HONG KONG -- Chickeeduck, a Hong Kong children's clothing retailer which pivoted to embrace the city's 2019 protest movement, is to shut its remaining stores in the city, amid supply chain troubles and pressure from local authorities.

SINGAPORE -- U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo on Thursday said the new economic framework that her country plans to launch for Indo-Pacific will be "flexible and inclusive," concluding a trip to Asia designed to help Washington deepen ties with the region.

TOKYO -- Japan's Financial Services Agency will issue a "business improvement order" to Mizuho Bank and its parent company Mizuho Financial Group as a slap on their wrists for transacting illegal remittances, Nikkei has learned.

TOKYO -- Japan has begun preparation to increase host-nation support for the American forces stationed in the country beginning next year, Nikkei has learned.

TAIPEI -- Taiwan has upgraded nearly half of its fleet of F-16 fighter jets, the self-ruled island's air force said Thursday, bolstering its defense capability with cooperation from the U.S. despite years of objections from mainland China.

BEIJING -- With the Chinese Communist Party adopting a landmark resolution that cements President Xi Jinping's place in party history, there are signs that his next move will be to revive the post of party chairman, famously held by Mao Zedong for three decades.

TOKYO -- Mizuho Financial Group President Tatsufumi Sakai will resign, Nikkei learned Thursday, taking responsibility for a series of system failures that have drawn the rebuke of financial authorities.

HONG KONG -- Alibaba Group Holding warned of slower revenue growth in the quarters ahead on Thursday after the e-commerce giant posted a major fall in net income for the quarter ended in September.

ISTANBUL -- The Turkish central bank slashed its benchmark policy rate for the third month in a row Thursday despite the country's acute inflation, sending the lira to an all-time low.

The following is the text of the Chinese Communist Party's latest resolution on history released by the official Xinhua News Agency. Follow Nikkei Asia's in-depth coverage of Chinese politics here .

Resolution of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China on the Major Achievements and Historical Experience of the Party over the Past Century

Adopted at the Sixth Plenary Session of the 19th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China on November 11, 2021

Preamble

Since its founding in 1921