Japan downgrades fourth-quarter GDP as companies scale back spending
The economy grew an annualised 11.7% in October-December, weaker than the preliminary reading of 12.7% annualised growth
Space-starved Singapore builds floating solar farms in climate fight
The prosperous financial hub is among the biggest per capita carbon dioxide emitters in Asia
Ten years after Fukushima, Japan remembers 'man-made' nuclear disaster
More than 160,000 residents fled as radiation spewed into the air
Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine neutralizes Brazil variant in lab study
The COVID-19 vaccine from Pfizer Inc and BioNTech SE was able to neutralize a new variant of the coronavirus spreading rapidly in Brazil
South Korea finds no link found between deaths and coronavirus vaccine
South Korea said on Monday it had found no link between the coronavirus vaccine and several recent deaths
Word Bank, Green Climate Fund grant Vietnam $86mn to spur energy efficiency investment
US$8.3 million from the grant will be used to build capacities for the private sector to identify, appraise, and execute energy efficiency projects
Japan COVID-19 inoculations off to snail pace start due to vaccine, syringe shortages
Japan’s COVID-19 inoculation campaign is moving at a glacial pace
New Zealand to buy enough Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines for entire population
The government has signed an agreement to buy an extra 8.5 million doses, enough to vaccinate over 4 million people
Choose to challenge, Vietnam!
Many Vietnamese men have realized that to avoid being left behind in the new era they must participate more in promoting gender equality and sharing opportunities with women
Meghan says UK royals refused to make her son a prince due to skin colour concerns
'They didn’t want him to be a prince or princess, not knowing what the gender would be'
