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Apple moves closer to China despite supply chain shifts Japan, Taiwan and U.S. supplier numbers dip as iPhone maker expands in Southeast Asia: Apple moves closer to China despite supply chain shifts - Nikkei Asia
Quick Glance: Apple deepens ties with China amidst supply chain shifts
  • Apple is increasing the number of China-based suppliers and Chinese manufacturing sites while decreasing the number of suppliers from Taiwan, the U.S., Japan, and South Korea.

  • The company is navigating a balancing act between politics and business by expanding its production in Southeast Asia and India.

  • This trend is evident in Apple's latest official supplier list, highlighting China's growing importance.
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Huawei retakes crown in China handset market as Apple sinks to fifth: TAIPEI/TOKYO -- Huawei has returned to the top of China's smartphone market after ...
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Huawei retakes crown in China handset market as Apple sinks to fifth
Quick Glance: Huawei regains dominance in China's smartphone market as Apple drops to fifth position
  • Following an ambitious comeback, Huawei has regained the top spot in China's smartphone market, while Apple has dropped to fifth in shipments in Asia's largest economy.

  • The latest figures for the first quarter of 2024, released by analytics company Canalys, reveal that Huawei shipped 11.7 million smartphones in China, marking a 70% increase from the previous year when the company was working to revitalize its handset business amidst U.S. sanctions.
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Lawrence Wong, Singapore's next PM, seeks growth in 'troubled world': SINGAPORE -- Born and raised in Singapore, Divya Loudon thinks her future may lie ...
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Lawrence Wong, Singapore's next PM, seeks growth in 'troubled world'
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Japanese companies navigate workplace revolution as job hunters get choosier: TOKYO -- For decades, Japanese manufacturer MinebeaMitsumi has worked in obscurity ...
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Japanese companies navigate workplace revolution as job hunters get ...
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China's Shein set to face tougher EU online rules: BRUSSELS (Reuters) -- The European Union designated Chinese-founded fast-fashion company Shein as a very large ...
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China's Shein set to face tougher EU online rules
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Australians cozy up to Japan-influenced 'Japandi' design: SYDNEY -- "Japandi," an interior design style that incorporates Japanese and Scandinavian ...
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Australians cozy up to Japan-influenced 'Japandi' design
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China to host Palestinian groups Hamas and Fatah for unity talks: BEIJING/CAIRO (Reuters) -- China will host Palestinian unity talks between Islamist militant ...
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China to host Palestinian groups Hamas and Fatah for unity talks
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China's first-quarter industrial profits rise at slower pace: BEIJING (Reuters) -- China's industrial profits posted smaller gains for the first quarter ...
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China's first-quarter industrial profits rise at slower pace
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In Pictures: Japan's special residence visas give foreign children 'new lives': TOKYO -- Jasmine, a high-school student born in Japan to African parents ...
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In Pictures: Japan's special residence visas give foreign children 'new ...
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Thai film exposes alleged Hollywood 'Con Queen': BANGKOK -- Just like a Hollywood fantasy, the dream call came as a complete surprise to Irish actor Eoin ...
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Thai film exposes alleged Hollywood 'Con Queen'
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Japan bullet trains to offer luxe private rooms: NAGOYA, Japan -- Some of Japan's newest shinkansen bullet trains will be equipped with private rooms ...
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Japan bullet trains to offer luxe private rooms
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Blinken spars with China on Russia support, industrial overcapacity: HONG KONG/TOKYO -- U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Friday said he pressed China ...
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Blinken spars with China on Russia support, industrial overcapacity
Quick Glance: Xi and Blinken Clash Over China's Backing to Russia
  • Xi orders China’s biggest military reorganisation since 2015.

  • He emphasizes that China is not afraid of competition as long as it is based on common progress.

  • China is willing to cooperate with the US, provided it is mutual.

  • A five-point consensus was reached to stabilize relations between the two countries.
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Japan's Golden Week holidays begin amid post-COVID tourism boom, weak yen: TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan's Golden Week holidays started Saturday ...
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Japan's Golden Week holidays begin amid post-COVID tourism boom, weak yen
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Can Japan's manga industry replicate Akira Toriyama's success?: TOKYO -- While the Japanese manga industry is increasingly catering to global and digital native ...
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Can Japan's manga industry replicate Akira Toriyama's success?
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China's distressed property developers reveal wave of job cuts: HONG KONG -- Mainland Chinese property developers suffering from mounting debt obligations and ...
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China's distressed property developers reveal wave of job cuts
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South Korea's Incheon International Airport saw international passenger traffic return to pre-COVID levels for the first time with a 50% year-on-year increase ... Show more

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South Korea's opposition faces three pitfalls after election win: TOKYO -- South Korea's Democratic Party earlier this month defended its standing as the ...
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South Korea's opposition faces three pitfalls after election win
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Honda goes all in on EVs in U.S., Canada despite slowdown worries: TOKYO/TORONTO -- With big plans for a North American electric-vehicle supply chain ...
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Honda goes all in on EVs in U.S., Canada despite slowdown worries
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Japan launches $6bn-plus space fund to bolster private ventures: TOKYO -- Japan has launched a 1 trillion yen ($6.43 billion) fund for private space ...
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Japan launches $6bn-plus space fund to bolster private ventures
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South Korean cafe Hollys readies first Japanese outpost in Osaka: OSAKA -- South Korean cafe chain Hollys opens its first Japanese location next week in Osaka ...
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South Korean cafe Hollys readies first Japanese outpost in Osaka
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U.S. regulators seize troubled lender Republic First, sell it to Fulton Bank
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Toyota to invest $1.4bn to bolster EV output in U.S.: TOKYO -- Toyota Motor announced Friday that it will invest $1.4 billion to start production of electric ...
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Toyota to invest $1.4bn to bolster EV output in U.S.
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Vulnerable cloud services cast shadow over national security: TOKYO -- Cloud outsourcing has become an indispensable part of digital society ...
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Vulnerable cloud services cast shadow over national security
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Anglo American rejects BHP's 'opportunistic' takeover offer : SYDNEY -- U.K. miner Anglo American on Friday rejected a takeover bid from its bigger rival BHP ...
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Anglo American rejects BHP's 'opportunistic' takeover offer
Quick Glance: BHP Proposes Acquisition to Anglo American
  • Anglo American receives BHP buyout proposal, reshaping the copper market.

  • The proposal involves BHP acquiring Anglo shares, sparking industry transactions.

  • Anglo reviews proposals after profit decline, plans demergers to reduce South Africa exposure.

  • The potential deal could make BHP the world's largest copper producer with market impacts.
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Malaysian chip-focused venture fund to invest in over 10 startups: KUALA LUMPUR -- A new Malaysian venture capital firm focused on the semiconductor industry ...
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Malaysian chip-focused venture fund to invest in over 10 startups
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Japan struggles to nail down date for Biden-Kishida follow-up: WASHINGTON -- The U.S. has pushed back plans to hold crucial defense meetings with Japan that were ...
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Japan struggles to nail down date for Biden-Kishida follow-up
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Chinese automakers show off AI-powered 'smartphones on wheels': BEIJING -- XPeng, Geely and other Chinese automakers are showing off innovative new ...
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Chinese automakers show off AI-powered 'smartphones on wheels'
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India's election enters second phase: Four crucial states to watch: NEW DELHI -- Indians in 13 states and federally-governed territories started voting Friday in ...
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India's election enters second phase: Four crucial states to watch
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Australia's Indigenous artists weave traditions into contemporary music: MELBOURNE -- In the 21st century, the songs of an increasing number of First ...
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Australia's Indigenous artists weave traditions into contemporary music
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Yen's decline will inevitably affect confidence in Japan's economy: William Pesek is an award-winning Tokyo-based journalist and author of "Japanization: ...
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Yen's decline will inevitably affect confidence in Japan's economy
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VinFast CEO to inject $1bn of personal wealth into Vietnam EV maker: HO CHI MINH CITY -- The chief executive of VinFast will invest $1 billion of his own ...
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VinFast CEO to inject $1bn of personal wealth into Vietnam EV maker
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Yen dives past 157 against dollar as BOJ stays put: TOKYO -- Japan's currency fell past 157 yen to the dollar on Friday as a sell-off quickened following ...
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Yen dives past 157 against dollar as BOJ stays put
Quick Glance: Yen declines to 156.80 during Ueda press conference
  • The Japanese currency saw a significant decline below 156 to the dollar on Friday, following the Bank of Japan's decision to maintain its monetary policy, raising concerns of potential government intervention.

  • During Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda's closely monitored press conference, the yen gradually fell to 156.81. The currency has been on a downward trend since the central bank's previous monetary policy meeting.

  • Financial markets are on edge about potential government interventions as the yen continues to decrease and consumers become increasingly worried about imported inflation.

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Vietnam parliament chief quits in latest upheaval among top posts: HANOI (Reuters) -- The chairman of Vietnam's parliament Vuong Dinh Hue has resigned over ...
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Vietnam parliament chief quits in latest upheaval among top posts
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TSMC aims to produce ultra-advanced 1.6-nm chips by 2026 : TAIPEI -- Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. says it will start production of ultra-advanced ...
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TSMC aims to produce ultra-advanced 1.6-nm chips by 2026
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Yen tumbles past 158 against dollar on stubborn U.S. inflation : TOKYO/NEW YORK -- Japan's currency fell past 158 yen to the dollar on Friday in a ...
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Yen tumbles past 158 against dollar on stubborn U.S. inflation
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Google to expand hardware R&D team in Taiwan: NEW TAIPEI CITY, Taiwan -- Google is expanding its research and development hub for hardware in Taiwan as the ...
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Google to expand hardware R&D team in Taiwan
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Copper hits 2-year high above $10,000 on China squeeze: TOKYO -- Copper prices rose the highest in two years Friday amid signs of a tighter supply-demand ...
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Copper hits 2-year high above $10,000 on China squeeze
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BOJ stands pat as yen falls to 34-year low: TOKYO -- The Bank of Japan kept its policy unchanged on Friday, as expectations mount for central bank action to ...
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BOJ stands pat as yen falls to 34-year low
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Japan's defense spending climbs to 1.6% of GDP: TOKYO -- Japan's defense-related budget for fiscal 2024 has expanded to 1.6% of gross domestic product ...
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Japan's defense spending climbs to 1.6% of GDP
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Carlyle nears deal to buy KFC Japan's shares from Mitsubishi Corp: TOKYO -- U.S. fund manager Carlyle Group is close to acquiring KFC Holdings Japan ...
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Carlyle nears deal to buy KFC Japan's shares from Mitsubishi Corp
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Soros family fund among investors in Japan electricity exchange startup: TOKYO -- A group of 17 trading, power and gas companies, as well as Soros Capital ...
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Soros family fund among investors in Japan electricity exchange startup
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China tells Blinken that U.S. should 'stop hyping' industry overcapacity: HONG KONG/TOKYO -- China on Friday demanded that the U.S. "stop hyping up" ...
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China tells Blinken that U.S. should 'stop hyping' industry overcapacity
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BOJ stands pat, gives no hint of imminent tightening: TOKYO -- The Bank of Japan kept its policy unchanged on Friday, holding off on additional action to deter ...
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BOJ stands pat, gives no hint of imminent tightening
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China passes tariff law as tensions with trading partners simmer: BEIJING (Reuters) -- China on Friday passed a law leaving its biggest trade partners in no ...
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China passes tariff law as tensions with trading partners simmer
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IMF's Gita Gopinath: Global trade realignment 'going to last a long time': WASHINGTON -- Widening rifts in global trade and investment could persist longer ...
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IMF's Gita Gopinath: Global trade realignment 'going to last a long time'
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Thailand's Bitkub aims for ASEAN expansion with 2025 listing : BANGKOK -- The founder of Thailand's leading cryptocurrency exchange says its ...
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Thailand's Bitkub aims for ASEAN expansion with 2025 listing
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South Korea men's soccer team falls to Indonesia, misses Paris Olympics: DOHA, Qatar (AP) -- South Korea will miss the men's soccer tournament at the ...
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South Korea men's soccer team falls to Indonesia, misses Paris Olympics
Quick Glance: South Korea's Olympic Qualification Hopes Dashed by Indonesia Defeat
  • South Korea's men's soccer team will miss out on the Olympic football tournament for the first time since 1984 after a loss to Indonesia in the Under-23 Asian Cup quarterfinals that went to a penalty shootout.

  • Indonesia secured a spot in the last four teams by winning the penalty shootout 11-10, with the game ending 2-2 after extra time.

  • Despite Jeong Sang-bin's equalizer with 14 minutes left, and being down to 10 players due to a red card for Lee Young-jun, Lee Kang-hee missed his shot in the shootout, allowing Pratama Arhan to score the winning goal.

  • Japan emerged victorious against host Qatar in a 4-2 extra-time win, maintaining their path towards an eighth consecutive Olympic appearance. Saudi Arabia will face Uzbekistan, and Iraq will meet Vietnam. The fourth-placed team will have a playoff against Guinea in May to secure a place in Paris.
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Tesla profit falls nearly 50% as demand and China headwinds persist: PALO ALTO, California -- Tesla reported a third straight quarterly profit drop on Tuesday as ...
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Tesla profit falls nearly 50% as demand and China headwinds persist
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Sony installs AI cameras in 500 Japan 7-Elevens for consumer analysis: TOKYO -- Sony has introduced an AI camera-powered system that measures the effectiveness ...
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Sony installs AI cameras in 500 Japan 7-Elevens for consumer analysis
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Toyota teams up with Tencent for drive into China's EV market: BEIJING -- Toyota Motor said on Thursday that it is forming a strategic alliance with Chinese ...
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Toyota teams up with Tencent for drive into China's EV market
Quick Glance: Toyota and Tencent Collaborate for Entry into China's EV Market
  • Toyota announces strategic alliance with Tencent to develop artificial intelligence, cloud computing, and big data for electric vehicles in China.

  • Japanese automaker Toyota has been facing challenges in the Chinese market due to aggressive pricing and marketing by local competitors.

  • Collaboration with Tencent focuses on developing in-car software crucial for next-generation vehicles.

  • Demand for electric vehicles in China is rapidly growing, and Toyota aims to accelerate in this sector.
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Japan and EU to unify subsidy rules for EVs, solar panels: TOKYO/BRUSSELS -- Japan and the European Union will agree as early as May to create common rules on ...
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Japan and EU to unify subsidy rules for EVs, solar panels
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TikTok sell-or-ban law gets Biden's approval, starting 9-month countdown: PALO ALTO, California -- TikTok could be banned in the U.S. if the company ...
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TikTok sell-or-ban law gets Biden's approval, starting 9-month countdown
Quick Glance: ByteDance Would Consider Closing TikTok in US Over Sale, Sources Claim
  • ByteDance would prefer to cease TikTok operations rather than engage in a sale if all legal avenues are exhausted to combat potential legislation banning the platform in US app stores, as per four sources.

  • Despite TikTok's massive popularity with over a billion users, it remains unprofitable, contributing a small fraction to ByteDance's overall revenues and daily active user base.

  • ByteDance stated on Thursday in a release on Toutiao, a media platform it possesses, that there are no intentions to sell TikTok, in response to claims from The Information about ByteDance exploring sale scenarios for TikTok's US operations excluding the recommending algorithm for user videos.

  • As of December, ByteDance's valuation stood at $268 billion when it proposed a buyback of approximately $5 billion in shares from investors.
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Japan should be worrying about Taiwan, not Ukraine: Brahma Chellaney is professor emeritus of strategic studies at the Centre for Policy Research in New Delhi ...
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Japan should be worrying about Taiwan, not Ukraine
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Nidec faces market pressure as founder rips 'unfair' China EV war: TOKYO -- Cutthroat competition in China's electric vehicle sector has cast a shadow over ...
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Nidec faces market pressure as founder rips 'unfair' China EV war
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Russia's Putin says he plans to visit China in May: MOSCOW (Reuters) -- Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that he planned to visit China in May ...
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Russia's Putin says he plans to visit China in May
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Southeast Asia awash in plastic: In Nikkei Asia News Roundup's latest episode, Jada Nagumo and Brian Chapman have a discussion on how Southeast Asia has ...
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Southeast Asia awash in plastic
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Tokyo inflation slows for 2nd straight month, falls under BOJ goal: TOKYO (Reuters) -- Core inflation in Japan's capital slowed for a second month in April ...
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Tokyo inflation slows for 2nd straight month, falls under BOJ goal
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Myanmar refugees sent back from Thailand as military, rebels regroup: MAE SOT, Thailand -- When aid groups arrived before noon on Wednesday to deliver lunch to ...
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Myanmar refugees sent back from Thailand as military, rebels regroup
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U.S. agency bars Chinese telecom carriers from offering broadband: WASHINGTON (Reuters) -- The Federal Communications Commission said on Thursday it is ordering ...
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U.S. agency bars Chinese telecom carriers from offering broadband
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U.S. Steel rival Cliffs slams Nippon Steel deal as historic 'fiasco': NEW YORK -- The head of American steelmaker Cleveland-Cliffs, the onetime candidate to ...
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U.S. Steel rival Cliffs slams Nippon Steel deal as historic 'fiasco'
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Vietnam's Masan Group weighs IPO for consumer unit: HO CHI MINH CITY -- Vietnamese conglomerate Masan Group said Thursday that an initial public offering is a ...
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Vietnam's Masan Group weighs IPO for consumer unit
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Japan's NTT Data set to tap tech chief as president amid digital push: TOKYO -- Japan's NTT Data Group plans to appoint Chief Technology Officer Yutaka ...
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Japan's NTT Data set to tap tech chief as president amid digital push
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U.S. official says Kishida and Yoon deserve Nobel Peace Prize: WASHINGTON/SEOUL -- A senior U.S. official said Wednesday that the leaders of Japan and South ...
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U.S. official says Kishida and Yoon deserve Nobel Peace Prize
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Beijing auto show welcomes world as China's carmakers aim to conquer it: HONG KONG -- Beijing's premier automobile exhibition is back after a four-year ...
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Beijing auto show welcomes world as China's carmakers aim to conquer it
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Japan, U.K. and Italy aim for next-gen fighter prototype in 2026: TOKYO -- Japanese legislators on Thursday began discussing a treaty to establish a management ...
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Japan, U.K. and Italy aim for next-gen fighter prototype in 2026
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Japan's NTT Docomo picks former Recruit employee as new president: TOKYO -- Japanese mobile carrier NTT Docomo has decided on the appointment of Vice President ...
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Japan's NTT Docomo picks former Recruit employee as new president
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Support for Ukraine's freedom strengthens Asia's security: Igor Khrestin is the Bradford M. Freeman managing director of global policy at the George W ...
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Support for Ukraine's freedom strengthens Asia's security
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Japan's Renesas learns to weather downturns in semiconductors: TOKYO -- Once highly susceptible to volatility in the semiconductor market, Japan's Renesas ...
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Japan's Renesas learns to weather downturns in semiconductors
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Nokia cuts orders with China-listed supplier as U.S. pushes 'clean network': TAIPEI -- Nokia, the world's second-largest telecom equipment maker after ...
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Nokia cuts orders with China-listed supplier as U.S. pushes 'clean ...
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Taiwan's Lai should not overlook 'new south' neighbors: Ratih Kabinawa is an adjunct research fellow at the University of Western Australia's School of ...
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Taiwan's Lai should not overlook 'new south' neighbors
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India's IndiGo eyes long-haul flights with new Airbus order: BENGALURU -- India's largest airline IndiGo has struck a deal with Airbus for 30 wide-body ...
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India's IndiGo eyes long-haul flights with new Airbus order
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Probe of PwC's Evergrande conduct casts shadow on Big Four auditors: HONG KONG -- Growing scrutiny of PwC's audit work on bankrupt developer China ...
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Probe of PwC's Evergrande conduct casts shadow on Big Four auditors
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Hyundai Motor Q1 profit falls as EV demand weakens: SEOUL -- Hyundai Motor's operating profit fell slightly in the first quarter from the same period a year ...
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Hyundai Motor Q1 profit falls as EV demand weakens
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Singapore's Temasek and BlackRock venture closes $1.4bn climate fund: SINGAPORE -- A joint venture between Singapore state investor Temasek Holdings and ...
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Singapore's Temasek and BlackRock venture closes $1.4bn climate fund
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Pakistan and Iran agree to boost trade, but Washington casts long shadow: ISLAMABAD -- As Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi wrapped up a trip to Pakistan this week ...
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TSMC aims to produce ultra-advanced 1.6-nm chips by 2026 : TAIPEI -- Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. says it will start production of ultra-advanced ...
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TSMC aims to produce ultra-advanced 1.6-nm chips by 2026
Quick Glance: TSMC to Produce Ultra-Advanced 1.6-nm Chips by 2026
  • Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. announced at the North America Technology Symposium in California that it will start production of ultra-advanced 1.6-nanometer chips by 2026 to secure its leadership over the next decade.

  • TSMC unveiled its A16 technology at the symposium, emphasizing that the introduction of 1.6-nm chipmaking technology can greatly improve logic chip density and performance.
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Biden signs Ukraine aid package after battle among Republicans: WASHINGTON (Reuters) -- President Joe Biden signed a hard-fought bill into law on Wednesday that ...
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Quick Glance: Biden signs Comprehensive Military Aid Package for Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan
  • President Biden announces the signing of a substantial $95 billion military assistance package for Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan, with a significant portion of the funds directed towards Ukraine.

  • Despite initial resistance from Republicans in Congress, Biden has signed the aid package, highlighting the reinforcement of allies and ensuring prompt deliveries to Ukraine.

  • The assistance for Ukraine includes weapons and military equipment valued at around $1 billion, encompassing artillery shells and air defense missiles.

  • Military analysts do not foresee significant changes on the frontlines in eastern Ukraine, while the US support aims to aid Ukraine in operations in southern Ukraine, particularly focusing on Crimea and the Black Sea.