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Seoul’s industry minister says China’s grip on graphite threatens Inflation Reduction Act incentives
Washington urges Japan, South Korea and the Netherlands to tighten supply of tools and technology
Decision will result in up to 2,800 job losses at Britain’s biggest producer of the commodity
Legal & General and Abrdn criticise offer as undervaluing UK-listed miner
The £31bn deal would be the biggest in the mining sector on record but faces many hurdles
Any deal would need South African government’s approval while cost savings are another issue
Combination would bring together two of the industry’s largest companies as copper demand soars
Promotion of Hong Kong based insider Hidehiro Imatsu follows months-long leadership vacuum
Insiders say ByteDance exerting increasing influence over platform despite US pressure over ownership
The inside story on the Asia tech trends that matter, from Nikkei Asia and the Financial Times
The company’s global plans range from solar modules and electric buses, trucks and trains to complex transport systems. But is it trying to do too much?
Chatbots will soon take over much of the work of human agents, forecasts chief of Indian IT group
Tokyo urges alliances to stay competitive but companies wary of giving up control
Video app vows legal battle to prevent effort to separate it from Chinese parent
At depressed valuations, SenseTime offers a low-risk bet on a potential winner
Japanese carmaker has fallen behind in electric vehicle race and lacks scale needed to compete globally
Chabaidao’s experience reflects weak local investor sentiment
Shares of Chinese bubble tea chain ChaPanda drop as much as 38% on first day of trading
Country’s largest share sale draws investors including GQG Partners and Fidelity
High costs and concerns over efficacy and side effects limit uptake of first treatment as another nears approval
Shanghai’s AutoFlight wins approval for unmanned aircraft in nascent market forecast to be worth $1.5tn a year by 2040
Apparent whistleblower report cites concerns over firm’s work for collapsed Chinese developer
Internet regulator orders delisting of two Meta-owned apps over ‘national security concerns’
President Yoon Suk Yeol has pledged to target private use of company vehicles
Plus, Blackstone’s M&A machine revs up and Arnault lays the groundwork for LVMH’s future
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