With reduced access to the EU’s single bloc economy, British Prime Minister Theresa May wants to assure her peers and British businesses that she can live up to their aspirations, deliver Brexit, and still manage the economy. As per a… Read More ›
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Japan can legally shoot down missile flying over its territory
Although, Japan is not known to have this defense capability, Japan’s defense minister has clarified, it can legally do so. On Thursday, Japanese Defense Minister Itsunori Onodera stated the country could legally intercept a North Korean missile headed towards Guam…. Read More ›
Midst tensions with China, Vietnam wins U.S. defence pledge
An increasingly aggressive China is facing threats in different fronts. A misstep in any one area will significantly dent and hammer its economic and geo-political ambitions. With China flexing its muscles in the South China Sea, Vietnam has won… Read More ›
Softbank, Greylock Partners, GM and others invest in Silicon Valley self-driving startup Nauto
Nauto has had the distinction of attracting big names from the auto industry in its funding rounds. Palo Alto-based Nauto, a Silicon Valley startup which develops software for self-driving vehicles, has disclosed it closed a $159 million series B funding… Read More ›
EU concludes FTA with Japan – subject to terms of final negotiations
The political agreement, hammered out on the eve of the G20 meet, is dripping with symbolism. On Thursday, in a significant development, the European Union and Japan agreed to a free trade agreement in contrast to U.S. President Donald… Read More ›
U.S. – South Korea conduct joint air drill to avert war with North Korea
The joint drill, a stark warning to North Korea, is pregnant with economic consequences for North Korea’s immediate neighbours. In what is likely to be a veiled warning to its warring neighbor, On Tuesday, South Korea disclosed that it had… Read More ›
Korean Peninsula heating up in the wake of missile launches by the North
The economic consequences of a limited skirmish are enormous. In its latest defiance of world pressure, North Korea has fired, at least, one short-ranged ballistic missile on Monday which landed in the sea off its east coast. The Scud-class ballistic… Read More ›
The Chief of U.S. Pacific Command visits Japan’s East China Sea radar station
The move comes in the wake of North Korea show casing its ICBM capabilities. In a move that is likely to needle China, the head of the U.S. Pacific Command has visited a Japanese radar station on the edge of… Read More ›
The gasoline industry is all set to be transformed
Asian economies and electric carmakers are going to be key players in this unfolding scenario. Oil and auto executives have disclosed, with India and China shifting their focus from gas-guzzling gasoline engine powered cars to electric vehicles, demand for gasoline… Read More ›
Broadcom positions itself to win Toshiba’s chip manufacturing unit
Japan is making every effort to ensure that the sale of Toshiba’s chip manufacturing unit, which it deems as a risk of national security, does not fall into the hands of the Chinese. Japanese newspaper Asahi has reported that a… Read More ›
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