industry, and use a floating hub to inject material under the seabed.

Japan’s Hayabusa2 spacecraft returns samples of asteroid Ryugu to Earth

Samples of both surface dust and material from below the surface of asteroid Ryugu were collected. These are likely to give insights into the evolution of our solar system.

QAnon’s rise in Japan shows the conspiracy theory’s global spread

Tokyo: QAnon’s days as a solely US phenomenon are over. The conspiracy theory’s foothold in Japan -- home to one of its most active networks...

Tokyo Olympics postponement to cost USD 1.9 billion, organisers estimate

The additional costs don’t include counter-measures against the spread of Covid-9, as these are primarily being handled by the Japanese government.

China reaches out to US allies Japan, South Korea in preparation of Biden presidency

Trump’s election loss has thrown a new element of uncertainty into relations that Japan and South Korea have with China, their top trading partner and a key security risk.

Scientist behind Japan’s successful Covid model now battles new surge as winter sets in

Hitoshi Oshitani’s 'Three C’s' approach — avoiding closed spaces, crowded places and close contact situations — had helped Japan avoid thousands of deaths without lockdown.

Australia seeks to build defence ties to counter Chinese expansionism

Australian PM Scott Morrison will meet his Japanese counterpart Yoshihide Suga in person in Tokyo Tuesday for crucial defence talks, highlighting the gravity of the trip.

15 nations sign RCEP, world’s largest regional free-trade agreement that India abandoned

PM Modi had said he pulled out over concerns about how RCEP would affect Indians' livelihoods. But India will be allowed to rejoin the pact.

On Camera

Profit margins in lottery industry are tiny. Here’s how Future Gaming paid for its electoral bonds

Neither state govts nor companies earn large profits from lotteries. However, a look at the system shows there’s ample evidence of murky dealings and financial irregularities. 

Tejas Mk-1A carries out maiden flight but delivery to IAF delayed. Here’s why

According to contract for 73 Tejas Mk-1A and 10 trainer aircraft, inked on 1 February 2021, the first Tejas was to be delivered within three years of signing the deal — February 2024.

For BJP, Kejriwal is an idea whose time has come to be destroyed

The ‘idea’ Kejriwal's politics grew around was a no-holds-barred fight against corruption. That is the reason Modi govt has now tarred him and his entire party with the same paint.