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TOKYO -- Major Honda Motor shareholders, including Tokio Marine & Nichido Fire Insurance and MUFG Bank, will unload some 500 billion yen ($3.1 billion) of their stakes this month as they work to unwind cross-held shareholdings, the Japanese automaker announced Thursday.
SINGAPORE -- Volt Singapore, a unit of Singaporean asset manager Keppel, will build an electric vehicle fast-charging hub in the city-state to serve both commercial and passenger cars, the company announced Monday.
SINGAPORE -- Singapore is diversifying its food sources to help boost the land-scarce city-state's food security.
BANGKOK -- Thailand's conservatives are set to dominate the country's new 200-member Senate, adding pressure on the ruling pro-democracy Pheu Thai Party led by Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin as its popularity wanes.
SYDNEY -- Top officials from Australia and the U.S. have pledged to help Pacific countries tackle a steep decline in the number of correspondent banks, with the region hit hard by a global de-risking trend.
TOKYO -- Sanrio, the Japanese company behind Hello Kitty, aims to expand the licensing business through both digital and in-person channels, senior executive Seiichiro Matsumoto told Nikkei in a recent interview, as part of a push to boost brand recognition of its characters.
SHANGHAI -- Chinese conglomerate Fosun International will sell Hoshino Resorts Tomamu, a ski resort in Japan, for 40.8 billion yen ($252 million), according to plans announced Monday, as the group sheds nonstrategic assets in the face of a slumping property market in China.
TOKYO -- AESC Group will start producing a cheaper alternative to lithium-ion batteries at a new plant coming online in Spain in 2026, the Japan-based company said Thursday.