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Exclusive: Toyota turns to Chinese tech to reach its electric holy grail

Toyota Motor Corp (7203.T) will launch an all-electric small sedan in China late next year, having turned to local partner BYD (002594.SZ) for key…

4 years ago

Valuations of Southeast Asian startups becoming ‘irrational’ -Golden Gate

Valuations of startups in Southeast Asia, home to popular online platforms such as Grab and Sea (SE.N), have become irrational due…

4 years ago

WHO says it is not yet clear if Omicron causes more severe disease

The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Sunday that it is not yet clear if the new Omicron coronavirus variant…

4 years ago

Japan Oct retail sales boosted by fuel-price spike, broad trend still soft

Japan's retail sales rose for the first time in three months in October, though less than expected, and the underlying…

4 years ago

EXCLUSIVE Europe’s telcos want U.S. tech giants to help fund network costs

U.S. tech giants should bear some of the costs of developing Europe's telecoms networks because they use them so heavily,…

4 years ago

Leadership shake-up to test Mexican central bank as inflation soars

Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador's surprise shakeup of the nomination process for the Bank of Mexico's (Banxico) next chief…

4 years ago

Nokia to team up with YADRO to build 4G, 5G base stations in Russia

Nokia (NOKIA.HE) and Russia's YADRO plan to set up a joint venture to build 4G and 5G telecom base stations in Russia,…

4 years ago

Italy’s Enel cranks up spending to become carbon-free by 2040

Europe's biggest utility Enel (ENEI.MI) will spend 170 billion euros ($191.2 billion) to 2030 and will seek to draw in additional funds…

4 years ago

Asian shares on edge as U.S. bond yields rise, oil volatile

Share markets were jittery in early Asia on Wednesday as trading was buffeted by a step-up in U.S. Treasury yields…

4 years ago

EXCLUSIVE Major Toshiba shareholder objects to break-up, urges board to solicit offers

Toshiba Corp's (6502.T) second-largest shareholder on Wednesday objected to the Japanese conglomerate's plan to split itself into three companies and called on…

4 years ago