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Japanese aggression: 80th anniversary of victory of Chinese people’s resistance marked
Business Recorder
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August 18, 2025
LAHORE: Chinese Consulate Acting Consul General Lahore Cao Ke has said that China and Pakistan, as all-weather strategic cooperative partners, key members of the Global South and the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, are glued together to...
Japan's Nikkei hits record high as automakers rise on weaker yen
Channel News Asia
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August 18, 2025
TOKYO :Japan's Nikkei share average extended their gains from last week to hit a record high on Monday, tracking the Dow Jones's higher finish last week, as a weaker yen boosted automakers' stocks. The Nikkei rose 0.7 per cent to 43,683.56 as of...
Japanese Yen movements against the US Dollar driving our Kiwi dollar direction
interest.co.nz
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Summary of key points: - A mixed bag of US economic data bounces the US Dollar around Why Japanese Yen movements are important for NZ dollar direction The bread and butter of New Zealand’s freight costs A mixed bag of US economic data bounces the...
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi To Arrive In India Today For Key Talks With EAM Jaishankar, NSA Doval Amid Trump Tariffs
Ommcom News
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August 18, 2025
New Delhi: Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi will begin his two-day visit to India on Monday, where he will hold crucial bilateral meeting with External Affairs Minister (EAM) S. Jaishankar. However, the Chinese Foreign Minister’s visit also...
Japanese used car exports to Sri Lanka jump after ban lifted
Nikkei Asia
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August 18, 2025
Automobiles Value of pre-owned vehicles imported from Japan hit $318m in 1st half Used cars from Japan are popular in Sri Lanka, where traffic also runs on the left-hand side. (Photo obtained by Nikkei) HATSUKI SATO August 18, 2025 09:30 JST TOKYO...
Japan’s Quantum Computing Industry Gathers Momentum
News On Japan
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August 18, 2025
TOKYO, Aug 18 (News On Japan) - The entrepreneurs who continue to challenge themselves to change the world are now attracting even greater attention as they push into the unknown frontiers of quantum computing. Their breakthroughs have drawn wide...
Japan Emerges as Key Hub in Asia’s Expanding Data Center Industry
News On Japan
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August 18, 2025
TOKYO, Aug 18 (News On Japan) - With the AI development race intensifying and Meta announcing a trillion-yen investment, data centers are gaining increasing attention. Japan’s data center industry is entering a new phase of prominence, and a...
Japan Shares Due For Profit Taking On Monday
RTTNews
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August 17, 2025
The Japan stock market bounced higher again on Friday, one day after snapping the six-day winning streak in which it had surged more than 3,000 points or 7.3 percent. The Nikkei 225 now sits just beneath the 43,380-point plateau although investors...
Japan’s Nikkei Stock Average Hits Record High, Fast Retailing Leads Gains
The Japan News
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August 18, 2025
Yomiuri Shimbun file photo The Tokyo Stock Exchange Reuters 10:04 JST, August 18, 2025 TOKYO, Aug 18 (Reuters) – Japan’s Nikkei share average hit a record high on Monday, tracking the Dow Jones’s higher finish last week, with Uniqlo-brand owner...
Japan man offers ‘sex or insemination’ sperm donation service, helps 7 get pregnant
South China Morning Post
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August 18, 2025
A sperm donor in Japan who helps women get pregnant by actually sleeping with them has sparked lively online discussion. The 38-year-old, known by the alias Hajime, also offers a no-sex insemination option using his sperm. An office worker based...
Pacific movie tide turns
Islands Business
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August 18, 2025
MINISTERS and senior Pacific government officials meet in Brisbane, Australia, today (Monday) to discuss national and regional infrastructure plans. Selected speakers will address key industry issues through a series of panel discussions and...
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi to Visit India Ahead of Modi’s Trip to China
Capital FM Kenya
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August 17, 2025
Aug 17 – Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi will visit India from August 18–19, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) announced on Saturday. The visit, at the invitation of National Security Advisor Ajit Doval, will include the 24th round of the...
China's FM to visit Pakistan after India trip
The Express Tribune
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August 18, 2025
ISLAMABAD: China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi will arrive in Islamabad this week to lead his country in the Pakistan-China strategic dialogue and hold meetings with the civil and military leadership to discuss bilateral ties along with key regional...
Chinese CPEC IPPs press govt for Rs475bn dues
Business Recorder
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August 18, 2025
ISLAMABAD: As the date of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s visit to China draws closer, Chinese CPEC Independent Power Producers (IPPs) have mounted pressure on the government for clearance of their outstanding receivables, which currently stand at...
China’s $14 trillion stock market is a headache for both Xi and Trump
The Straits Times
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August 17, 2025
BEIJING - At the heart of why consumers in China save so much and spend so little, and why Chinese President Xi Jinping and his US counterpart Donald Trump will struggle to change that behaviour even if they want to, lies the country’s US$11...
India’s America problem
The News International
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TARIFFS On August 6, 2025, US President Donald Trump, signed an Executive Order imposing an additional 25 per cent ad valorem tariff on all Indian imports into the US, raising the overall tariffs to 50 per cent. The White House’s official...
Pacific discusses infrastructure
Islands Business
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August 18, 2025
TUVALU has joined the list of countries which have threatened not to attend the Pacific Islands Forum in Solomon Islands after the hosts blocked all external partners over a rift with Taiwan. Prime Minister Feleti Teo said he had written to his...
‘China refines Russian Oil and sells it back to Europe’: Rubio flags sanctions loophole
Financial Express
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US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the Russian oil that China is buying is being refined by Beijing, and that refined oil is then sold into the global marketplace. “Well, if you look at the oil that’s going to China and being refined, a lot of...
Chinese pharma firms Hengrui, Hansoh expected to post strong first-half profits
South China Morning Post
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August 17, 2025
Jiangsu Hengrui Pharmaceuticals and Hansoh Pharmaceutical Group, two of China’s largest drug makers, are expected to report significantly improved profits, buoyed by novel drug roll-outs and revenue from technology licensing. On August 21,...
India Independence Day Press Statement Secretary of State Marco Rubio, August 14, 2025
News India Times
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August 17, 2025
Secretary of State Marco Rubio meets Indian counterpart Dr. S. Jaishankar in Washington, D.C., Jan. 21, 2025. PHOTO: X @DrSJaishankar On behalf of the United States, I extend our congratulations and warm wishes to the people of India as they...