The week ends with two people in Kazakhstan testing positive for coronavirus, the first official instance for the Stans. The Central Asian states are closing off borders for travellers from certain countries.

Kazakh banks, tech investments and China sentiments have one thing in common – they took a hit this week.

Japanese trading giant Toyota Tsusho Corporation (TTC) saw its net earnings in Africa rise 89.8 percent to Sh10.3 billion in the nine months ended December on the back of increased sales.

Scientists formulate a new innovation that can measure thermal energy to understand more about the processes of energy-converting systems like leaves during photosynthesis

Greece, Cyprus and Israel have agreed to an ambitious, $6 billion natural gas pipeline stretching from the eastern Mediterranean to Europe, further cementing Greece’s position as a regional energy hub at the cross- roads of Europe, Asia and Africa.

Twenty one Japanese high school students and others are scheduled to visit Vietnam from January 10 to 18, 2020 as part of the Japan’s Friendship Ties Programs “JENESYS 2019” promoted by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA).

M&A Report (January 2020)

Medical Data Card (MeDaCa), a Tokyo, Japan-based provider of online, mobile and cloud services for managing personal health records (PHR), is considering conducting a Series C fundraise in 2020-2021 to finance new business development, according to founder and Board Chair Shigeru Ko.

Victorian medicines accelerator, BioCurate, is partnering with Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited to expedite the development of new therapeutics and drugs.

Australian food and agribusinesses are boosting exports to Japan by opening overseas premises that directly serve Japanese customers. What’s more, the new trend is taking root in Japan’s culinary heartland – Kansai.