Tesla Debuts New Model Y in US, Europe in Bid to Revive Sales
Tesla launched a refreshed version of its best-selling Model Y sport utility vehicle in the US and Europe as the company looks to reverse its first annual sales decline in over a decade.
China’s Exports of Solar Silicon Outpace Imports For First Time
China’s exports of polysilicon used by the solar industry exceeded imports last year for the first time, as panel manufacturers shifted more operations overseas to contend with a glut at home.
Hawkish Bank of Japan Signals Will Buoy Yen, Strategists Say
The yen is primed for further gains after the Bank of Japan sent hawkish signals while raising the benchmark rate, according to strategists.
Bangkok to Get Free Public Transport for a Week as Smog Worsens
Thai Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra ordered public transport in Bangkok to be free for a week from Saturday, as authorities try to reduce traffic and ease the smog that has choked the city for ...
Australia PM Makes Pitch for Second Term as Polls Waver
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said a second term in office would see him “building Australia’s future” by bolstering education, manufacturing and health care as polls show dwindling enthusiasm among ...
BOJ Rate Hike: How Trump Tariffs, Yen Factor Into Central Bank Thinking
The Bank of Japan raised its key policy rate Friday to the highest level in 17 years. Waseda University Professor of Economics Masazumi Wakatabe, a former deputy governor of the central bank, speaks ...
JAL Top Executives Have Pay Docked After Pilot Drinking Incident
Two of Japan Airlines Co.’s most senior executives will have their pay docked after another incident that involved pilots drinking inappropriately.
China’s New Rules to Add $138 Billion Into Market, Analysts Say
Analysts see China’s latest initiatives injecting at least 1 trillion yuan ($138 billion) of additional flows in 2025 into its ailing stock market, with the most bullish calculation by JPMorgan Chase ...
Creditor Says Court Should Look for Fraud at China-Owned Company
A creditor to an overseas arm of China’s largest construction company is asking a US bankruptcy court to help investigate whether the firm may have committed fraud.
Bank of Japan Raises Interest Rate to Highest Level Since 2008
The Bank of Japan raised its key policy rate Friday to the highest level in 17 years, as Governor Kazuo Ueda continues his mission to return to central bank orthodoxy.
US-Singapore Subsea Cable Seen Worth $760 Million Gets Approval
The first subsea cable system directly connecting Singapore to the American west coast has been granted a landing license by the US, according to Keppel Ltd., bolstering the city-state’s push as ...
Trump and China Are Off to a Good Start. Will It Last?
Hi, this is Philip Glamann in Beijing, where everyone is looking forward to the long Lunar New Year holiday.