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Tencent, NetEase rethink Japan approach as game strategy stalls
Tencent, NetEase rethink Japan approach as game strategy stalls
TENCENT Holdings and NetEase are reconsidering or scaling back many of their investments in Japanese studios, after years of spending yielded few hit games and the Chinese market staged...
GIC acquires another logistics facility in Japan
GIC acquires another logistics facility in Japan
Completed in 2022 and fully occupied, it spans an area of more than 126,000 square metresGIC has bought another logistics facility developed by Japanese real estate developer Daiwa House...
GIC acquires another logistics facility in Japan
GIC acquires another logistics facility in Japan
Completed in 2022 and fully occupied, it spans an area of more than 126,000 square metresGIC has bought another logistics facility developed by Japanese real estate developer Daiwa House...
Sony hikes PlayStation 5 price in Japan citing cost volatility
Sony hikes PlayStation 5 price in Japan citing cost volatility
The surprise move comes even as PS5 sales have slowed and Sony is widely expected to refresh its offering with a more powerful, mid-cycle revamp of the consoleSony Group...
Singtel, Hitachi to collaborate on data centres in Japan
Singtel, Hitachi to collaborate on data centres in Japan
They expect to ‘define more power-efficient methodologies that could advance any enterprise’s sustainability goals’THE regional data centre arm of Singtel’s Digital InfraCo unit, Nxera, is exploring opportunities with Hitachi...
Federal Reserve’s dovish shift a mixed blessing for Bank of Japan rate hike plan
Federal Reserve’s dovish shift a mixed blessing for Bank of Japan rate hike plan
THE US Federal Reserve’s dovish shift will likely give the Bank of Japan some respite in its battle to tame a weak yen, but could complicate its efforts to...
Sembcorp inks in-principle agreement to export green ammonia to Japan
Sembcorp inks in-principle agreement to export green ammonia to Japan
This comes after the company, together with Kyushu Electric Power and Sojitz, signed a heads of terms in June for green ammonia offtakeSEMBCORP Green Hydrogen, a wholly owned subsidiary...
Positive economic data from China and Japan lifts regional stocks; STI up 0.9%
Positive economic data from China and Japan lifts regional stocks; STI up 0.9%
SINGAPORE shares rose on Thursday (Aug 15) amid strong retail sales and gross domestic product data from China and Japan, respectively. The benchmark Straits Times Index (STI) rose 0.9...
Positive economic data from China and Japan lifts regional stocks; STI up 0.9%
Positive economic figures from China, Japan lift regional markets; STI up 0.9%
SINGAPORE shares rose on Thursday (Aug 15) amid strong retail sales and gross domestic product data from China and Japan, respectively. The benchmark Straits Times Index (STI) rose 0.9...
Carlyle delays Asia buyout fund close as Japan pool saps demand
Carlyle delays Asia buyout fund close as Japan pool saps demand
CARLYLE Group has delayed closing its new pan-Asian buyout fund as demand for a Japan-focused vehicle has syphoned off investor interest, according to sources familiar with the matter.The Washington-based...