Nikkei Asia
Nikkei Asia is an English-language news outlet focused on business, markets, and policy developments across Asia, with particular depth in Japan, China, and major Asian economies.
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Toyota plants in Thailand temporarily shut by floods (opens the original)
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BANGKOK (Reuters) -- Floods in Thailand have caused the temporary shutdown of four Toyota plants and suspension of cargo operations of flag carrier Thai Airways, the companies said on Wednesday. The capital Bangkok was declared a disaster-affected zone after it was hit with heavy rainfall of 320 millimeters in just three days late last week, nearly as much as the city typically has in all of September. Flooding has disrupted parts deliveries to Toyota's Thai unit, which has suspended operations
Japan court rules voice is protected as publicity right in AI cloning case (opens the original)
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TOKYO (Kyodo) -- A Japanese court ruled Wednesday that voices are protected as a publicity right, similar to portrait rights, in the first such ruling in the country. The Tokyo District Court, however, dismissed the demand by the plaintiff, voice actor Kenjiro Tsuda, for the operator of TikTok to take down videos narrated using artificial intelligence with a voice that he claimed was similar to his own. Tsuda is best known for voicing the character Kento Nanami in the anime "Jujutsu Kaisen." Jap
Coming in October: Stephen Schwarzman's autobiography series (opens the original)
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TOKYO -- Nikkei Asia has from time to time published the long-standing Nikkei autobiographical series My Personal History, featuring prominent figures from a wide range of fields. The month-long series will return on Thursday with Stephen Schwarzman, chairman and CEO of Blackstone. He co-founded the company in 1985 and has built it into the world's largest alternative asset manager, with more than $1.3 trillion in assets under management, earning him the nickname the "King of Capital." His journ
Trump considers creating AI oversight committee after meeting with tech chiefs (opens the original)
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) -- U.S. President Donald Trump told reporters on Tuesday he is thinking about creating a 10-person committee to oversee the AI sector, after meeting with tech executives at the White House. Trump also said the tech executives signed an agreement that is "morally binding," without providing details. Pressure is mounting on the Trump administration to address risks posed by AI, after OpenAI and Anthropic reported their AI agents had gone rogue and hacked into other companies'
Malaysia begins sending home Myanmar refugees despite safety concerns (opens the original)
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LUMUT, Malaysia (Reuters) -- Malaysia began the process of deporting around 1,500 Myanmar nationals on Tuesday as part of a refugee repatriation program, defying objections from the United Nations and dozens of human rights groups. The deportation is the first phase of a broader plan agreed with Myanmar that could see the return of as many as 5,000 people. Malaysia has said that the program was strictly voluntary, but the UN refugee agency and civil society organizations have raised concerns abo
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