Work
Renesas CEO criticizes Japan's wage hike culture as 'very local'
Chipmaker aims to lead the way to more modern business practices
Electronics
Chocolate mushroom-shaped earbuds sell out in 10 minutes
Japanese candy maker Meiji seeks to raise global profile of Chocorooms
Semiconductors
India's chipmaking ambitions shadowed by infrastructure concerns
3 new hubs approved this year, but unstable power persists
Finance
Temu to make Japan's PayPay payment service available on platform
Rapidly growing Chinese site will offer a Japanese payment option for first time
IPO
Alibaba cancels planned IPO of logistics unit Cainiao
E-commerce group has proposed buying all outstanding shares
Semiconductors
Dai Nippon Printing to mass produce photomasks for Rapidus chip
Company to invest $330m, enter domestic 2-nm semiconductor supply chain
Opinion
Asian companies need to be realistic about what AI can do for them
Productivity gains can fall far short of expectations given need for staff support
Automobiles
Australia dilutes fuel efficiency standard proposal after industry pressure
Under changes, some four-wheel drives classified as commercial vehicles
Technology
South Korea security expo features AI sound detection, crowd control help
Companies embrace new technology with focus on public safety
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Technology
Japan's Sakura Internet to offer startups affordable AI computing power
Data center company's share price rides artificial intelligence boom
Technology
Taiwan bets on Vietnam, Indonesia for future chip-industry talent
Government, employers and schools seek 320,000 international students by 2030
Opinion
Bill to bar TikTok reflects diminishing U.S. confidence
Social media platforms have been influence and intelligence tools for Washington
Technology
Fujitsu taps generative AI to help speed drug development
Technology predicts state of target protein 10 times as fast
Technology
Fanuc revamps connected-factory platform to better meet client needs
Greater access to data aids companies looking to boost efficiency
Semiconductors
Japan's Toppan shifts image sensor component production to China
Equipment used to make key camera chips not subject to U.S. restrictions
Telecommunication
Philippines' undersea cable network to boost call center industry
Project expected to bring stable internet and new jobs to more remote islands
Technology
Food delivery service Meituan beats revenue forecast
Leading Chinese operator eyes expansion into other markets
Editor-in-Chief’s Picks
Letter from Nikkei Asia's editor: Southeast Asia's startup winter
Shin Nakayama shares his weekly reflections and recommendations
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Technology
Reddit co-founder's fund to bet on Japan-U.S. chip alliance
Alexis Ohanian is hopeful more Japanese AI startups will emerge
Semiconductors
Lam Research eyes Vietnam chip supply chain as China curbs bite
Steady stream of semiconductor players enters country amid tech war
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Defense
Missile tech flows to North Korea disguised as academic research
Over 100 suspected U.N. sanctions violations, 80% linked to China
Interview
ASEAN's digital economy growth hinges on upskilling: BCG chair
Rich Lesser says region has to invest in both current and future generations
Semiconductors
China chip expo shows investment buildup amid plans for huge new fund
Beijing seeks to grow domestic supply chain free from U.S. restrictions
#techAsia
Nvidia goes big and U.S. chip projects stutter
The inside story on the Asia tech trends that matter, from Nikkei Asia and the Financial Times
Technology
Japanese startup generates AI models from 'evolutionary' process
Algorithm creates hundreds of 'offspring' from 'parents' and selects the best