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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

Moon madness has taken over modern dating. A waning crescent is the best time to ghost

Alongside buying into the grift that is dating apps, the girlies are also installing astrology apps like Astrotalk to investigate the same tired mystery—will he ever text back?

Africa’s blue economy is booming. What it can learn from Asia

Aquaculture is the fastest growing food sector in Africa, offering significant returns on investment for all involved and achieving the continent’s goals for food security, dignified livelihoods and economic growth.

‘Let them see’: Putin says new nuclear-powered missiles in the making, in message to Washington

At a ceremony felicitating Russian military engineers, Putin highlights Moscow’s 'parity' in defence technologies for the next century.

Bihar is where politics moves, and everything else stands still

Bihar is blessed with a land more fertile for revolutions than any in India. Why has it fallen so far behind then? Constant obsession with politics is at the root of its destruction.