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2+ day, 22+ hour ago   (167+ words) TOKYO/HONG KONG -- Prison sentences were handed down Friday for three former leaders of a civil group that held annual candlelight vigils in Hong Kong for victims of the June 4, 1989, Tiananmen Square... Hong Kong Tiananmen vigil organizers given sentences of…...

3+ day, 37+ min ago   (797+ words) Middle East conflict lifts energy costs, prompting tighter policy The European Central Bank lifted its benchmark rate to 2.5%, with policymakers on guard amid persistent price pressures. © Reuters FRANKFURT (Reuters) -- The European Central Bank raised interest rates on Thursday for the…...

2+ day, 21+ hour ago   (147+ words) Nikkei Asia Hungary's new government turns up pressure on China's BYD, CATL EV and battery makers become targets of environmental crackdown Prime Minister Peter Magyar took office in May, promising a shift away from former Prime Minister Viktor Orban's pro-China…...

3+ day, 18+ hour ago   (58+ words) Nikkei Asia Mayor-to-be Zhu Zhongming, 54, seen surging past his older rivals Katsuji Nakazawa is a Tokyo-based senior staff and editorial writer at Nikkei. He spent seven years in China as a correspondent, and later as China bureau chief, and was…...

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4+ day, 4+ hour ago   (162+ words) Nikkei Asia Sumitomo partners with Sakana AI to push Japan-built AI model Trading house will support AI adoption across its 100,000-client network TOKYO -- Major Japanese trading house Sumitomo Corp. has partnered with Sakana AI to bring the startup's artificial-intelligence models…...

4+ day, 19+ hour ago   (440+ words) Chinese exports of textiles, chemicals, plastics, machinery, batteries and EVs to the EU have sharply increased EU leaders asked the Commission in June to produce results from dialogue with China BRUSSELS (Reuters) -- The European Commission will seek commitments from China…...

4+ day, 11+ hour ago   (161+ words) Nikkei Asia Russia's hybrid war in Europe has repercussions in Asia: 5 things to know West's reaction to Moscow tactics watched in China and North Korea, analysts say A police officer in protective clothing and a bomb disposal robot at Leipzig…...