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TikTok to build a second billion-euro data center in Finland

TikTok to build a second billion-euro data center in Fi...

Finland has become a magnet ⁠for data centers ​as companies including Microsoft ...

Sony Pictures Entertainment to cut hundreds of jobs in TV and film

Sony Pictures Entertainment to cut hundreds of jobs in ...

The job cuts at Sony Pictures come amid a deep slump and existential crisis in H...

Japan walks tightrope to keep ethylene plants running amid Middle East crisis

Japan walks tightrope to keep ethylene plants running a...

Manufacturers are reducing output to keep their plants running because it takes ...

Japan’s Chiyoda considers resuming work on Qatar LNG project

Japan’s Chiyoda considers resuming work on Qatar LNG pr...

Shares of Chiyoda touched the upper daily limit during morning trading hours in ...

Japan business failures hit 12-year high in fiscal 2025

Japan business failures hit 12-year high in fiscal 2025

The figure reached 10,505, up for the fourth straight year, reflecting a rise in...

OpenAI, Anthropic and Google cooperate to fend off Chinese bids to clone models

OpenAI, Anthropic and Google cooperate to fend off Chin...

The U.S. firms are concerned some users are creating imitation versions of their...

Japan M&A momentum to persist, Alvarez & Marsal’s Aversano says

Japan M&A momentum to persist, Alvarez & Marsal’s Avers...

The number of deals targeting companies in Japan exceeded 900 in the first three...

SMFG and Nippon Life discuss $3 billion LBO loan fund

SMFG and Nippon Life discuss $3 billion LBO loan fund

The move would mark a milestone in Japan's credit market, where the three bigges...

SpaceX lays out IPO details, targets early June roadshow, sources say

SpaceX lays out IPO details, targets early June roadsho...

SpaceX is rewriting the initial public offering playbook with a large portion of...

Once Sweden’s top company, H&M’s struggling to sell its rebound story

Once Sweden’s top company, H&M’s struggling to sell its...

H&M's CEO is seeking once again to convince investors that the group has turned ...

How one factory in China learned to live with Trump, tariffs and turmoil

How one factory in China learned to live with Trump, ta...

A Chinese electronics supplier ended 2025 more convinced than ever of China's ma...

KKR-backed SmartHR said to be mulling Tokyo IPO later this year

KKR-backed SmartHR said to be mulling Tokyo IPO later t...

The Japanese human resources platform operator is among the country's few unicor...

The Iran war is reshaping global aviation

The Iran war is reshaping global aviation

Executives of Western airlines have sensed an opportunity to take advantage and ...

Second Japan-linked ship passes through Strait of Hormuz

Second Japan-linked ship passes through Strait of Hormuz

The ship is the Indian-flagged LPG tanker Green Sanvi, owned by an Indian affili...

Iran says Iraqi ships are allowed to use Strait of Hormuz

Iran says Iraqi ships are allowed to use Strait of Hormuz

Traffic in the Strait remains a small fraction of the pre-war rate, when one-fif...

Pharmaceutical logistics in demand as war rattles supply chains

Pharmaceutical logistics in demand as war rattles suppl...

As fears of medicine shortages grow amid the war in the Middle East, pharmaceuti...