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Hyundai Motor leaves peers in the dust as AI bets fuel stock price surge
Honda and BYD shares lag South Korean company's as EVs, prices struggle
Source: Nikkei Asia
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New Zealand officials reject statue remembering Japan's comfort women
Thousands of women from Korea, China and southeast Asia are believed to have been forced or coerced into Japan's wartime brothel system from 1932 until 1945.
Source: The Japan Times
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Takaichi vows support for wage hikes at May Day event
The prime minister also called for cooperation to achieve "sustained wage hikes that outpace inflation."
Source: The Japan Times
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UAE exit blindsides OPEC and threatens to shake its grip on oil
For OPEC and its partners, the departure will dilute their ability to manage oil prices by adjusting supply.
Source: The Japan Times
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China accuses foreign forces of brainwashing youth into 'lying flat'
Spy agency elevates anti-consumerist trend as matter of national security
Source: Nikkei Asia
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China suspends new autonomous driving permits after Baidu incident
About 200 robotaxis suddenly stopped in Wuhan in March; licensing halt fogs outlook
Source: Nikkei Asia
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Acid attack in Indonesia evokes brutality of Suharto era
The brutal ambush of an outspoken military critic led to four arrests, but activists say that more were involved.
Source: The Japan Times
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Homegrown AI powers China's ambitions, from classroom to home
Future of human intelligence: National strategy aimed at children, starting at age 3
Source: Nikkei Asia
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Inside Ukraine's drive to defeat the dreaded Shahed drone
The pioneering low-cost, long-range attack drones designed by Iran have become the scourge of Ukraine, with Russia unleashing thousands of them on its enemy every month.
Source: The Japan Times
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An interview with Evangelion’s composer, Shiro Sagisu
Our anime-loving musician reporter sits down for a talk with an anime music legend. Two of our Japanese-language reporter Seiji Nakazawa’s favorite things in life are music and anime. So when he check
Source: SoraNews24
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