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BEIJING (Reuters) – China lithium futures fell to a fresh low on Friday as worrying macro-economic sentiment accelerated a downtrend due to surging supplies of the metal mainly used in electric vehicles. The most-traded November lithium carbonate futures on the Guangzhou Futures Exchange hit 69,700 yuan ($9,835.74) per ton, the lowest since it was launched …

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By Toby Sterling AMSTERDAM (Reuters) -The Dutch government on Friday said it would expand export licensing requirements for some ASML chipmaking equipment, effectively retaking oversight over it from the United States and aligning the two countries’ policy. The United States had previously unilaterally regulated those tools, as part of its campaign to restrict access to …

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SEOUL (Reuters) – Japan Airlines does not expect flight cancellations or delays as a result of inspections ordered by Europe’s air safety regulator on engines of Airbus A350-1000 jets, it said on Friday. The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) said on Thursday Trent XWB-97 engines made by Rolls-Royce should be checked after an engine …

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By Ariba Shahid KARACHI (Reuters) – Up to 50% of all vehicles bought in Pakistan by 2030 will be electrified in some form in line with global targets, BYD Pakistan, a partnership between China’s BYD and Pakistani car group Mega Motors, said. Warren Buffett-backed Chinese electric vehicle giant BYD last month announced its entry into …

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By David Kirton and Sophie Yu SHENZHEN, China (Reuters) – Fast food giant Pizza Hut is adapting to China’s sluggish economy by opening stores that offer smaller, cheaper versions of its favourites to attract cost-conscious diners, a strategy its parent Yum China is also using for other brands. In the busy Bao An District of …

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TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan’s Toyota Motor has slashed its electric vehicle production plans for 2026 by a third, the Nikkei business daily reported, becoming the latest automaker to roll back electric car plans as EV sales momentum wanes. The world’s biggest automaker now plans to build 1 million EVs in 2026, compared with the company’s earlier …

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By Mariko Katsumura, Scott Murdoch and Kane Wu TOKYO (Reuters) -Japanese retail giant Seven & i Holdings said on Friday it had turned down Canada’s Alimentation Couche-Tard’s $38.5 billion cash bid, rejecting an offer that would be the largest-ever foreign buyout of a Japanese company. 7-Eleven operator Seven & i said the takeover proposal was …

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By Hyunjoo Jin SEOUL (Reuters) – Japanese products, from cars to beer, whisky and clothes, have been rising in popularity in South Korea, rebounding from consumer boycotts in 2019 on the back of improving bilateral relations and the cheaper yen. The monthly sales of Japanese cars, including Toyota Motor and Lexus, jumped 31% in August …

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(Reuters) -Toyota Motor, Nissan Motor and other companies will help expand Japanese production capacity for storage batteries by around 50% with government support through a total investment of 1 trillion yen ($6.97 billion), the Nikkei reported on Friday. The investments will be mainly directed to automotive batteries and lift capacity to 120 gigawatt-hours (GWh) from …

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