TOKYO -- Toyota Motor said on Friday it plans to produce about 800,000 vehicles globally in December, up from about 760,000 a year earlier, and maintain its plan of producing 9 million vehicles during the financial year ending on March 31.
Hong Kong's M+ museum finally open despite censorship uproar
HONG KONG -- Hong Kong's long-awaited M+ Museum of visual culture officially has finally opened its doors despite mounting concerns over whether the institution can stay true to its global ambitions and keep its promise of shaking off Beijing in today's politically sensitive climate.
Nobel-winning Russian journalist vows to combat fake news
MOSCOW -- Fake news is a tactic of modern warfare intended to destroy an enemy's infrastructure just as a missile does, says Russian journalist Dmitry Muratov, who was awarded this year's Nobel Peace Prize.
Japan's Foreign Minister Hayashi: China hand or too pro-Beijing?
TOKYO -- Japan's new Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi will immediately be shoved into the driver's seat of a fast-moving car, tasked with avoiding the roadblocks and potholes looming ahead, mostly related to China.
Zomato invests $125m in Indian tech startups amid widening loss
BENGALURU -- Food deliverer Zomato is staking a claim in India's hyperlocal delivery segment, turning the heat on incumbents such as SoftBank-backed Swiggy and Google-backed Dunzo.
Mobile ambitions weigh on Japan's Rakuten for 3rd straight quarter
TOKYO -- Mobile ambitions continue to weigh on Japanese e-commerce heavyweight Rakuten Group as the global chip shortage delays its domestic network buildup by six months.
Full text of Chinese Communist Party's 6th plenum communique
The Chinese Communist Party's Central Committee on Thursday approved a resolution on the party's history and achievements, concluding the sixth plenary session of the party's 19th Central Committee, which started on Monday. The following is the full text of the communique released by the official Xinhua News Agency.
Communique of the Sixth Plenary Session of the 19th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China
Adopted at the Sixth Plenary Session of the 19th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China on November
Indonesia's GoTo raises $1.3bn ahead of local IPO amid tech boom
SINGAPORE (Reuters) -- Indonesia's biggest tech firm GoTo Group said on Thursday it had secured more than $1.3 billion in the first close of its pre-IPO funding round, which two sources said could launch in the first half of next year.
Grab reports $988m net loss for Q3 as lockdowns hit ride-hailing
SINGAPORE -- Southeast Asian unicorn Grab on Thursday reported a net loss of $988 million for the July-September quarter, worsened from a $621 million loss a year earlier, as heightened COVID-19 control measures in the region hit its core ride-hailing business.
PM Kishida's support steady at 61% despite unpopular cash payout
TOKYO -- Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's new cabinet enjoys approval from 61% of the public, the latest Nikkei poll finds, largely unchanged from October despite the public's opposition to his costly cash handout plan.