Hong Kong's first panda births raise hopes for tourism boost
HONG KONG -- Hong Kong is counting on its first ever giant panda births to help revive its tourism sector.
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HONG KONG -- Hong Kong is counting on its first ever giant panda births to help revive its tourism sector.
SHANGHAI -- Chinese semiconductor equipment maker Advanced Micro-Fabrication Equipment (AMEC) on Friday announced it has filed a lawsuit in an American court against the U.S. Department of Defense for adding it to a blacklist.
TOKYO -- Japan's SoftBank Group and conglomerates from South Korea and Thailand will join a fund aimed at making quick and "sizable" investments in AI startups, Nikkei Asia has learned.
TOKYO -- The World Bank Group's private-sector arm, the International Finance Corp., committed record-high Asia-Pacific investments and loans in fiscal 2024, which ended in June, increasing by 10% to 15% from the previous year, its regional vice president for Asia and the Pacific told Nikkei Asia.
KUALA LUMPUR -- Malaysia's economy in the April-June quarter grew 5.9% from a year earlier, accelerating from a 4.2% expansion during the previous three months, according to central bank data released on Friday.
BANGKOK -- The Thai parliament has convened to select a prime minister after Srettha Thavisin was removed from office by the Constitutional Court on Wednesday.
TOKYO -- Japan will supply naval ship antennas to Quad ally India in a bid to strengthen deterrence in the Indo-Pacific, Nikkei has learned, with the deal expected to be announced at a meeting between foreign and defense ministers in New Delhi on Tuesday.
TOKYO -- Japan's SoftBank Group and conglomerates from South Korea and Thailand will join a fund aimed at making quick and "sizable" investments in AI startups, Nikkei Asia has learned.