Electric vehicles surge in Malaysia as Proton’s e.MAS lineup helps EVs overtake hybrids in H1 2026 Electric vehicles in Malaysia more than doubled in H1 2026, overtaking hybrids as Proton’s …
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TSMC Reports Record Quarterly Profit as AI Buildout Drives 77.4% Surge
by Sato Asahiby Sato AsahiTSMC Reports Record Quarterly Profit as AI Infrastructure Spurs Chip Demand TSMC posts record quarterly profit, up 77.4% year-on-year, as global AI infrastructure investment boosts chip demand amid investor concern …
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Samsung Electronics posts 19-fold Q2 profit surge as AI drives memory chip shortage
by Sato Asahiby Sato AsahiSamsung Electronics profit surge as Q2 operating profit jumps amid AI-driven memory demand Samsung Electronics profit surge: Q2 operating profit at 89.4 trillion won as AI-driven memory demand spurs fab …
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Japan’s World Cup 2026 run drives at least $180m in consumer spending
by Sato Asahiby Sato AsahiJapan World Cup 2026: Strong Team Spurs at Least $180 Million Consumer Boost as Jerseys Sell Out Japan World Cup 2026 drives consumer spending from jerseys to beer as fans …
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Japan immigration visa cutoff drives restaurants to double job openings for skilled workers
by Sato Asahiby Sato AsahiJapan immigration freeze doubles job listings, restaurants raise pay to secure specified skilled workers Japan immigration freeze on specified skilled worker visas doubled job listings in two months, prompting Skylark, …
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India’s infrastructure spending drives 7.7% GDP growth in fiscal 2025
by Sato Asahiby Sato AsahiIndia public works spending drives 7.7% growth, powers highways, high-speed rail and chip plants India public works spending on highways, high-speed rail and chip plants helped lift real GDP to …
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Chrome Hearts popularity in Japan drives secondhand prices threefold in three years
by Sato Asahiby Sato AsahiChrome Hearts surges in Japan as youth demand and K-pop ambassadors drive resale prices threefold Chrome Hearts’ popularity in Japan has surged, with K-pop ambassadors and younger shoppers pushing resale …
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Tin demand to triple as AI drives server growth, Indonesia supply risks
by Sato Asahiby Sato AsahiAnalyst Warns AI-Led Boom Will Triple Tin Demand, Raising Supply Risks from Indonesia AI-driven growth could triple tin demand for data center servers within five years, heightening supply risks from …
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Strait of Hormuz blockade drives global fuel surge, cripples Asian fisheries, hits Malawi
by Sui Yuitoby Sui YuitoStrait of Hormuz Blockade Ripples Fuel Crisis from Jakarta to Malawi Three months into the Strait of Hormuz blockade, fuel shortages and price spikes are crippling economies from Jakarta to …
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Japanese automakers forecast net profits to halve as Iran war drives costs
by Sato Asahiby Sato AsahiJapanese automakers’ profits set to fall to about half as Iran war pushes up costs Japan’s largest automakers face profits near half peak this fiscal year as the Iran war …