The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) signed a Loan Agreement (L/A) of up to 50 billion yen with the Royal Thai Government in Bangkok on May 3 for the “Emergency Assistance Loan for New Coronavirus Crisis Response. This project aims to strengthen the healthcare system in Thailand, which has been severely affected by the spread…
Grant Agreement Signed for South Sudan
The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) signed a Grant Agreement (G/A) with the Government of the Republic of South Sudan in Juba on April 27 for a grant of up to 2.655 billion yen for the “Juba City Bridge Construction Project. This project will replace four bridges on the main road in Juba City, thereby…
Kyoto City “Osanpo Art Museum” will open in Shinmachi Shopping Street
We are pleased to announce the opening of the “Osanpo Museum of Art” in the Shinmachi shopping street (Kita-ku, Kyoto City, Kita-machi-dori Kita-oji north side to Shinmachi-dori Kitayama south side). This project is a year-round exhibition of pictures painted by local residents at stores in the shopping arcade, and is based on the new vision…
Bitcoin Trailblazer Raises Capital To Create Interplanetary Cryptocurrency
LedgerX founding CEO Paul Chou is building on the sale of the company he created to FTX by creating a new kind of cryptocurrency, Foundation Coin, that can be spent on Earth, the Moon, Mars and beyond.Forbes – Money Read More
AMD Crushes Q1 Earnings Highlighting A Winning Strategy And Xilinx Synergy
Shares of AMD surged over 9 percent today, in concert with a NASDAQ rally but buoyed even further based on revenue growth across every one of the company’s business units. Here’s why…Forbes – Innovation Read More
Bank of America will pay $10 million for improperly garnishing customer accounts.
The bank let creditors take funds from customers’ accounts even when state laws should have barred them from doing so. And it charged those customers fees for the operation.NYT > Business Read More
Corporate America Doesn’t Want to Talk Abortion, but It May Have To
In a deeply divided nation, public statements on Roe v. Wade can affect everything from recruiting to a company’s bottom line. So far, that has kept almost everyone quiet.NYT > Business Read More
The Fed Still Isn’t the Stock Market’s Friend
Wednesday’s rally notwithstanding, the central bank could do more damage to equities as it keeps tightening.WSJ.com: Markets Read More
Sonatype Defines Path To The Software Supply Chain
There are 7-defined pillars of software supply chain management: safety, scalability, standardization, speed, savings, solidity and sustainability. Sonatypeadvocates software supply chain automation as the key enabling differentiator in this space.Forbes – Innovation Read More
Coinbase CEO Issues Stunning Crypto Prediction As The Price Of Bitcoin And Ethereum Suddenly Soar
Brian Armstrong, the chief executive of major bitcoin and crypto exchange Coinbase, has predicted there will be a massive influx of crypto users in the coming decade…Forbes – Money Read More