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ISLAMABAD -- Iranian traders smuggle more than $1 billion worth of fuel into neighboring Pakistan annually, according to a new report that an observer said could foreshadow a crackdown on the black market.
TOKYO -- A Tokyo-based startup and a group of public and private investors aim to publish 50,000 new English-language titles of Japanese manga in five years -- over three times the current available total -- with artificial intelligence, Nikkei has learned.
TOKYO -- The incoming chief executive of Japan's MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings has told Nikkei that he aims to unwind all cross-shareholdings within two years at the earliest at one of the core insurance units, a move that would accelerate the previous deadline by several years.
TOKYO -- Intel will partner with 14 Japanese companies to develop technology to automate "back-end" chipmaking processes like packaging, Nikkei learned Monday, as the U.S. and Japan look to cut geopolitical risks to their semiconductor supply chains.
TOKYO -- Japan must improve access to contraception and abortion to boost economic productivity and tackle its aging population, the head of the world's largest NGO for sexual and reproductive health and rights told Nikkei Asia.
LOS ANGELES -- Airbnb sees great promise for growth in the Asia-Pacific region, CEO Brian Chesky told Nikkei in a recent interview, adding that the leading vacation rental platform will continue to connect Chinese tourists with the world by offering overseas listings.
HONG KONG -- Chinese-owned media are distancing themselves from Asia's highest-profile journalism prize amid rising domestic pressure on those seen to be "colluding with foreign forces."