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TOKYO -- A top Nippon Steel executive tasked with negotiating the company's acquisition of U.S. Steel said he was unable to secure a meeting with United Steelworkers (USW) union leaders during a trip to discuss the deal in late May.
TOKYO -- Japanese electronics group Sharp and telecom partner KDDI will convert a factory site in Japan into a data center for artificial intelligence powered by advanced Nvidia chips, Nikkei has learned.
TOKYO -- Major Vietnamese construction group Fecon is looking for Japanese partners for upcoming development projects, Chairman Pham Viet Khoa told Nikkei here Friday.
HAMBURG, Germany/ HONG KONG -- Great Wall Motor is closing its European headquarters in Munich on Aug. 1 and laying off all 100 employees, including the management team, after disappointing electric vehicle sales in the continent's biggest auto market, Nikkei Asia has learned.
BANGKOK/YANGON -- Tin Oo, co-founder of the National League for Democracy (NLD), Myanmar's political party led by pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi, died on Saturday, a NLD source told Nikkei. He was 97.
TOKYO -- Former Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad has issued a stark warning about the possibility of a World War III, emphasizing the rising tensions among global superpowers.
FRANKFURT -- Borussia Dortmund, a top German soccer club, will compete on Saturday for its first UEFA Champions League (CL) title in 27 years. Nearly bankrupt two decades ago, the publicly listed club now known for its financial health is hoping that the match against Spain's Real Madrid will help it develop its global brand and attract more fans in Asia.
Hello from Tokyo. Recent remarks by U.S. President Joe Biden saying Japan is "xenophobic" and doesn't want immigrants have prompted the Japanese government to hit back, saying his comments were not based on an accurate understanding. But the fact remains that foreign residents account for just over 2% of Japan's total population, far less than in major Western countries such as the U.S. and Germany.