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EIT InnoEnergy, one of Europe's largest green investment funds, is considering opening an office in Japan to invest in clean energy start-ups.
Taiwan has experienced unprecedented subsea cable disruptions this year. While some were caused by natural cable aging, one incident was particularly alarming: In February, a captain and crew of ...
HONG KONG -- Stocks of major Chinese pharmaceutical companies tumbled Thursday due to concerns that the U.S. is considering major restrictions on the sector, which has taken off in recent years.
Manila's foreign ministry said it has sovereignty and jurisdiction over Scarborough Shoal, which it calls Bajo de Masinloc, describing it as a "longstanding and integral part" of the Philippines. The ...
SEOUL -- South Korea's president said Thursday that he will maintain his approach of seeking economic cooperation with Japan, regardless of who becomes the country's next prime minister.
(Reuters) -- Chinese e-commerce leader Alibaba said on Thursday it plans to raise $3.2 billion through the sale of a zero-coupon convertible bond to fund international expansion and strengthen cloud ...
Protesters gather in front of the U.S. Embassy in Seoul on Sept. 9 amid public outcry over the arrest of South Korean citizens in America. They hold a sign bearing a message that can be translated as ...
TOKYO -- Three major Japanese petrochemical companies this week resorted to merging their plastic materials businesses in a bid to cope with growing competition from China, illustrating how ...
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) -- Mexico said on Wednesday it will raise tariffs on automobiles from China and other Asian countries to 50%, in a broad overhaul of import levies the government said would ...
BANGKOK -- Thailand's new Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul is expected to implement economic stimulus programs, including the revival of a popular shopping subsidy the country had during the ...
LONDON -- Saudi Arabia's Future Investment Initiative Institute will hold a conference in Tokyo this year, marking the first time the Japanese capital will host a "Davos in the Desert" event, Nikkei ...
MANILA -- Maritess Alvaro, 52, is a longtime resident of a neighborhood on the banks of the Angat River, which powers a dam and supplies water to Metro Manila and nearby provinces.