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TOKYO -- Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings has launched an investment fund focused on private assets with U.S.-based Apollo Global Management, Nikkei has learned, amid growing demand for these products in Japan.
HONG KONG -- An apparent initial effort by Chinese authorities to suppress news about the stabbing of four American instructors on its soil earlier this week highlights concern for fragile U.S. ties, experts said.
TOKYO -- Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida plans to draw attention to security concerns involving China at this week's Group of Seven summit, tying the discussion to economic issues in order to keep the grouping focused on developments in East Asia.
TOKYO -- Toshiba plans roughly 100 billion yen ($640 million) in capital spending to build up its semiconductor business over the next three years, according to a top executive, as the Japanese industrial group pursues new growth since going private.
TOKYO -- Isuzu Motors is under pressure in the crucial market of Thailand, where tougher borrowing conditions are squeezing buyers of its pickup trucks.
TOKYO -- Vietnam's Dong Nai province, known as the most affected by contamination from defoliants used during the Vietnam War, is transforming itself into an economic hub as part of the greater Ho Chi Minh City area, with a new airport and industrial parks in the pipeline.
BANGKOK -- Thailand's central bank kept its key interest rate unchanged at 2.5%, following a monetary policy committee meeting on Wednesday, as the country's inflation rate returned to the bank's target range for the first time in a year.
NEW YORK -- With the Japanese yen hovering at weak levels against the dollar and showing no sign of strengthening significantly, the government is taking steps to intervene and buoy the currency.