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Chinese firms take on EV truck challenges
Chinese firms take on EV truck challenges
Business and Economy
by  AFP

Dominant in the electric car sector, Chinese companies have been quietly consolidating their position in the lesser-watched trucking scene -- but foreign tariffs and a perceived quality gap could signal roadblocks ahead, experts warn. Chinese manufacturers have been seen as producing lower quality products than foreign counterparts.

Rare foreign-born CEO says Japan needs immigration to thrive
Rare foreign-born CEO says Japan needs immigration to thrive
Business and Economy
by  AFP

The Indian-born head of one of Japan's most famous snack brands has warned that the country must change its mindset and admit more immigrants to get the economy back to the glory of its boom years. "Forty years ago I came to Japan because it was close to number one in GDP... it was booming," the biotech scientist told AFP at Kameda's headquarters in Japan's rice heartland of Niigata.