TOKYO, Jan 31, 2023 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Honda Motor Co., Ltd. today announced a summary of automobile production, Japan domestic sales, and export results for the month of December 2022. World Production Calendar Year of 2022– Production in Japan: 1st YOY increase in 4 years– Production outside Japan: 4th consecutive year of […]
TOKYO, Jan 31, 2023 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Mazda Motor Corporation’s production and sales results for December 2022 and for January through December 2022 are summarized below. I. Production 1. Domestic Production (1) December 2022Mazda’s domestic production volume in December 2022 decreased 20.2% year on year due to decreased production of passenger vehicles. […]
Indigenous children wearing T-shirt designs with the image of the Aboriginal flag take part in a dancing ceremony during the annual "Invasion Day" protest march through the streets of Sydney on Australia Day on Jan 26, 2023. (ROBERT WAALCE / AFP) SYDNEY – Thousands of Australians marked the country's national day celebrations on Thursday with […]
Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (right-podium) delivers a policy speech at the Ordinary Diet session in Tokyo on Jan 23, 2023. (YUICHI YAMAZAKI / AFP) Japanese Prime minister Fumio Kishida pledged on Monday to take urgent steps to tackle the country's declining birth rate, saying it was "now or never" for one of the world's […]
A phone box with numbers for suicide prevention support as well as a bible and messages of support, at Tojinbo cliffs in Japan. (CARL COURT / GETTY IMAGES) TOKYO — Japan's suicide rate increased from the previous year in 2022 owing to the increased rate among males for the first time in 13 years, the […]
A rabbit-shaped decoration is seen at a shopping mall in Beijing, Jan 7, 2023. (ZOU HONG / CHINA DAILY) We have just witnessed the end of 2022, a year that brought hardships on many due to a lingering pandemic, a deteriorating economy and a disastrous conflict with far-reaching consequences. Every time we thought we had […]
The learners' slope is almost devoid of snow at the Tūroa ski field on Mount Ruapehu, New Zealand on Sept 21, 2022, with climate change appearing to play a significant role. (NICK PERRY / AP) WELLINGTON – The year 2022 became New Zealand's warmest on record, knocking 2021 off the top spot, scientists said Wednesday. […]
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Japan's imperial family members (from left) Empress Emerita Michiko, Emperor Emeritus Akihito, Emperor Naruhito, Empress Masako, Princess Aiko, Crown Prince Akishino and Crown Princess Kiko wave to well-wishers for New Year's greetings at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo, Jan 2, 2023. (YOSHIKAZU TSUNO / POOL PHOTO VIA AP) TOKYO – Japan's Emperor Naruhito on Monday […]
A person in protective face mask walks along the harbor waterfront across from the Sydney Opera House in Sydney, Australia, Oct 6, 2021. (LOREN ELLIOTT / REUTERS) SYDNEY – Australia is gearing up to celebrate its first restriction-free New Year's Eve after two years of COVID disruptions, with more than a million revelers expected to […]
HIROSHIMA, Japan, Dec 26, 2022 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Mazda Motor Corporation’s production and sales results for November 2022 are summarized below. I. Production 1. Domestic Production Mazda’s domestic production volume in November 2022 decreased 11.9% year on year due to decreased production of passenger vehicles. [Domestic production of key models in November […]
The Central Economic Work Conference held in Beijing last week has naturally attracted attention, given the difficult year the Chinese economy has endured. The meeting vowed that growth, employment and prices will be stabilized and stressed that "the Chinese economy will continue to seek progress while maintaining stability next year" and overall improvement in economic […]
This photo taken on June 2017 shows Japan Air Self-Defense Force's F-35A stealth jet at a factory of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, in Toyoyama, central Japan. (KYODO NEWS VIA AP) TOKYO – A tax panel of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) on Thursday agreed to raise the country's key taxes to pay for the defense budget, […]
This photo taken on June 2017 shows Japan Air Self-Defense Force's F-35A stealth jet at a factory of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, in Toyoyama, central Japan. (KYODO NEWS VIA AP) TOKYO – A tax panel of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) on Thursday agreed to raise the country's key taxes to pay for the defense budget, […]
Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (second left) walks past a Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) Type 19 155 mm wheeled self-propelled howitzer (back left) and a Type 12 surface-to-ship missile (back right) as he inspects equipment during a review at JGSDF Camp Asaka in Tokyo on Nov 27, 2021. (KIYOSHI OTA / POOL / AFP) […]
TOKYO, Dec 9, 2022 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (hereafter, Mitsubishi Motors) announced that the all-new eK X EV (pronounced “eK ‘cross’ EV”), an all-electric kei-car(1), has won the 2022-2023 Japan Car of the Year and the K Car of the Year(2),(3). In awarding the Japan Car of the Year, the […]
Students and their family members walk in front of an exam hall ahead of the annual college entrance examinations in Seoul, South Korea, Nov 17, 2022. (HEO RAN / REUTERS) SEOUL – South Korea on Thursday passed laws to scrap its traditional method of counting ages and adopt the international standard – a shift which […]
In this handout photo released by Kazakhstan's President Press Office, Kazakhstan's President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev casts his ballot at a polling station in Astasna, Kazakhstan on Nov 20, 2022. (KAZAKHSTAN'S PRESIDENT PRESS OFFICE VIA AP) ALMATY – Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev was headed for a landslide victory in a snap election on Sunday, according to exit […]
The condition of Hong Kong’s economy should be of great concern to us all. Indeed, it was partly with the city’s economy in mind that COVID-19 restrictions for people entering Hong Kong were reduced to “0+3”. At the same, compulsory hotel quarantine has been substituted by three days of self-monitoring, either at home or in […]
TOKYO, Nov 10, 2022 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (hereafter, Mitsubishi Motors) today announced that the all-new eK X EV (pronounced “eK ‘cross’ EV”), an all-electric kei-car(1), has won the RJC Car of the Year for 2023(2) run by the Automotive Researchers’ and Journalists’ Conference of Japan (RJC). In addition, the […]
Thailand's central bank logo is seen at the Bank of Thailand in Bangkok, Thailand Apr 26, 2016. (JORGESILVA / REUTERS) BANGKOK – Thailand plans to sell 130 billion baht (US$3.41 billion) of government savings bonds in the current fiscal year starting in October to help finance the country's budget deficit, a finance ministry official said […]
New Malaysian Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob waves from a car, as he leaves after the inauguration ceremony, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Aug 21, 2021. (LIM HUEY TENG / REUTERS) KUALA LUMPUR – Malaysia's United Malays National Organisation party, which forms the biggest component of the ruling coalition, agreed to hold a general election this […]
HONG KONG, Sep 6, 2022 – (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – The 41st HKTDC Hong Kong Watch & Clock Fair and 10th Salon de TE, organised by the Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC), Hong Kong Watch Manufacturers Association Ltd and The Federation of Hong Kong Watch Trades and Industries Ltd, will run from 7 […]
SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA, Sep 5, 2022 – (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – HK DECOMAN Technology Limited (“DECOMAN”) is now expanding its footprint in Korea to capture the opportunities of growing demand for its services. With the Taiwan expansion begun in January, this is the second APAC market DECOMAN entered in 2022. Coworking space at the […]
TOKYO, Sep 2, 2022 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – The TOYOTA GAZOO Racing World Rally Team aims to return to the top step of the podium on the legendary Acropolis Rally in Greece on September 8-11, round 10 of the 2022 FIA World Rally Championship. 2022 GR YARIS Rally1 HYBRID Map Acropolis Rally Greece […]
ADELAIDE, AUS, Aug 29, 2022 – (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Avance Clinical, the leading Australian CRO for international biotechs, is sponsoring two awards – Biotech Company of the Year Private and Public – at the Informa Pharma Intelligence Awards 2022 and is also a finalist for the Best Contract Research Organization in APAC. The […]
HONG KONG, Aug 26, 2022 – (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – An established property developer in the PRC focusing on developing quality residential properties in the Yangtze River Delta Megalopolis for customers of all ages, Yincheng International Holding Co., Ltd. (“Yincheng International Holding” or the “Company”, together with its subsidiaries, the “Group”, Stock code: 1902.HK) […]
HONG KONG, Aug 26, 2022 – (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – China BlueChemical Ltd. (“China BlueChem” or the “Company,” stock code: 3983), the largest state-owned chemical fertiliser producer and the leading methanol producer in China, announced its unaudited interim results for the six months ended 30 June 2022. Financial Highlights (Unaudited):For the Six Months Ended […]
Indonesian President Joko Widodo gestures during his annual speech at the parliament in Jakarta on Aug 16, 2022, on the eve of the country's Independence Day celebrations. (TATAN SYUFLANA / POOL / AFP) JAKARTA – Indonesian President Joko Widodo on Tuesday hailed his country's growing stature on the global stage and reiterated calls for the […]
Passengers sit spaced apart while wearing face masks to help curb the spread of the coronavirus at Suvarnabhumi airport in Bangkok, Thailand, July 21, 2021. (SAKCHAI LALIT / AP) Thailand’s economy is on track to return to pre-pandemic levels as tourists and exports rebound, experts say, adding the government needs to make efforts to address […]