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The U.S. and China are fiercely competing to develop quantum technology.
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China emerges as quantum tech leader while Biden vows to catch up

US lags in patents related to next generation communication and cryptography

14 March 2021
Speculative money is pouring into cryptocurrencies and auctions of luxury goods. (Source photo by Reuters)
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From wine to Chinese medicine, risk of bubbles rises globally

Indicators show overheating potential higher than dot-com bubble or financial crisis

7 March 2021
Farms in advanced economies have been relying on foreign labor. (Source photo by Reuters) 
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Pandemic travel ban triggers spike in global food prices

Shortage of labor for harvests causes key index to surge to six-year high

28 February 2021
Economists forecast that inflation will rise in the U.S. as the vaccination rollout continues. (Source photo by Reuters)
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Japan and US savings surge, with vaccines set to trigger spending

With 'herd immunity' in sight hopes rise that economies will reopen

21 February 2021
Customers are spending less time at supermarkets, deciding what to buy before they shop in order to adhere to social distancing guidelines.
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Pandemic sparks transformation in Japan's retail marketing

Supermarkets forced to sell fewer products as consumers spend less time shopping

14 February 2021
Myanmar's attempt to ease economic dependence on China has not been easy.
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Myanmar's debt to China decreases 26% under ousted Suu Kyi

Beijing's 'wait-and-see' policy risks losing investment for Belt and Road

7 February 2021
The dollar's theoretical value is on the decline due to the pandemic.
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Dollar actually worth 9% less than what other currencies pay for it

Greenback's credibility challenged by Washington's ballooning deficit

31 January 2021
It is increasingly becoming clear that the stock rallies caused by monetary easing are not reflecting the real economy. (Source photo by Reuters)
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K-shaped recovery complicates world economy amid pandemic

Chip and car industries heat up, while hotels and restaurants still suffer

24 January 2021
European countries are accelerating investment in offshore wind power during the coronavirus pandemic. (Source photo by Reuters)
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China and Japan lag Europe in 'green recovery' stimulus

Study says Asia's pandemic economic policies to negatively affect climate

18 January 2021
The way governments count unemployed people cloaks many jobless workers in stealth. (Source photo by Reuters)
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From Japan to the US, young people give up on finding jobs

COVID has been especially cruel to those just getting started

10 January 2021
About 28,000 people moved out of Tokyo in November 2020, up 19% from the same month last year.
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Pandemic triggers flight from Tokyo as people work from home

Thousands leave densely populated capital for surrounding cities

3 January 2021
In one measure, the gap between the companies that were bought and sold is the highest level since the dot-com bubble in the late 1990s. (Source photo from Reuters)
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Global stock markets form K-shape as investors search for growth

Handful of stocks, including Japan's Fast Retailing, favored during pandemic

27 December 2020
The number of people changing jobs in Japan in 2019 was 3.51 million, an increase of 20% over the previous five years. But the January-September period of 2020 saw a 6.8% decline from the same period in 2019.
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Job hoppers decline in Japan amid pandemic-hit economy

IT sector has labor shortage, but many workers lack skills for changing career

20 December 2020
In 2020, 223 companies have defaulted on their corporate bonds, double the number of companies that defaulted the previous year.
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Company defaults rise in China and US as global figure doubles

Monetary easing relaxes discipline but indebted businesses feel liquidity crunch

13 December 2020
Studies show that global warming is increasing water vapor in the atmosphere, which increases precipitation in certain places. (Source photo from Japan Meteorological Agency)
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Asia at risk of losing annual $8.5tn from climate change

China and India to be hit hardest; need for infrastructure investment grows

5 December 2020
China's presence in global export markets has increased dramatically during the past two decades. (Source photo by Reuters)
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China dominates world export markets despite US trade war

Asian countries' supply chain dependence deepens, with RCEP set to boost trend

29 November 2020
Germany has reduced its carbon emissions per unit of gross domestic product by less than half since the 1990s. (Source photos by Reuters)
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Japan's decarbonization fails to improve for 25 years

Other leading economies slash carbon emissions as renewables surge

22 November 2020
The weight of food products in Japan is shrinking while their prices go up. (Source photo by Reuters)
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Portion sizes shrink in aging Japan as 'real' food prices rise

Consumers pay 11% more by weight for ingredients as household members decline

15 November 2020
The United Arab Emirates and Qatar have expressed interest in purchasing F-35 stealth jets. (Source photo by Reuters)
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Indo-Pacific's military equipment buying spree risks arms race

Region's economic growth propels weapons export volume to Cold War levels

1 November 2020
Countries are searching for smarter taxation and spending programs to spark economic growth.
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No end in sight for record-high public debt fueled by COVID-19

Investment for economic growth more important than tax increases or austerity

25 October 2020
Investors are becoming increasingly wary of climate change. (Source photo by Reuters)
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Companies slashing carbon emissions see 15% rise in market cap

Climate change motivates investors to emphasize decarbonization

18 October 2020
A container terminal in Fukuoka, Japan. Due to the pandemic, there are fewer container ships crisscrossing the seas, which has led to a surge in shipping prices.
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Shipping rates from China spike ahead of US holiday season

COVID creates logistics scarcity that empties North American and Europen stores

11 October 2020
A wall is under construction along the border between the U.S. and Mexico.
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Lack of immigrants risks population decline in rich countries

Labor shortages already threaten economic growth as COVID-19 limits worker mobility

4 October 2020
Japan lags behind other advanced economies in e-commerce, which has slowed its economic recovery from the pandemic despite government handouts designed to lift spending.
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Digitization key to a Japanese consumer spending spree

E-commerce adoption could induce households to spend record savings

27 September 2020
Beijing is encouraging domestic researchers to publish scientific articles in domestic journals rather than prestigious international periodicals.
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US society at risk as it decouples from China in science and tech

'Pipeline from university to startup to boardroom' under threat, academics say

20 September 2020