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CHINA

Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 10, 2021
China tightens rules on foreign IPOs in new blow to tech firms
Companies holding data on more than 1 million users must now apply for cybersecurity approval when seeking listings in other nations.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 10, 2021
China watchdog rejects Tencent-led game streaming deal
Chinese regulators rejected Huya's proposal to acquire rival DouYu, killing a deal that would have helped cement Tencent's lead in video game streaming.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 10, 2021
China’s youth are embracing Mao's message
The chairman's call for struggle and violence against capitalists is winning over a new audience of young people frustrated with long work hours and dwindling opportunities.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 10, 2021
It's a ‘golden age’ for Chinese brands bolstered by tech crackdown
From cosmetics to bubble tea, Chinese ventures making waves among a new generation of shoppers are becoming a magnet for funds hunting for their next big hit.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 9, 2021
Taliban resurgence raises terrorism fears from Moscow to Beijing
The Taliban have dramatically expanded their hold on Afghan territory in recent months, leaving the U.S.-backed government in control of little more than 20% of the country.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
Jul 9, 2021
China's Didi crackdown is all about controlling big data
The crackdown shows how big data is quickly turning into the next major battleground in a clash of superpowers.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jul 8, 2021
An outside look at the Chinese Communist Party's 100th birthday
President Xi Jinping's speech marking the 100-year anniversary of the Chinese Communist Party was never going to win the hearts and minds of China's neighbors — including Japan's media.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 8, 2021
China breaks the global model of venture capital investing
Now, China's crackdown on its ride-hailing giant Didi Global Inc. raises an uncomfortable question for the venture capital funds: Does their globe-trotting model work?
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 8, 2021
China's gene giant harvests data from millions of women
The U.S. has warned that the firm is amassing and analyzing data that could give China a path to economic and military advantage.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Jul 8, 2021
COVID-19 origins mirror SARS introduction from animals, study says
Debate about the pandemic's emergence has coalesced around two competing ideas: A laboratory escape scenario and a spillover from animals.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 7, 2021
China’s war against poverty may not be all that it seems
“Much of the poverty reduction in the first years after 1978 was simply a result of reversing bad Maoist policies,' according to one U.N. economist.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 7, 2021
After Afghanistan falls, what next?
Afghanistan's neighbors — Pakistan, Iran, China, India and the Central Asian countries — are wondering just how much it will cost them to maintain security after the United States is gone.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 7, 2021
U.S. envoy on North Korea speaks with Chinese counterpart
The United States' top envoy for North Korea spoke with his Chinese counterpart on Tuesday, a State Department spokesman said, after Pyongyang's repeated rejection of the Biden administration's attempts to establish dialogue.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jul 7, 2021
China's Xi takes dig at U.S. in speech to political parties around world
The Chinese leader urged political parties worldwide to oppose any country that engages in 'technology blockades,' an allusion to the U.S., which views China as its strategic competitor.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jul 7, 2021
China and U.S. can coexist in peace but challenge is enormous, White House Asia czar says
U.S. Indo-Pacific coordinator Kurt Campbell said there are likely to be 'periods of uncertainty, perhaps even periods of occasional raised tensions' between the two powers.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 6, 2021
Time for ASEAN minilateralism on Myanmar and territorial disputes in the South China Sea
Many Southeast Asian countries are too economically and strategically dependent on China to take a robust stance on the South China Sea disputes in favor of ASEAN claimant states
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 6, 2021
Deputy PM says Japan must defend Taiwan with U.S.
With the remarks, Aso became the most senior government official to state a clear scenario in which the SDF would be deployed to help defend another country or region.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / ANALYSIS
Jul 6, 2021
When will China rule the world? Maybe never.
A combination of reform failure, international isolation and financial crisis could halt China before it reaches the top.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / FOCUS
Jul 6, 2021
Didi shows all Chinese tech giants must first answer to Beijing
Over the past year, Xi Jinping's government has sought to gain control of the vast amounts of data held by large tech firms.
Man held after two injured in Tokyo Metro knife attack
Police outside Todaimae Station on the Namboku Line on Wednesday evening after a knife attack at the station 　
U.S. and Japan remain far apart on tariffs
Japan's Economic Revitalization Minister Ryosei Akazawa speaks to the press upon his arrival at Haneda Airport on April 18. He has said that all tariffs need to be reconsidered by the United States.
Japan's 'ice age' employment generation is at risk of poverty during retirement
Those who entered the job market from around 1993 to 2004, when long-term stagnation started, are likely to struggle even more to make ends meet after retirement.
India strikes Pakistan over Kashmir tourist killings
Indian paramilitary personnel stand guard along a road in Srinagar on Wednesday after New Delhi launched missile strikes on archrival Pakistan in a major escalation between the nuclear-armed neighbors.
Japan’s tycoon families seek buyouts to evade investor pressure
Akio Toyoda’s $42 billion plan to buy Toyota Industries is one of the examples in a recent wave of management buyout ambitions in Japan.
Celebrating Japan’s defeat at Shimoda’s Black Ships Festival
Tatsumi Onose (right), who plays the part of Commodore Matthew Perry in Shimoda's Black Ship Festival, says the historical episode the event is based on should be remembered for its positives more than its negatives.
'Big picture thinker': Ispace CEO Hakamada on reaching the moon and dreaming of starships
Takeshi Hakamada, founder and CEO of Ispace, says his primary interest in space development is not to abandon Earth, but to protect it.
The drive for luxury: Aston Martin Asia's president explains the desire for more
While for Aston Martin, it’s all about delivering luxury, their regional president for Asia Gregory Adams' start in the auto industry in Japan was far more humble.
Why are rice prices still high in Japan?
Amid shortages, the price of a 5-kilogram bag of rice during the week of April 14 was ¥4,220.
Plug and Play wants to help Japanese startups go global
Phillip Vincent (right), Japan CEO of Plug and Play, and Ma Jingqian, head of ventures, at Plug and Play's Tokyo office, last month

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