AJMEDIA News Digest: Aug. 24, 2022

Tokyo, 24 August, /AJMEDIA/ Indo-Pacific economic ministers to meet Sept. 8-9 in L.A.: U.S. WASHINGTON – The U.S. government said Tuesday it will host the first in-person ministerial talks on… Read more

Olympus to sell original business of microscopes to U.S. company

Tokyo, 24 August, /AJMEDIA/ Olympus Corp. is considering selling its microscope subsidiary to a U.S. private equity firm, aiming to rebuild its operations by letting go of its original business,… Read more

Japanese lawmakers meet Taiwan President Tsai

Tokyo, 24 August, /AJMEDIA/ Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen met with a delegation of Japanese lawmakers on Tuesday amid China’s assertive actions in the Asia-Pacific region. In the meeting with Keiji… Read more

Japan eases travel alert for Indonesia, Philippines, other areas

Tokyo, 24 August, /AJMEDIA/ The Japanese government on Wednesday eased its travel warning over the coronavirus pandemic for 54 countries and a region, including Indonesia and the Philippines, and is… Read more

Japan to ease daily COVID reporting to reduce hospital admin burden

Tokyo, 24 August, /AJMEDIA/ Japan will change its daily coronavirus reporting rules by limiting it to the elderly and others at risk of developing severe symptoms in a bid to… Read more

Japan governors seek change in COVID reporting to help hospitals cope

Tokyo, 24 August, /AJMEDIA/ Japanese prefectural governors urged the central government Tuesday to limit its daily reporting requirement for coronavirus cases to the elderly and other at-risk people in a… Read more

Gas prices may climb to $5,000/1,000 cubic meters if winter is cold

Tokyo, 24 August, /AJMEDIA/ Natural gas prices in Europe may climb to record-high $5,000 per thousand cubic meters in case of a cold snap and inventories decline in storages, AJMEDIA… Read more

Saudi Arabia to hold Global AI Summit in Sept.

Tokyo, 24 August, /AJMEDIA/ Saudi Arabia will organize the second edition of the Global AI Summit in September, AJMEDIA reports citing Al Arabiya. Under the theme “Artificial Intelligence for the… Read more

President of Uzbekistan calls President Ilham Aliyev

Tokyo, 24 August, /AJMEDIA/ President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev called President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev on August 23, AJMEDIA reports. During the phone conversation, the sides discussed the further development… Read more

Azerbaijani, Turkish FMs hold phone talks

Tokyo, 24 August, /AJMEDIA/ A phone conversation took place between Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov and his Turkish colleague Mevlut Cavusoglu, the ministry told AJMEDIA. The ministers exchanged views on… Read more