Nissan and Honda weigh tie-up on software and EV charging
TOKYO -- Nissan Motor and Honda Motor are considering sharing automotive software in an effort to deploy cutting-edge capabilities more cheaply and quickly.
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South China Sea: most Filipinos want Beijing to follow rules-based order, survey shows
Philippine Armed Forces Chief of Staff General Romeo Brawner Jnr said in a press briefing late Thursday that these measures would include “fighting back” during self-defence sea operations, protecting potential targets from Chinese missile and drone attacks, as well as countering Chinese fake news about the dispute.
Rejection of US help in South China Sea shows Philippines acting on its own: analysts
Chinese and Philippine ships have been embroiled in a series of confrontations in the contested seaway in recent months.
Firms weigh removing Taiwan staff from China after death penalty threat, Reuters reports
Some foreign companies are considering moving Taiwanese employees out of China after Beijing said it could impose the death penalty on "diehard" Taiwan independence separatists, said four people familiar with the matter.
Court in Japan allows transgender woman to officially change gender without compulsory surgery
TOKYO (AP) — A Japanese high court has approved a legal gender change for a transgender woman without requiring compulsory gender-affirming surgery, a step that LGBGQ+ groups on Thursday called a mixed victory.
US and South Korea sign joint nuclear deterrence guidelines in face of North Korean threats
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The U.S. and South Korea signed joint nuclear deterrence guidelines for the first time, a basic yet important step in their efforts to improve their ability to respond to North Korea’s evolving nuclear threats.
The search intensifies for dozens buried in an Indonesian landslide that killed at least 23 people
PALU, Indonesia (AP) — Search efforts for those trapped in a deadly landslide intensified Wednesday, with more rescuers deployed to search an unauthorized gold mine on Indonesia’s Sulawesi island that saw 23 deaths over the weekend.