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Japan seafood giant to boost US imitation crabmeat output by 25%
Maruha Nichiro sees demand driven by hunger for healthy protein options
Source: Nikkei Asia
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1 in 4 China-listed firms in red last year on weak consumer spending
Ratio of companies posting net losses was highest since 2000
Source: Nikkei Asia
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OpenAI closes record $110bn funding round with Amazon, Nvidia and SoftBank
Capital infusion values AI company at $730bn, second only to SpaceX among unlisted firms
Source: Nikkei Asia
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Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has already changed the world
Russia’s record in this tragedy is less inspiring. The war has been the catastrophe that even many in the Kremlin feared.
Source: The Japan Times
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Kyoto hikes hotel tax on March 1 with top rate of $64 a night
Revenue to fund infrastructure improvements, overtourism measures
Source: Nikkei Asia
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Japan's Marubeni to enter US private equity fund business
Trading company to run fund with New York's Branford Castle
Source: Nikkei Asia
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Malaysia's Petronas logs third consecutive year of profit decline
National energy group to pay lower dividends to government
Source: Nikkei Asia
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India GDP up 7.8% in December quarter after calculation rules changed
Old method given 'C' rating by IMF overhauled to improve accuracy
Source: Nikkei Asia
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Drift ice in Japan is a disappearing winter miracle you need to see now
A trip on the Aurora icebreaker boat takes you to the southernmost point where the ocean freezes. If you’re looking for unusual sights in Japan, you can’t go past the drift ice in eastern Hokkaido. Th
Source: SoraNews24
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China ousts 5 generals from legislature in likely corruption purge
Army commander, Information Support Force commissar removed before NPC session next week
Source: Nikkei Asia
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