SEOUL -- Samsung Electronics is warning that the global memory chip shortage will worsen next year as anxious customers are already placing orders for 2027 even as the company's ability to fill them has fallen to a historic low.

TOKYO -- Ford Motor is treading a fine line as it seeks new partnerships with Chinese automakers to enhance its global competitiveness, yet remains cautious about bringing them to its home turf.

TOKYO -- The yen weakened past the psychologically significant threshold of 160 to the dollar on Thursday and long-term Japanese government bond (JGB) yields surged to above 2.5%, as fears grew over the consequences of inflation fueled by the deepening energy crisis sparked by the prolonged war in the Middle East.

TOKYO -- MBK Partners, an Asian private equity firm, has decided to abandon its planned takeover of Japanese machine tool maker Makino Milling Machine, sources have told Nikkei.

TOKYO -- Japan Airlines (JAL) projects its net profit of 110 billion yen ($686 million) for the fiscal year ending March 2027, down 20.1% from the previous year, with uncertainty in global travel demand and fuel prices over the Iran war.

SHANGHAI -- Shenzhen Metro Group on Wednesday reported a record net loss of 37.5 billion yuan ($5.48 billion) for 2025, with its 27% stake -- the largest among shareholders -- in troubled property developer China Vanke dragging down earnings and highlighting the widening fallout from China's property slump.

TOKYO -- Japan Airlines (JAL) projects its net profit of 110 billion yen ($686 million) for the fiscal year ending March 2027, down 20.1% from the previous year, due to uncertainty in global travel demand and fuel prices over the Iran war.

SHANGHAI/HONG KONG -- Global pharmaceutical executives are hungry for more deals with Chinese biotech companies after a record year, even as a stock market boom shows signs of cooling down.

TOKYO -- The yen weakened past a psychologically significant threshold of 160 to the dollar, and long-term Japanese government bond (JGB) yields surged to 2.5% on Thursday as fears grew over the consequences of inflation fueled by a deepening energy crisis brought on by the prolonged war in the Middle East.