BUSINESS

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China promotes business potential to Apple and others from U.S.

China promotes business potential to Apple and others f...

Beijing is keen to woo foreign investment amid heightened geopolitical tensions,...

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Elliott said to have built up significant stake in Sumitomo Realty

Elliott said to have built up significant stake in Sumi...

The size of the stake in isn’t known but the activist investor has engaged with ...

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Marui launches museum-supporting credit card

Marui launches museum-supporting credit card

The company has partnered with the National Museum of Art, the National Institut...

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Trump plans his tariff ‘Liberation Day’ with more targeted push

Trump plans his tariff ‘Liberation Day’ with more targe...

Trump is preparing a "Liberation Day” tariff announcement on April 2.

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AI startup Perplexity confirms interest to buy TikTok

AI startup Perplexity confirms interest to buy TikTok

Perplexity in a blog post laid out a vision for integrating its AI-powered inter...

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Tokyu Agency fined ¥200 million in Tokyo Games bid-rigging case

Tokyu Agency fined ¥200 million in Tokyo Games bid-rigg...

In the same case, former Tokyu Agency director Mitsuo Yasuda, 62, was given a pr...

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China's restaurants race to the bottom in deflation-hit economy

China's restaurants race to the bottom in deflation-hit...

A restaurant in China has an average lifespan of just about 500 days, analysts s...

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OpenAI study finds links between ChatGPT use and loneliness

OpenAI study finds links between ChatGPT use and loneli...

Those who spent more time typing or speaking with ChatGPT each day tended to rep...

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Europe is short of gunpowder and TNT when it needs them most

Europe is short of gunpowder and TNT when it needs them...

European governments dug into their munitions stockpiles to arm Ukraine, exposin...

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Japanese wages likely to rise more than 5% again this year

Japanese wages likely to rise more than 5% again this year

The average wage increase is key for the central bank, which is counting on stea...

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Japan’s inflation slows less than expected, backing BOJ hikes

Japan’s inflation slows less than expected, backing BOJ...

Consumer prices excluding fresh food rose 3.0% from a year ago in February, dece...

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Hon Hai gets first major EV-making client in Mitsubishi Motors

Hon Hai gets first major EV-making client in Mitsubishi...

It is unclear when production will actually start, but the first cars to roll of...

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Japan’s households slash cash at record pace as inflation bites

Japan’s households slash cash at record pace as inflati...

The decline mostly likely reflects the wider adoption of cashless consumption as...

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Japan and China set for economic talks as U.S. tariff pressure rises

Japan and China set for economic talks as U.S. tariff p...

The scale and proximity of the Chinese market means it is in Japan’s interest to...

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Toyota’s new R&D unit signals its sharper India focus

Toyota’s new R&D unit signals its sharper India focus

The research facility comes after Toyota last year reorganized India to be the h...

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Hong Kong aims to safeguard key facilities with new cybersecurity law

Hong Kong aims to safeguard key facilities with new cyb...

The law, set to take effect in 2026, aims to safeguard the security of computer ...