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TOKYO -- Japanese financial services group SBI Holdings will partner with U.S. investment firm Franklin Templeton to establish a digital asset management company as early as this year to prepare for Japan's approval of cryptocurrency exchange-traded funds, Nikkei has learned.
MANILA/JAKARTA -- Foreign ministers from Southeast Asian countries are convening in Laos this week for a series of meetings as the shadow of regional instability, underscored by civil unrest in Myanmar and tensions in the South China Sea, looms large.
TOKYO -- Chinese companies have been exporting precision parts used in Russian weapons to a Belarusian defense contractor even after it was hit with sanctions over Ukraine, documents seen by Nikkei show.
KUALA LUMPUR/SINGAPORE -- Malaysia and Singapore are broadening their oversight of some of the most popular social media, messaging platforms and market sites in order to curb surges in online scams and harm against minors.
VIENTIANE/SINGAPORE -- Thailand's national railway opened a new passenger service to Laos this month, the latest addition to an expanding Southeast Asian rail network aimed at increasing cross-border traffic of people and goods with China.
OSAKA -- The chairman and the president of Kobayashi Pharmaceutical will resign, Nikkei has learned, taking responsibility for the delayed disclosure of information and for health problems and deaths that could be linked to the company's red yeast rice supplement product.
TOKYO -- Canon is launching a flagship mirrorless camera this fall, following the release of similar models by Sony and Nikon, as the company looks to retain professional customers and stave off the challenges from rivals as the top camera maker.
TOKYO -- Leaders and representatives from 16 Pacific Island countries, plus Australia and New Zealand, gathered in Tokyo this week for the 10th Pacific Islands Leaders Meeting (PALM10). Japan has hosted a PALM meeting every three years since 1997, with this year's edition focusing on strengthening bilateral ties as China increases its clout in the region.