Insect cuisine returns to Japan: Silkworm sashimi, cricket curry & soy-sauce grasshoppers on menu of upscale eateriesInsects are gaining ground as a protein source due to climate change and global food security issues. A range of companies has invested in ...
27 Jul, 2023, 10.09 AM IST
Japan hopes to shore up Philippines' defence amid Taiwan conflict fearsThree Japanese government officials involved in national security strategy planning told Reuters that Washington was advising Japan on what...
16 Jun, 2023, 12.30 PM IST
North Korea fires two short-range missiles after warning of response to allied drillsIn a meeting with South Korea's national security adviser, Cho Tae-yong, and Japan's National Security Advisor Takeo Akiba on Thursday, the...
15 Jun, 2023, 07.15 PM IST
ADB launches India strategy for 2023-27; focus on employment creation, green growthThe Asian Development Bank (ADB) has launched its 2023-27 country partnership strategy for India, pledging to focus on accelerating structu...
31 May, 2023, 12.54 AM IST
ADB operations to focus on job creation, promoting climate-resilient growth during 2023-27The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has launched a new Country Partnership Strategy (CPS) for India, with the focus of deepening its engagemen...
30 May, 2023, 05.45 PM IST
ADB lowers India growth estimate to 6.4%The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has revised its growth forecast for India downwards from 7.2% to 6.4% this year, due to a global slowdown,...
05 Apr, 2023, 12.20 AM IST
Asian Development Bank partners with GOI to provide $3 million PRF facilityThe signatories to the PRF for the proposed Agartala Municipal Infrastructure Development Project were Rajat Kumar Mishra, Additional Secre...
06 Dec, 2022, 12.19 PM IST
US NSA Sullivan to hold trilateral dialogue with Japan and South KoreaSullivan, Japan's National Security Secretariat Secretary General Akiba Takeo, and Republic of Korea's Director of the National Security Of...
31 Aug, 2022, 08.50 AM IST
China, Japan officials meet amid Taiwan tensionsJapan issued diplomatic protests over China's firing of missiles into its exclusive economic zone during the drills, which saw Chinese warp...
18 Aug, 2022, 12.24 PM IST
ADB lends record USD 4.6 bn loans to India in 2021Of the COVID-19-related assistance, USD 1.5 billion was towards vaccine procurement and USD 300 million to strengthen primary health care i...
06 Feb, 2022, 03.44 PM IST
State govt inks loan agreement with Asian Development Bank for setting up Assam Skill University projectThe loan agreement was signed today between Takeo Konishi, Country Director, India Resident Mission, ADB and Adil Khan, Mission Director, A...
17 Dec, 2021, 08.47 PM IST
India, ADB sign USD 251 mn loan for urban flood management in ChennaiDepartment of Economic Affairs Additional Secretary Rajat Kumar Mishra and ADB India Resident Mission Country Director Takeo Konishi signed...
28 Oct, 2021, 07.49 PM IST
Asian Development Bank appoints Takeo Konishi as Country Director for IndiaKonishi succeeds Kenichi Yokoyama who has taken over as Director-General of ADB's South Asia Department and will be based at ADB headquarte...
14 Sep, 2020, 01.59 PM IST
Asian stocks erase gain as Japan swings amid US vote countdownThe MSCI Asia Pacific Index was little changed at 137.82 as of 10:56 am in Tokyo, after rising as much as 0.8 per cent earlier.
09 Nov, 2016, 08.09 AM IST
- Japan sees no major trouble from GM bankruptcy
Japan stands ready to assist any Japanese companies seriously hurt by fallout from General Motors' imminent bankruptcy, government official...
01 Jun, 2009, 10.57 AM IST
- Takanobu Ito to take over as Honda president, CEO
Japanese automaker Honda Motor's senior managing director Takanobu Ito will replace Takeo Fukui as CEO and president in June.
23 Feb, 2009, 11.16 AM IST
- ADB lends $450 million for Indian power project
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) said Friday it has approved a loan amounting to $450 million to build a 4,000-megawatt, energy-efficient c...
25 Apr, 2008, 02.12 PM IST