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V-Green chargers in Vietnam. The company plans to install them in Indonesia. (Vingroup)
Electric vehicles

Vingroup unit, Egypt's Prime Group join on EV chargers in Indonesia

Network of 100,000 stations will charge VinFast EVs in Jakarta and other cities

13 December 2024
U.S. President Donald Trump, left, shakes hands with Chinese President Xi Jinping ahead of a meeting on the sidelines of the Group of 20 summit in Hamburg, Germany, in July 2017.
Trump administration

Trump invites China's Xi Jinping to inauguration

Kremlin says it has not received an invitation to swearing-in

13 December 2024
Nippon Life Insurance has made big investments this year as it ramps up operations outside Japan. (Photo by Rie Ishii)
Finance

Nippon Life invests $550m in asset manager TCW in private credit push

Japan insurer pours more money into U.S. affiliate as part of overseas expansion

13 December 2024
"The disinflation process is well on track," ECB President Christine Lagarde told a press conference." 
Economy

ECB cuts rates again, keeps door open to further easing

Lagarde warns that trade frictions could weigh on growth

13 December 2024
Yuen Chung Biu arriving at the Central Criminal Court, known as the Old Bailey, in October to face charges under Britain's National Security Act. He was the office manager of the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office.
International relations

Two men accused of spying for Hong Kong plead not guilty in London

March trial will test Britain's move toward closer China ties

12 December 2024
Seibu Holdings will invest proceeds from selling the Tokyo Garden Terrace Kioicho in its hotel and leisure businesses. (Photo by Kosaku Mimura)
Property

Seibu's $2.6bn property sale sign of Japan's business renewal drive

Blackstone offered highest bid and brought most to the table in major deal

12 December 2024
Doug Beck is the director of the Defense Innovation Unit at the U.S. Defense Department. (U.S. Navy)
Interview

Japan and U.S. hunt for tech to fight bio, misinformation threats

Corporate pitch challenge to deepen defense partnership, U.S. defense official says

12 December 2024
Meta's unusual donation comes a month ahead of Donald Trump's second presidential inauguration.
Trump administration

Meta donates $1m to Trump's inaugural fund

WSJ reports departure from past practice by Mark Zuckerberg

12 December 2024
Nvidia has promised supply fidelity to its customers in China. 
Semiconductors

Nvidia denies rumours it will cut supplies to China

Pledged to continue supplying quality products and services

12 December 2024
Raw rubber is extracted from a tree in Thailand's province of Narathiwat near the Thai-Malaysian border. (Sipa via AP Images)
Trade

Malaysia to export 1st batch of sustainably certified rubber to EU

Two companies to ship 100 tonnes each to Netherlands, Slovakia

12 December 2024
Pat Gelsinger delivers a speech at the COMPUTEX forum in Taipei on Jun. 4.
Technology

What Intel CEO Gelsinger's exit means for TSMC and Samsung

Chip giant caught between 'American hero' dream and chip industry realities

12 December 2024
BAE Systems of the U.K. displays a mock-up of the next generation fighter jet at the Japan International Aerospace Exhibition in Tokyo in October. (Photo by Shinnosuke Nagatomi)
Defense

Japan, Britain and Italy to invest equally in fighter jet JV

Trio of nations set to have same amount of influence over project

12 December 2024
U.S. soldiers and South Korean volunteers distribute charcoal briquettes, an inexpensive source of indoor heating, in the city of Dongducheon on Dec. 10. (Photo by Steven Borowiec)
South Korea leadership crisis

South Korea and U.S. work to keep defense ties warm after martial law

After initial criticism, two sides maintain their alliance remains 'ironclad'

12 December 2024
The House of Representatives passed an $895 billion defense budget for fiscal 2025 on Dec. 11. Now the bill heads to the Senate. (Photo by Ken Moriyasu)
Defense

U.S. House passes defense budget with Chinese lobbying limits

$895bn spending bill also pushes Pentagon to explore Japan's participation in AUKUS

12 December 2024
The U.S. and other countries have accused China of dumping clean energy technology. 
Trade

U.S. hikes tariffs on Chinese solar products

Latest duties come amid deteriorating trade relations with China

12 December 2024
Nasdaq is rallying on the outlook for a Fed rate cut, an analyst said.
Equities

Nasdaq closes above 20,000 for first time on tame U.S. inflation

Tesla shares hit record high, but insurers drag Dow lower

12 December 2024
The new reality in Syria and Donald Trump's impending return to the White House are weighing on Chinese President Xi Jinping. (Nikkei montage/Source photos by Reuters and Getty Images)
China up close

Analysis: Bashar Assad's fall reminds Xi Jinping of a Donald Trump bombshell

China's president was with Trump in Florida in 2017 when U.S. missiles struck Syria

12 December 2024
Saudi Arabia will become the second nation from the Middle East to host the World Cup, 12 years after neighbors Qatar staged the 2022 tournament.
Sports

Saudi Arabia to host 2034 soccer World Cup

2030 tournament will be held in Morocco, Spain and Portugal, FIFA says

12 December 2024
Woodside's LNG production capacity in Louisiana will be comparable to all its facilities in Australia, including this one in the country's west. (Woodside Energy Group)
Energy

Australia's Woodside boosts U.S. LNG investments with eye on exports

Energy giant expects friendly American fossil fuel policies under Trump

12 December 2024
Honda Motor had planned to launch a robotaxi service in Tokyo using the Cruise Origin, a vehicle it developed with General Motors. (Photo by Tomoki Mera)
Automobiles

Honda to end self-driving tie-up with GM as Cruise unit founders

U.S. partner's exit from robotaxis strands plans for Japan launch

12 December 2024
A consumer shops in a New York City supermarket.
Economy

U.S. consumer prices edge up in November, largest gain in 7 months

0.3% monthly rise seen unlikely to prevent expected Fed rate cut next week

11 December 2024
A software engineer works on a facial recognition program that identifies people when they wear a face mask in Beijing. The U.S. fears that such technology can alter the nature of warfare.
Artificial intelligence

China AI military use spurs latest U.S. chip export controls, analysts say

Lessons from Ukraine and Israel show rapid escalation in speed and scale of combat

11 December 2024
Nissan is facing managerial difficulties due to sluggish sales in its largest market, the U.S. (Photo by Sae Kamae and Reuters)
Automobiles

Nissan crisis 3.0: Strategic error leads to sales slump in U.S.

Without large cars and hybrids in its range, carmaker resorts to low pricing

11 December 2024
A U.S. Steel plant in Pennsylvania: Nippon Steel has been struggling to gain the support of a key labor union in its bid for the American company.  (Photo by Yuki Nakao)
Business deals

Nippon Steel defends U.S. Steel bid as report says Biden might kill deal

Former CFIUS member 'optimistic' that negotiations are still progressing

11 December 2024
Israel said on Dec. 10 that it carried out more than 350 strikes in Syria over the last 48 hours, hitting weapons stockpiles to stop them from falling into the hands of extremists.
Middle East crisis

Israeli jets hit Syria as troops reportedly move deeper into country

Israel acknowledges pushing into buffer zone after overthrow of Assad

11 December 2024
Reporters stand by photographs of Japan's atomic bomb survivors at the Nobel Peace Center in Oslo Dec. 9. (Photo by Yuki Sakurada)
Arts

Japan's atomic bombing photos, drawings showcase pain in Nobel exhibit

Survivors hope yearlong display in Oslo will reach wide audience

11 December 2024
Software deployed by Sichuan Silence Information Technology could have resulted in serious injury or death, the U.S. Treasury Department alleged.
Cybersecurity

U.S. sanctions Chinese firm over potentially deadly ransomware attack

Sichuan Silence previously accused of involvement in influence campaign on COVID

11 December 2024
Infineon CEO Jochen Hanebeck says the company's AI-related sales will cross 1 billion euros within two years. (Photo by Kotaro Igarashi)
Interview

Infineon sees demand for local semiconductor production in China: CEO

Power semiconductor leader aims for 1bn euro mark in AI-related revenue

11 December 2024
Jorgen Watne Frydnes, left, chairman of the Norwegian Nobel Committee, takes the stage with Terumi Tanaka, Shigemitsu Tanaka and Toshiyuki Mimaki, who received the Peace Prize on behalf of Nihon Hidankyo.
Society

Japanese Nobel Peace Prize winner calls for end to nuclear weapons

Recognition for Nihon Hidankyo comes as bomb survivor numbers dwindle

11 December 2024