Datawatch
Cross-border online work increases 30% amid COVID-19 pandemic
600 million people potentially could do jobs remotely; Japan being left behind
Datawatch
Datawatch
Supply imbalance leaves 150m doses of COVID vaccine unused
Makers scramble to meet demand; situation may worsen if booster shots needed
Datawatch
Chinese companies corralling land around world
Acquisition of nearly 6.5m hectares over 10 years sets off alarms
Datawatch
Japan's COVID crunch spurs uptick in young job hoppers
Job turnover among 'second new graduates' is the highest in a decade
Datawatch
Fast vaccinations and easy money spell boom times for entrepreneurs
As cubicle dwellers make their 'departures from big cities' opportunities follow
Datawatch
Natural resources exposed to growing supply risk
High prices seen continuing over mid- to long-term
Datawatch
COVID crisis drives Japan's students into corner
Steep fall in part-time jobs raises specter of more college dropouts
Datawatch
Japan falls behind as international job retraining race heats up
Scandinavian nations benefit from government-labor-management cooperation
Datawatch
Pandemic prompts companies to flee central Tokyo
Relocations skyrocket more than 20% in FY2020
Datawatch
Military might and flashpoints shift from West to East
Asia now accounts for half of US overseas troop deployments
Datawatch
Success of dominant companies presents nations with dilemma
Oligopolies are destroying competition and with it, R&D and innovation
Datawatch
Big Tech tax burdens are just 60% of global average
Inequality and COVID spending spur rethink of how to grab bigger slice of corporate profit
Datawatch
Structure of chip industry hinders supply chain recovery
Over-reliance on Asia has led some companies to repatriate production
Datawatch
Japan's K-shaped recovery emerges in home prices amid COVID crisis
Widely divergent markets reflect widening income disparities
Datawatch
Dollar remains overvalued against yen and other currencies
Difference with theoretical value sows seeds of market unrest
Datawatch
Investors rush into high-risk assets in easy credit environment
Vast liquidity released by central banks flowing into shadow banking sector
Datawatch
China emerges as big winner in vaccine outreach
Beijing parlays homegrown jabs to expand diplomatic and economic influence
Datawatch
Japan trails Norway and France in EV charging stations per capita
As West ramps up investment for electric vehicles, Tokyo lets infrastructure slide
Datawatch
Recovery in China pushes up global wholesale prices
Tighter natural resource supplies stoke US inflation fears
Datawatch
China emerges as quantum tech leader while Biden vows to catch up
US lags in patents related to next generation communication and cryptography