Thai Airways cuts 30% of flights in response to flooding
BANGKOK -- Thai Airways is temporarily reducing its flights by about 30% under plans announced Tuesday over disruptions from recent heavy rains and fl
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Japan's Asahi Life aims to hire 1,000 Vietnam staff with acquisition
TOKYO -- Japan's Asahi Mutual Life Insurance plans to employ a sales team of around 1,000 in Vietnam as the insurer begins aggressive investment with
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AI boom drives robot makers Fanuc, Yaskawa to step up shift from China to US
TOKYO -- Japanese industrial robot makers are building up their presence in the U.S., aiming to position themselves at the intersection of artificial
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China strengthens position for Taiwan conflict with mobilization law
BEIJING -- China's government has enhanced its ability to take control of civilian infrastructure and resources for an all-out war, as Beijing continu
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Despite inflation, emerging economies struggle to raise interest rates
TOKYO -- Central banks in emerging economies are grappling with how best to respond to inflation, with some holding off on rate hikes out of concern o
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China courts Japan ex-foreign minister in pressure play against Takaichi
BEJING -- Former Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya met with China's Vice Premier He Lifeng Tuesday, a move seen as Beijing's outreach to a Japan
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Japan to create state investment fund for defense startups, eyeing more drones
TOKYO -- Japan will set up an organization as early as next fiscal year to invest in defense startups and promote exports, in an effort to back domest
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Nidec to sell electronic parts unit to Carlyle amid restructuring
KYOTO, Japan/TOKYO -- Japanese motor maker Nidec has entered final-stage talks to sell electronic parts subsidiary Nidec Components to U.S. private eq
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AirAsia CEO says plane deliveries on track despite financial strain
KUALA LUMPUR -- AirAsia Group's financial headwinds caused by high jet fuel costs will not affect planned deliveries of new aircraft, CEO Bo Lingam to
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China launches 'mini stimulus' targeting affordable homes, infrastructure
SHANGHAI -- China on Tuesday announced new measures to prop up the country's weak property market, after policymakers indicated that stronger efforts
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Toys R Us to exit Japan after years of losses
TOKYO -- Toy retailer Toys R Us will exit the Japanese market by the end of the year at the earliest, Nikkei learned Tuesday, as business in the count
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Nidec replaces chief executive Kishida with technology head
TOKYO -- Japanese motor maker Nidec announced a change in leadership, replacing CEO Mitsuya Kishida on Tuesday with Chief Technology Officer Michio Ka
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Mitsubishi, Shell to double LNG Canada capacity in boost to Asian supplies
TOKYO -- Japanese trading house Mitsubishi Corp. and partners including Shell will double the production capacity of a major Canadian liquefied natura
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China's Toyota joint ventures to be put under one roof to help ailing GAC
TOKYO -- Guangzhou Automobile Group (GAC) said it has agreed to acquire peer FAW Group's 50% stake in a joint venture with Japan's Toyota Motor, bring
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South Korea's Lee orders officials to accelerate $589bn AI hub plans
SEOUL -- South Korean President Lee Jae Myung has instructed officials to speed up work on a massive plan for a new hub of AI-related production facil
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The Trump-Xi summit leaves Taiwan in limbo
Derek Grossman is a professor of political science and international relations at the University of Southern California. He formerly served as a senio
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EVs and hybrids drive Thailand auto sales recovery
BANGKOK -- Thailand's passenger-car market became increasingly electrified in August, with sales of battery electric vehicles more than doubling and h
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China's luxury malls rise above retail gloom with expansion drives
SHANGHAI -- High-end shopping mall operators in China are expanding their footprints as brisk sales defy the country's broader retail slump.Hong Kong-
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