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The Finnish men's basketball team will continue the MM trials on Friday at 21.30 in Charleroi. Live coverage of the Susigang and Belgium match starts at TV2 and Yle Areena at 9: 10 p.m. (translated from fi) [1]

JAKARTA (AP) -- Indonesia's richest man, Michael Bambang Hartono, who helped turn the Djarum cigarette company into one of the country's largest business empires and later became a controlling shareholder of Bank Central Asia, Indonesia's biggest pri... [2]

A person’s hand paints a blue toner painting. ( 863w 576h/azure/kulttuuripankki-brandikuva-2 rajattu vaaka.jpg?h=5d2548b2&itok=6 S0Rhf0) The City of Helsinki is part of the Culture Bank, which expands in the autumn to cover almost all of Finland. (translated from sv) [3]

ConsumerJapan's Kao ramps up Asia makeup push as China, South Korea brands rise Low-priced Kate brand to launch promotional blitz with fivefold budget boost Kate will debut a product with packaging featuring a character from popular anime series "Juj... [4]

Thai female shuttlers, led by evergreen Ratchanok Intanon, clinched the SEA Games women’s badminton team gold medal for the seventh consecutive time following their 3-1 victory over Indonesia in a gripping final on Wednesday. [5]

ConsumerKao offers halal deodorant, sunscreen to win Indonesian consumers Japanese cosmetics maker aims to grow presence among Muslims worldwide Kao's new deodorant, developed in Indonesia, is meant to appeal to Muslim women. [6]

TOKYO -- Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group (SMFG) on Monday said it will spend 20 billion yen ($136 million) for 51% of the shares in two Indonesian auto loan companies, following a similar move by rival Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group as the Japanese m... [7]

NAGOYA -- Japanese factory automation machinery producer CKD plans to form a capital and business tie-up with Taiwan's Toyo Automation and develop electric-powered components for industrial machinery. [8]

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[1] FI yle.fi · 2026-02-27 · 40% match translated from fi

Kuka on Susijengin paras pistemies Belgiaa vastaan? Äänestä ja voit voittaa Susijengin t-paidan

The Finnish men's basketball team will continue the MM trials on Friday at 21.30 in Charleroi. Live coverage of the Susigang and Belgium match starts at TV2 and Yle Areena at 9: 10 p.m.

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[2] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2026-03-19 · 34% match

Michael Bambang Hartono, Indonesia's richest man, dies at 86

JAKARTA (AP) -- Indonesia's richest man, Michael Bambang Hartono, who helped turn the Djarum cigarette company into one of the country's largest business empires and later became a controlling shareholder of Bank Central Asia, Indonesia's biggest pri

[3] FI www.hel.fi · 2025-11-12 · 39% match translated from sv

Kulturbanken öppnas för kulturaktörer i Helsingfors

A person’s hand paints a blue toner painting. ( 863w 576h/azure/kulttuuripankki-brandikuva-2 rajattu vaaka.jpg?h=5d2548b2&itok=6 S0Rhf0) The City of Helsinki is part of the Culture Bank, which expands in the autumn to cover almost all of Finland.

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[4] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2025-06-05 · 35% match

Japan's Kao ramps up Asia makeup push as China, South Korea brands rise

ConsumerJapan's Kao ramps up Asia makeup push as China, South Korea brands rise Low-priced Kate brand to launch promotional blitz with fivefold budget boost Kate will debut a product with packaging featuring a character from popular anime series "Juj

[5] TH world.thaipbs.or.th · 2025-12-10 · 34% match

Ratchanok and Thai shuttlers seal seventh SEA Games title

Thai female shuttlers, led by evergreen Ratchanok Intanon, clinched the SEA Games women’s badminton team gold medal for the seventh consecutive time following their 3-1 victory over Indonesia in a gripping final on Wednesday.

[6] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2025-06-13 · 34% match

Kao offers halal deodorant, sunscreen to win Indonesian consumers

ConsumerKao offers halal deodorant, sunscreen to win Indonesian consumers Japanese cosmetics maker aims to grow presence among Muslims worldwide Kao's new deodorant, developed in Indonesia, is meant to appeal to Muslim women.

[7] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2023-12-11 · 39% match

Japan's SMFG follows MUFG foray into Indonesian car loan business

TOKYO -- Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group (SMFG) on Monday said it will spend 20 billion yen ($136 million) for 51% of the shares in two Indonesian auto loan companies, following a similar move by rival Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group as the Japanese m

[8] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2017-12-01 · 38% match

Japan's CKD to team with Taiwanese automation equipment maker

NAGOYA -- Japanese factory automation machinery producer CKD plans to form a capital and business tie-up with Taiwan's Toyo Automation and develop electric-powered components for industrial machinery.

[9] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2019-02-23 · 37% match

Inspired by K-pop, Indonesian star search spurs business deal

JAKARTA -- With help from one of South Korea's largest entertainment companies, Indonesian conglomerate CT Corp. aims to draw on a young, growing population of music fans to create a homegrown version of K-pop.

[10] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2017-02-10 · 37% match

Piano maker Kawai lets Hong Kong partner take leading stake

HAMAMATSU, Japan -- A Hong Kong-based musical instrument company has agreed to become the top shareholder of Kawai Musical Instruments Manufacturing, in a move aimed at deepening their partnership, the Japanese company announced Thursday.

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