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Vietnam GDP grows 8.02% in 2022; fastest expansion in 25 years
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Geely, Changan join Honda-led effort against fake auto parts in China
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Good morning, Asia. This was our most read story while you were sleeping.
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China's BOC Aviation says it will purchase 40 Boeing 737 Max airliners, continuing to update its fleet amid an expected post-COVID recovery in travel demand.
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PODCAST | ASIANS ON THE MOVE
Asians make up about 40% of the world's migrants — and they are reshaping the world.
Which countries are people leaving, and where are they going? And why?
We discuss on the Asia Stream podcast.
Listen and subscribe:
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Chinese and Western automakers now control 90% or so of the global electric-vehicle market, while their Japanese counterparts that similarly dominated a dozen years ago have fallen to less than 5%.
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Japan eyes downgrade of COVID-19 to same level as flu in spring
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BREAKING | U.S. to impose mandatory COVID tests for travelers from China
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The next-generation fighter jet planned by Japan, the U.K. and Italy may be developed through a joint venture and built in more than one country, according to officials at contractor Mitsubishi Heavy Industries.
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UKRAINE WAR LATEST | NIKKEI ASIA BLOG
-- Ukraine reminds world 'what it means to be winners,' Zelenskyy says
-- Kremlin rules out peace plan that does not recognize annexed regions
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Japanese PM Kishida seeks U.S. summit with Biden on Jan. 13
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Japan police fight ransomware attacks by restoring locked files
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A FORECAST | THE FUTURE OF RUSSIA
On Asia Stream, predicts that Russia's demographic decline will be counterbalanced by a "great backfilling" of migrants in the coming decades.
Why? Geography and climate resilience.
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Chinese battery components maker Shangtai Technology goes public on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange, beating expectations as its market capitalization exceeded $1.72 billion at one point.
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American lawmakers express support for Taiwan's decision to extend compulsory military service, a move expected to shore up bipartisan backing in Washington for long-term assistance to the island.
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UKRAINE LATEST
The Kremlin dismisses Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's 10-point peace plan, saying that proposals to end the conflict in Ukraine must consider what it calls "today's realities" of four Ukrainian regions having joined Russia.
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Good morning, America. This was our most read story while you were sleeping.
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Searches for international flights on Chinese online travel platforms surged by up to tenfold after it was announced that travel restrictions would be lifted from early next month.
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ASIAN YOUTH | POWER PLAYERS
Most of the world's young people are Asian. And this is a golden age for skilled, young Asian migrants.
We discuss why that is — and break down the "war for young talent" — on the Asia Stream podcast.
Listen and subscribe:
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Hong Kong will scrap nearly all remaining coronavirus restrictions, including testing rules for arriving travelers and social distancing restrictions, following mainland China into a full reopening. The changes take effect Thursday.
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Bangladesh has become an unlikely focal point in the war of words between the U.S. and Russia as the two sides spar over foreign missions' role in Dhaka's domestic issues.
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OPINION | Asia's challenge in 2023 will be to step out of the vicious cycle of crisis-mode planning, reevaluate the new normal and proactively balance energy security with decarbonization goals.
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Find out what stories our Big Story team chose as their favorites this year.
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Economists have revised up next year's growth projections for Malaysia and Indonesia, citing robust domestic demand, according to a survey from JCER.
Keep reading: s.nikkei.com/3FQAUO4
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Chinese autonomous driving startup Freetech Intelligent System has raised nearly $100 million as it aims to mass produce autonomous driving systems using its "first-mover advantage."
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Asians are likely to receive pay bumps next year.
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Indian fintech startup Money View raises $75 million.
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To our report on the reversal of women’s empowerment in China
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From stories about women venturing into careers previously home only to men
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Nikkei Asia's special series on Women's Wealth explores the drivers of this wealth, the extraordinary progress women have made and the hurdles of systemic discriminations that remain
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For the first time in history, women in Asia hold more combined wealth than in any other region except North America, and the total is growing more rapidly than anywhere else
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Many economists expect China's economy to bottom out in the second quarter of next year. The consensus forecast is for growth to accelerate to 4.7% in 2023.
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This story is popular in Japan.
Japanese electronics group Kyocera will expand its investment in semiconductor-related production and other businesses.
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Prices for commodities like petrochemicals and steel have plunged as Chinese producers respond to weakening domestic consumption by turning to export markets.
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Tokyo’s Ghibli Museum is extensively soliciting donations as its reserve funds remain substantially depleted.
Whether the elaborate museum can sufficiently cover its operational and maintenance costs is coming under question.
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The Afghan Taliban's resumption of public punishments and a blanket ban on women's education announced this month mark a new phase in the reimposition of the group's hard-line practices.
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The Philippine military is beefing up its presence in the South China Sea following reports of new landfill work and mooring by Chinese ships in the area, potentially complicating President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.'s visit to Beijing starting Jan. 3.
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Asians are likely to receive pay bumps next year.
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