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ON TECH

Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 29, 2021
Silicon Valley answer to the EV question calls for less silicon
Semiconductor companies are urging EV-makers to ditch traditional silicon chips and embrace materials that will make cars more efficient.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Sep 29, 2021
COVID-19 pandemic pushes Chinese tech giants to roll out more courier robots
More than a thousand courier robots are set to join the delivery personnel ranks over the next year as the pandemic fuels demand for contactless services.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Sep 27, 2021
China’s humbled tech tycoons pledge allegiance to Xi’s vision
The top tech bosses vowed to support the leader's 'common prosperity” policy and market-roiling regulatory onslaught on the digital sector, at the country's annual internet conference.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 23, 2021
In setback for Apple, EU plans one mobile charging port for all
The move has been more than 10 years in the making, with the European Union executive touting environmental benefits and savings for users.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech / FOCUS
Sep 22, 2021
China's high-tech push seeks to reassert global factory dominance
Beijing's pivot puts the focus on advanced manufacturing, rather than the services sector, to steer the world's second-largest economy past the so-called 'middle income trap.'
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies / Regional Voices: Tohoku
Sep 20, 2021
Sendai throws weight behind efforts to develop tech for disasters
Companies in the Tohoku region are developing apps to help with the distribution of relief supplies and the management of evacuation centers.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 18, 2021
Casinos and Evergrande crises renew worries over China stocks
A soft rebound on Friday was small consolation for investors, with Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index and the mainland's CSI 300 gauge still ending the week down more than 3% each.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 16, 2021
Seoul doesn't have Beijing's crackdown muscle
Apple and Google felt South Korea's legislative wrath last month thanks to a new law that stops software developers from having to use payment platforms tied to their app stores.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 15, 2021
SoftBank launches $3 billion fund for Latin America’s tech boom
The company said it will focus on e-commerce, digital financial services, health care, education, blockchain and insurance companies from across the region.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 13, 2021
Data privacy Chinese-style
The new privacy law will probably do less to protect Chinese users than many believe, and it might even entrench further the dominance of incumbent tech giants.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 10, 2021
South Korea's 'Gen MZ' leads rush into the 'metaverse'
The metaverse may be a futuristic prospect for most of the world, but it's increasingly a reality in South Korea.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 8, 2021
Internet giants take fire in South Korean echo of China crackdown
Naver, which runs the messaging platform Line as well as a host of apps, slid 8% Wednesday, its biggest intraday loss in over a year.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 8, 2021
Medical-device maker PHC planning ¥172 billion IPO, Japan's biggest since 2018
This year about $3.4 billion has been raised through Japanese IPOs, a huge increase from the $804 million garnered in the same period in 2020, data shows.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 4, 2021
Tokyo ready to back Western Digital-Kioxia deal if key tech stays in Japan, sources say
The tie-up could give Japan greater leverage in geopolitical rivalries increasingly dominated by technology, including over shortages of chips.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 4, 2021
Multiplying crackdowns haven’t stopped cash pouring into China
Despite its crackdowns, money from around the world continues to flow into mainland China — testament to its gravitational pull on investors and long-term confidence in its economy.

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