The Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of Japan, the world's third largest economy, registered an annual contraction of 4.8 % in 2020, the first since the 2009 financial crisis, despite the 3 % expansion observed in the last three months of the year, after the 5.3 % rebound registered in the third…
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Chipmakers warn of a global supply shortage
The industry of processor manufacturing companies, among which is the US company specializing in mobile chips Qualcomm, have warned about a shortage of semiconductor supplies that could slow down the production of electronic devices around…
2021 Olympics may be the most expensive in history
Japan's Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga indicated that the Tokyo 2021 Olympics and Paralympics will go ahead this summer despite concerns about rising coronavirus cases.
Covid-19 cases increased in Japan in recent days and Tokyo reported…
DBS establishes new exchange division
The DBS institution is working on the creation of a cryptocurrency exchange division, which will be called DBS Digital Exchange.
According to Singapore's largest bank, there will be immediate support from SGX, one of the largest markets in…
Japanese GDP rebounds during third quarter of the year
Japan's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) experienced a 5.3 % rebound in the third quarter of 2020, thus partially recovering from the 8.3 % drop observed in the second quarter, according to the second estimate of the data released this Tuesday…
Asia and the Pacific seal the largest trade agreement in the world
This Sunday, leaders of several countries that make up the Asia-Pacific bloc such as China, Japan, Australia, New Zealand, among others, signed the largest trade agreement in the world.
Specifically, this was called the Comprehensive…
Yoshihide Suga elected as the new Prime Minister of Japan
The Japanese Parliament elected Yoshihide Suga as Prime Minister of the country on Wednesday, after Shinzo Abe submitted his resignation for health reasons at the end of August, with the task of completing the mandate for which he had been…
China launches nine satellites from offshore platform
China launched nine satellites on September 15, which took off from the first payload rocket launched from a platform in the China Sea, a Long March 11.
Launching the carrier craft from an offshore platform offers many advantages compared…
Tax policies for cryptocurrencies in the world
The cryptocurrency boom reaches practically every corner of the planet. And just as transactions increase, so does the uncertainty regarding the payment of taxes for said operations.
Countries with a more solid crypto market tend to orient…
Prime Minister of Japan resigns from office
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe announced at a press conference his resignation due to his health problems, thus ending several weeks of speculation about his condition.
In a previous meeting with members of his party, the LDP, he asked…
Authorities dismantle criminal network for audiovisual piracy
The police authorities of 19 countries managed to dismantle a criminal network with 60 servers in North America, Europe and Asia dedicated to pirating and storing illegal digital content, mainly audiovisual productions for film and…
China Blockchain Services Network to support stablecoins
The Blockchain Services Network (BSN) announced that in the next few days it will proceed to integrate support for stablecoins, so that they will be available by 2021.
The CEO of Red Date Technology, Yifan He, indicated that this process…