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TAIPEI -- Foxconn is building partnerships with Japan's Mitsubishi group of companies as the Taiwanese manufacturer works toward a goal of becoming a top assembler of electric vehicles. [2]

AutomobilesToyota-linked parts suppliers keep up rapid pace on R&D, capex Denso, Toyota Industries and peers focus on electric, self-driving tech under tariff cloud Aisin is focusing on technology for electrified vehicles, such as e-axles, while Dens... [3]

NAGOYA, Japan -- Toyota Tsusho, the Japanese automaker's trading arm, is making inroads into the African consumer market by buying the largest drugstore chain in East Africa. [4]

Toyota Motor Corporation established two North American subsidiaries in 1986: Toyota Motor Manufacturing USA Inc. (TMM) in Kentucky and Toyota Motor Manufacturing Canada Inc. (TMMC) in Ontario. [5]

WASHINGTON/TOKYO -- U.S. defense contractor RTX is finalizing a deal to procure a major component from Japan's Mitsubishi Electric for an advanced missile defense radar system, people familiar with the matter told Nikkei. [6]

TOKYO -- China's Ping An Insurance Group will take a 10% voting stake in Tsumura & Co., the Japanese traditional drugmaker said Friday, in a tie-up that serves both sides' desire to push further into promising markets. [7]

Thousands of workers go on strike at jet engine maker Pratt & Whitney EAST HARTFORD, Connecticut: Roughly 3,000 members of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers began striking early this week at jet engine manufacturer Pr... [8]

TAIPEI -- MediaTek, the largest mobile chip supplier to China, announced Wednesday it had appointed former Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. executive Rick Tsai as co-chief executive and board member. [9]

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[1] MM www.straitstimes.com · 2026-03-22 · 40% match

Patriot missile involved in Bahrain blast likely US-operated, analysis finds

[2] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2026-03-18 · 40% match

EV hopeful Foxconn closes in on latest in string of Mitsubishi group deals

TAIPEI -- Foxconn is building partnerships with Japan's Mitsubishi group of companies as the Taiwanese manufacturer works toward a goal of becoming a top assembler of electric vehicles.

[3] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2025-05-02 · 40% match

Toyota-linked parts suppliers keep up rapid pace on R&D, capex

AutomobilesToyota-linked parts suppliers keep up rapid pace on R&D, capex Denso, Toyota Industries and peers focus on electric, self-driving tech under tariff cloud Aisin is focusing on technology for electrified vehicles, such as e-axles, while Dens

[4] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2025-08-06 · 39% match

Toyota group unit eyes Africa's Gen Z shoppers with drugstore deal

NAGOYA, Japan -- Toyota Tsusho, the Japanese automaker's trading arm, is making inroads into the African consumer market by buying the largest drugstore chain in East Africa.

[5] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2014-08-04 · 47% match

Shoichiro Toyoda (20): Moving in, reaching out

Toyota Motor Corporation established two North American subsidiaries in 1986: Toyota Motor Manufacturing USA Inc. (TMM) in Kentucky and Toyota Motor Manufacturing Canada Inc. (TMMC) in Ontario.

[6] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2023-11-08 · 46% match

Mitsubishi Electric in line to be key supplier for U.S. Navy radar

WASHINGTON/TOKYO -- U.S. defense contractor RTX is finalizing a deal to procure a major component from Japan's Mitsubishi Electric for an advanced missile defense radar system, people familiar with the matter told Nikkei.

[7] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2017-09-23 · 45% match

Ping An becomes top shareholder in Japan drugmaker Tsumura

TOKYO -- China's Ping An Insurance Group will take a 10% voting stake in Tsumura & Co., the Japanese traditional drugmaker said Friday, in a tie-up that serves both sides' desire to push further into promising markets.

[8] MM bignewsnetwork.com · 50% match

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Thousands of workers go on strike at jet engine maker Pratt & Whitney EAST HARTFORD, Connecticut: Roughly 3,000 members of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers began striking early this week at jet engine manufacturer Pr

[9] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2017-03-22 · 42% match

Taiwan's MediaTek picks ex-TSMC exec Rick Tsai as co-CEO

TAIPEI -- MediaTek, the largest mobile chip supplier to China, announced Wednesday it had appointed former Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. executive Rick Tsai as co-chief executive and board member.

[10] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2022-01-14 · 42% match

TSMC, MediaTek to hire more than 10,000 staff in 2022

TAIPEI -- Taiwan's top two chipmakers plan to hire more than 10,000 engineers this year to bolster their aggressive expansion plans and maintain their technological edge as global economies push to cultivate their own domestic industries.

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