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US-China continue to sparr over South China sea, stirs fears of Black Sea
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Singapore, June 13 (ANI): Amid China's growing quest for control over Indo-Pacific, the superpower rivals China and the US continue to support their positions as speakers at this weekend's Shangri-La Dialogue security summit, Nikkei Asia reported
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US, Japan to offer ASEAN countries new supply chain of semiconductors
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], April 1 (ANI/Sputnik): The United States and Japan will ask the members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) to join a new supply chain framework for semiconductors and other strategic components to prevent their shortage and reduce reliance on Chine, the Nikk
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Ukraine crisis has made China's economy dependent on Japan's banks
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Beijing [China], March 14 (ANI): With dollar liquidity in Asia likely to become tighter amid the Ukraine crisis and China's banking system remaining domestically focused, Japan's megabanks in financing Asia's economy will be a critical factor in ensuring free flow of dollars in the region, r
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China's Bulk shipping rates tumble 90 per cent as the steel output shrinks
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Beijing [China], February 3 (ANI): China's Bulk shipping rates tumble 90 per cent as the steel output shrinks dramatically from last year's peak amid sharply lower demand for iron ore in China, the world's largest steel producer, as noted by Asia Nikkei.
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Chinese President Xi Jinping faces hurdles ahead of this year's National C
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Beijing [China], January 28 (ANI): China's President Xi Jinping faces hurdles ahead of this year's National Congress meeting as people in China begin to feel, deep down, that they may have a different top leader in five years, their attitudes may well change from that moment forward, as repo
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Pakistan's reliance on China for digitization indicates dependency, poses
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Beijing [China], December 5 (ANI): For digital transformation, Pakistan mostly relies on China's digital silk road, making it look more dependent. The China-Pakistan economic corridor is undergoing digital transformation with special emphasis on technology and telecommunications, reported NI
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Japan may test-launch domestic reusable rocket by 2030
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], November 28 (ANI/Sputnik): Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) is planning to begin the development of a reusable launch vehicle, with the first test launch expected by 2030, the Nikkei newspaper reported on Sunday.
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Japan to spend USD 5.2 billion for construction of semiconductor plants: R
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], November 23 (ANI/Sputnik): The government of Japan is planning to allocate approximately 600 billion yen (about USD 5.2 billion) as part of an additional budget for fiscal 2021 to support the construction of semiconductor manufacturing plants, the Nikkei newspaper reported on
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Violence in Afghanistan could worsen drug problem in Pakistan: Anti-narcot
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan] July 11 (ANI): Violence in Afghanistan could intensify drug trafficking and the problem of narcotics in Pakistan, an anti-narcotics official told NIKKEI Asia.
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Vietnam expands its maritime militia amid tensions in South China Sea
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Hanoi [Vietnam], June 13 (ANI): Amid rising tensions over the South China Sea, Vietnam is expanding its maritime militia off the southern coast, reported Nikkei Asia.
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Pakistan's stringent new media law stirs controversy
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], June 12 (ANI): Pakistan is trying to bulldoze through a new press law intended to consolidate government oversight of the media, raising concerns about further degradation of press freedom in the country, reported Nikkei Asia.
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Japan to let Myanmar students, interns stay even after visas expire
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], May 27 (ANI): Japan will let Myanmar citizens remain in the country legally even after their visas expire, in response to deteriorating political conditions in the Southeast Asian nation following the military coup, reported Nikkei Asia.
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