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Dec 30, 2024 · TOKYO -- In the summer of 2024, global financial markets were rocked by the unwinding of yen carry trades, in which investors borrow the Japanese currency at low interest rates to buy assets in ...

Dec 30, 2024 · Interview AI to account for 70% of semiconductor market in 2030: Tokyo Electron CEO. Chipmaking equipment maker will spend big on R&D to meet clients' needs, Toshiki Kawai says

Jan 1, 2025 · Shin Nakayama is editor-in-chief of Nikkei Asia. This year marks the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II, a conflict that claimed millions of lives and reshaped the global order.

Dec 31, 2024 · The Osaka Expo kicks off in 2025, India hosts its premier auto show and Singapore Prime Minister Lawrence Wong will look to notch up a strong mandate as the city state goes to the polls.

Dec 31, 2024 · TOKYO -- Japan Inc. is expected to keep unloading real estate assets in 2025, setting the stage for another bustling year for the country's property market, analysts and industry officials predict

Dec 29, 2024 · TOKYO -- Singapore's Keppel, Thailand's Amata and other companies involved in artificial intelligence investments will drive the Asian economy in 2025, market watchers across the region told Nikkei.

Dec 20, 2024 · The trillions of yuan that Beijing has poured into subsidies and other financial support for companies taking part in Made in China 2025 has aggravated imbalances in the economy between production ...

Dec 24, 2024 · Opinion Cambodia in 2025: Hun family faces external pressure and internal unrest. Father and son 'stuck' between sovereignty spats, Trump's hawks and nationalist dissent

Jan 1, 2025 · TOKYO -- Japan's private consumption is showing signs of growth and is projected to rise through 2025 to get back to pre-COVID levels. But inflation will polarize spending trends as many consumers ...