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TOKYO -- The Bank of Japan contributed a record 2.17 trillion yen ($13.8 billion) to the government's coffers in fiscal 2023, according to full-year results published Wednesday, though higher interest rates have fueled concerns over the central bank's financial future.
TOKYO -- A code of conduct meant to minimize the risk of conflict in the South China Sea, where many countries have overlapping maritime claims, will be concluded between ASEAN and China by next year, ASEAN Secretary-General Kao Kim Hourn told Nikkei Asia.
SYDNEY -- British miner Anglo American has rejected a last-ditch request by BHP to extend talks on the Australian giant's proposed $49.18 billion takeover of the company, delivering its verdict hours before a deadline for BHP to submit a formal offer.
BALI, Indonesia -- Water infrastructure companies from Japan, China and South Korea are eager take part in Indonesia's ambitious multibillion-dollar project to build a new capital, as the first phase of the relocation is set to start in August.
BANGKOK -- Former Thai prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra was charged on Wednesday under the kingdom's stringent laws against royal insult and computer crime, stemming from comments made in 2015 to a South Korean news outlet.
BEIJING -- The International Monetary Fund on Wednesday raised China's economic growth outlook but said additional policies are required to support its struggling housing market.
TOKYO -- Cambodia expects growing Japanese investment to help curb its economic dependence on China, the Southeast Asian nation's deputy prime minister told Nikkei Asia.
BANGKOK -- Major Thai gas station operator PTG Energy is retooling operations with the anticipated spread of electric vehicles, increasing coffee shops under its umbrella fivefold over the next three years and boosting the ratio of non-oil businesses in gross profit to 50%.