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Shimano's AI-powered bike gear shift gains traction in Europe
10+ hour, 52+ min ago (23+ words) SAKAI, Japan -- Bicycle component maker Shimano's automatic gear shifting system Q'Auto is being picked up by a growing number of manufacturers in Eur...
Japan considers compiling supplementary budget to fight fuel costs
44+ min ago (22+ words) TOKYO -- The Japanese government has begun deliberating whether it should compile a supplementary budget for the current fiscal year, through next Mar...
Japan long-term bond yields hit record highs amid fiscal concerns
1+ hour, 38+ min ago (25+ words) TOKYO -- Yields on 10-year Japanese government bonds hit their highest in 29 years at 2. 8% on Monday, as inflation and fiscal concerns pushed investor...
China chipmaker CXMT logs 1, 688% profit surge amid global memory crunch
5+ hour, 2+ min ago (23+ words) TAIPEI -- China's top memory chipmaker Chang Xin Memory Technologies (CXMT) said net profit skyrocketed over 1, 688% in the January-March period from th...
Thailand's Q1 GDP growth picks up, bucking trend among ASEAN peers
1+ hour, 38+ min ago (23+ words) BANGKOK -- Thailand's economic growth accelerated in the first quarter of 2026, driven by robust exports, official data showed on Monday, bucking a re...
Who owns the AI boom? South Korea begins to ask
1+ hour, 38+ min ago (30+ words) SEOUL -- South Korea's youth are being driven "to the edge of a cliff" by fears that even a lifetime of work will never be enough to get ahead. That is...
Samsung union and management resume negotiations to avert strike
1+ hour, 38+ min ago (19+ words) SEOUL -- Union leaders from Samsung Electronics'and company'management resumed talks over pay and bonuses'on Monday as the government considers using...
China's retail sales grow at slowest pace since COVID pandemic
1+ hour, 38+ min ago (26+ words) HONG KONG -- China's retail sales growth slowed to 0. 2% on the year in April, missing forecasts and signaling that policymakers have yet to find a sol...
Japan's Nidec to end China JV as it scales back EV drive parts
1+ hour, 38+ min ago (22+ words) KYOTO, Japan -- Nidec will dissolve its joint venture with a Chinese company for electric axles, the powertrains of electric vehicles, Nikkei learned...
Japan's cash registers or its fiscal policy: which is more embarrassing?
4+ hour, 53+ min ago (140+ words) Nikkei Asia Japan's cash registers or its fiscal policy: which is more embarrassing? PM Takaichi's frustration with tax change challenges misses bigger problems TOKYO -- Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's harsh comments about the logistical hurdles to her plan to freeze…...