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Economic news(2025/05/25)
China's proactive diplomacy aims to "focus exports on Southeast Asia"
2025-05-25 18:39:00
Chinese Premier Li Qiang visited Indonesia and met with President Prabowo, confirming the strengthening of cooperation, especially in the economic field. Chinese President Xi Jinping also visited Southeast Asia last month, and it is believed that China is aiming to deepen cooperation with Southeast Asian countries, which are its major trading partners, amid ongoing trade friction with the United States.
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Prime Minister Ishiba visits Kyoto shipyard "Strengthening support to maintain international competitiveness"
2025-05-25 17:54:00
Prime Minister Ishiba visited Maizuru City, Kyoto Prefecture, and inspected a shipyard, where he stated the government's intention to strengthen support for Japan in the shipbuilding sector in order to maintain its international competitiveness amid intensifying competition with China and South Korea.
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Nippon Steel plans to acquire US Steel - focus shifts to stock acquisition ratio
2025-05-25 15:33:00
Regarding Nippon Steel's plan to acquire US Steel, US President Trump has expressed his intention to approve the partnership between the two companies. However, there has been no mention of Nippon Steel's goal of making US Steel a wholly owned subsidiary, and the focus is on the percentage of shares to be acquired.
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Nippon Steel plans to acquire US Steel - focus shifts to stock acquisition ratio
2025-05-25 06:06:00
Regarding Nippon Steel's plan to acquire US Steel, US President Trump has expressed his intention to approve the partnership between the two companies. However, there has been no mention of Nippon Steel's goal of making US Steel a wholly owned subsidiary, and the focus is on the percentage of shares to be acquired.
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Apartment prices soar: First survey of foreign investment status [Economics column]
2025-05-25 00:02:00
"The soaring prices of apartments in central Tokyo are due to investments by foreigners," is a point we hear often. However, there is no actual statistical data showing the actual percentage of apartment purchases in central Tokyo that are made by foreigners. In response to growing voices saying that prices are too high and people cannot afford to buy an apartment to live in, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism is launching its first survey of the actual situation in order to determine what kind of housing policy is needed. (Economics Reporter Makino Shintaro)
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