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December 15, 2024

Sharp to sell once-shining LCD factory in Japan to Foxconn
OSAKA — Japanese electronics company Sharp has decided to sell an liquid crystal display plant in Kameyama, in the western prefecture of Mie, to parent company Foxconn of Taiwan, Nikkei has learned. LCD TVs made at the factory were once known as the “Kameyama Model” and played a significant role in burnishing the Sharp brand globally.
After days of heavy firefights, calm reported along Indian and Pakistan borders
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Chinese stocks rise ahead of anticipated US trade talk outcome
SHANGHAI/HONG KONG — Chinese stocks opened higher on Monday after officials from Beijing and Washington concluded an initial round of talks over the weekend in Switzerland, with both sides messaging a positive tone. The CSI 300, an index of blue-chip stocks listed on mainland exchanges, opened 0.5% higher. If gain holds, the index wil be on track…
India’s Milit Strikes Into Pakistan Killed More Than 100 Militants Including Their Prominent Leadership
ISLAMABAD (AP) — India’s milit strikes into Pakistan-controlled Kashmir and Pakistan earlier this week killed more than 100 militants including their prominent leadership, India’s director general of milit operations said on Sunday. Lt. Gen. Rajiv Ghai said India’s armed forces stuck nine militant infrastructure and training facilities, including sites of the Lashkar-e-Taiba group that India…
Stocks, dollar up on hope of U.S.-China trade deal despite lack of details
SYDNEY, Australia — Wall Street stock futures climbed and the dollar firmed against safe haven peers on Monday as signs of progress in U.S.-China trade talks raised hopes that a global recession might be avoided, though specifics were still sorely lacking. political tensions also looked to be easing as a fragile ceasefire held between India and Pakistan, while Ukrainian…
Asian shares advance as details awaited on progress in China-US trade talks
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Asia’s tariff-hit chip investments to recover by September: Towa
TOKYO — Japanese chip tool manufacturer Towa says Asian semiconductor investments disrupted by tariff threats from U.S. President Donald Trump could rebound by September. Towa President Muneo Miura said in an online news conference on Monday that the company forecasts a recovery in orders starting in its second quarter, which ends in September. Investment in…
Trump administration fires top copyright official days after firing Librarian of Congress
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration has fired the nation’s top copyright official, Shira Perlmutter, days after abruptly terminating the head of the Libr of Congress, which oversees the U.S. Copyright Office. The office said in a statement Sunday that Perlmutter received an email from the White House a day earlier with the notification that “your position as the…
Thai tycoon warns US Treasurys cut could weaken America’s global status
TOKYO — Thailand’s richest man and advisory chairman of the CP Group warned that Washington risks losing its global leadership position if countries pull back from investing in U.S. Treasurys amid sweeping tariffs imposed by President Donald Trump. Speaking to Nikkei Asia in Tokyo on Friday, the 86-year-old Dhanin Chearavanont said the trade war has…