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Trump signed an executive order on Thursday raising "reciprocal" tariff rates from the 10% baseline on all countries' exports. Several Asian partners that saw their rates change -- to 40% for Laos, 25 ...
TOKYO -- U.S. President Donald Trump's tariffs will create regional trading blocs and realign global supply chains, the CEO of Japanese trading house Marubeni has warned.
KOBE, Japan -- A private equity firm backed by the world's top luxury group, LVMH, has acquired a majority stake in Kisshokichi Holdings, which operates a major chain of Kobe beef restaurants in Japan ...
SINGAPORE -- At a time of proliferating regional conflicts and worries over fraying global security alliances, Southeast Asia's "poisonous shrimp" Singapore is buying some more venom.
TOKYO -- Tokyo Electric Power Co. Holdings reported Thursday a group net loss of 857.6 billion yen ($5.68 billion) for the ...
"Global Human Resources" has been a project pushed by the government in Japan since around 2010. It aims to nurture globally efficient workers who can help revitalize the country's economy.
Vietnam, whose exports will be subject to 20% tariffs, is the largest producer of Adidas products sold in the U.S. The ...
BANGKOK -- Thailand's state-owned utility, the Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (EGAT), is working toward using some hydrogen fuel at its natural-gas-fired power plants to reduce its ...
TOKYO -- Fujitsu aims to develop a superconducting quantum computer on a par with the world's most powerful machines by fiscal 2030 using advanced cooling methods, as the country looks to catch up ...
TOKYO -- Japan should be able to secure a 15% rate for the new sectorial tariff the U.S. is planning to impose on chips, Ryosei Akazawa, Japan's lead tariff negotiator, told Nikkei in an exclusive ...
Speaking in a regular press conference after the announcement, Sheinbaum said the pause safeguards the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) and means goods compliant with the pact will continue to be ...