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JAKARTA -- State-owned Pupuk Indonesia, one of Asia's major fertilizer producers, wants to accelerate its "clean ammonia" development projects as it hopes to tap into demand for the chemical, which is being touted as a future fuel source in countries such as Japan and South Korea.
KYOTO -- Kyoto's famed Gion district is struggling to balance its centuries-old way of life against the pressure to welcome ever-greater numbers of foreign tourists, some of whose misbehavior has residents pushing back.
NEW DELHI -- Narendra Modi has been sworn in as India's prime minister for a historic third straight term, becoming only the second leader after Jawaharlal Nehru to achieve the feat. Although his Bharatiya Janata Party lost its outright majority in the nation's recent general election, it is returning to power with the support of allies in the National Democratic Alliance.
TOKYO -- Japan plans to register all foreigners that have newly moved to the country in the public pension program by October, aiming to strengthen requirements and shore up a foundation for long-term social stability.
TOKYO/JAKARTA -- The recent discovery of a natural gas reservoir off the coast of Sumatra will form the backbone for Indonesia's energy transition, the country's energy minister told Nikkei Asia.
HONG KONG -- GMT Research, the accounting research firm that took on PwC over its auditing of embattled developer China Evergrande Group, says it will no longer do on-the-ground investigations in mainland China, as a new state secrets law has sown uncertainty.
TOKYO -- Hitachi plans to train 50,000 employees by 2027 who will be capable of developing new services using generative artificial intelligence.
TOKYO -- Japan's regional airports are seeing a recovery in international travelers as foreign tourists flood the country, returning in fiscal 2023 to just over 60% of the total for pre-pandemic fiscal 2019, but an absence of visitors from China is a headwind on a full recovery.