Asia-Pacific markets slip; Australia and Japan inflation data expected this week
Asia-Pacific markets mostly fell on Monday, ahead of inflation data from Australia and Japan later this week.
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New U.S. Okinawa unit to counter 'China aggression': Marine chief
WASHINGTON -- Gen. Eric Smith, commandant of the U.S. Marine Corps, told Nikkei on Friday that a new unit established in November on the Japanese island of Okinawa is designed to "counter PRC [the People's Republic of China] aggression" in order to protect Japan and others in geopolitically sensitive areas.
Letter from Nikkei Asia's editor: Thailand's marriage equality milestone
Hello from Hong Kong, where last night I attended the annual awards ceremony run by the Society of Publishers in Asia. Our "Asia's Age of Hydropolitics" series won the explanatory reporting award for Editorial Excellence. We are extremely pleased to have won the top prize for the second year in a row in the global category, where the competition included major international media outlets.
Honda to end production of small mopeds in 2025
TOKYO -- Honda Motor will stop making small mopeds in May 2025, Nikkei has learned, ahead of tougher emissions standards that will take effect in Japan later that year.
Uniqlo parent to digitally track materials across its supply chain
TOKYO -- Fast Retailing, the owner of Japanese clothing chain Uniqlo, plans to put digital tracking technology in its supplier factories to help prevent its stores from running out of hot items.
Nikkei Asia wins top honors at region's leading journalism awards
HONG KONG -- Nikkei Asia won the explanatory reporting award on Thursday at the Society of Publishers in Asia Awards for Editorial Excellence.
TSMC explores radical new chip packaging approach to feed AI boom
HSINCHU, Taiwan -- Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. is exploring a new method of advanced chip packing as the world's biggest chipmaker races to keep pace with the AI-fueled demand for computing power.
Germany to push for Chinese contributions to climate finance
TOKYO -- Germany will push China to contribute to global climate finance to help poor countries with their mitigation and adaptation measures, State Secretary Jennifer Morgan told Nikkei Asia on Wednesday prior to her trip to China.