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Japan sees private credit as a policy pillar despite overseas market turmoil

Japan sees private credit as a policy pillar despite overseas market turmoil

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TOKYO, April 16 : Japan’s financial regulator sees private credit as a potential key pillar of its new strategy to meet rising corporate funding demand driven by a surge in M&A activity, a senior official told Reuters, despite turbulence in overseas private credit markets. The move reflects a shift in Japanese corporate behaviour, with rising inflation prompting firms to invest cash piles they have been sitting on for long, a trend analysts say could accelerate as Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi prioritises investment-led growth. In contrast with overseas private credit markets that are taking heavy redemption hits, Japan’s market “remains underdeveloped and needs cultivation,” Michinori Haba, the Financial Services Agency’s deputy director-general in charge of financial markets, said in an interview. Haba said funding demand has strengthened further as the Takaichi administration promotes investment alongside rising M&A activity, accelerating government debate over the need to diversify providers of capital. “Under the government’s new financial strategy, domestic private credit could form one of the key pillars,” he said, adding that the policy is premised on close monitoring …

Honda is bringing its EV hot hatch overseas for under ,000

Honda is bringing its EV hot hatch overseas for under $27,000

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Honda’s retro electric hot hatch, the Super-N, will go on sale in the UK soon, starting at under £20,000 ($27,000). Meet Honda’s affordable EV hot hatch The Super-N is a souped-up variant of the N-One E sold in Japan. Although it goes by the name Super-One in Japan, Honda had to find a different name in the UK since the rights were taken by the SuperOne Kart Racing Championship Series. Built on Honda’s lightweight N-Series platform, the EV hot hatch delivers up to 63 hp (47 kW). A new Boost Mode feature unleashes the performance, increasing output to 93 hp (70 kW). Similar to Hyundai’s “N” performance EVs, like the IONIQ 5 N, Honda’s electric hot hatch features a simulated 7-speed transmission and an Active Sound Control system that mimics the jerkiness and sounds of a traditional combustion-engine sports car. Advertisement – scroll for more content At just 3,395 mm (133.7″) in length, the Honda Super-N (Super-One) is even smaller than the Renault Twingo E-Tech (3,790 mm). It’s also one of the lightest in its …

Why Singapore firms are moving some operations overseas – and what that means for jobs

Why Singapore firms are moving some operations overseas – and what that means for jobs

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SINGAPORE OFFERS CREDIBILITY, EFFICIENCY Ms Teo said the pattern of moving some functions out of Singapore has already been taking shape for years – particularly in banking and financial services, where shared service centres in Malaysia now handle many support functions. “Offshoring is not today’s business. It has been there for a decade,” she noted. “The support functions, the know-your-client roles, customer care roles, HR operations, finance operations, marketing operations roles, typically will be moved to Malaysia. But we do see a trend that the higher value jobs (will) still (be retained) in Singapore.” These include leadership roles, project management positions and specialist jobs, Ms Teo said. This is because Singapore still offers value many companies want, including reliability, efficiency, strong regulation and governance, she added. Prof Agarwal concurred, saying Singapore offers credibility to clients, as well as rule of law and an environment that is hard to replicate elsewhere. For those reasons, some functions are much less likely to move out of Singapore, especially in the areas of research and development, high-end pharmaceuticals and chip manufacturing, he said. Even with higher wages and …

BYD EV with 5-min charging and 500 miles range heads overseas

BYD EV with 5-min charging and 500 miles range heads overseas

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The new Denza Z9 GT, or the world’s longest-range pure EV, as BYD claims, is headed to Europe, offering 5-minute fast charging and a WLTP range of nearly 500 miles. BYD puts Europe on watch with the new Denza Z9 GT EV BYD’s luxury sub-brand Denza revealed the new Z9 GT last month, deeming it “the world’s longest pure electric driving range vehicle.” Thanks to BYD’s new Blade Battery 2.0 and Flash Charging technology, the all-electric shooting brake can drive up to 1,036 km (644 miles) under CTLC conditions, and it can even recharge from 10% to 70% in just 5 minutes. Measuring 5,195 mm long, 1,990 mm wide, and 1,480 mm tall, with a wheelbase of 3,125 mm, the Denza Z9 GT is about the size of the Porsche Panamera or Taycan. Advertisement – scroll for more content The new Denza Z9 GT is available in China in both single-motor and tri-motor configurations. The single-motor variant features a rear-mounted electric motor with 370 kW (496 hp), while the tri-motor model delivers a combined 850 …

BYD EV orders surge to ‘another level’ overseas from energy crisis

BYD EV orders surge to ‘another level’ overseas from energy crisis

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BYD expects soaring oil prices to drive overseas sales to “another level” as EV orders are already surging across several markets. BYD raises 2026 overseas sales goal as EV orders soar After it decided to stop making vehicles powered entirely by internal combustion engines in 2022, China’s BYD is reaping the benefits. Last year, BYD sold more vehicles than Ford for the first time, ranking sixth in global EV sales. Now, amid rising tensions in the Middle East, the Chinese EV giant has acknowledged that higher oil and gas prices will likely boost EV sales. BYD’s CEO Wang Chuanfu told analysts during a closed-door conference last week (via Nikkei) that the company expects soaring oil prices to drive overseas EV sales to “another level” in 2026. Advertisement – scroll for more content According to Wang, BYD is selling as many vehicles in one day as it normally would in two weeks in places like Australia, New Zealand, and the Philippines. At the Bangkok Motor Show that ended on April 5, the largest auto show in …

BYD sold 120,000 NEVs overseas, claiming this is just the start

BYD sold 120,000 NEVs overseas, claiming this is just the start

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Even Thailand’s Prime Minister is driving a BYD EV amid surging gas prices. As overseas sales continue to rise, BYD said it’s “highly confident” it can sell 1.5 million new energy vehicles (NEVs) in overseas markets in 2026. BYD bets it can sell 1.5 million NEVs overseas in 2026 BYD sold 300,222 NEVs in March, including purely electric (EV) and plug-in hybrid (PHEV) models. Although that’s up 57% from February, it’s 20% fewer than the roughly 377,500 it sold in March 2025. March marked BYD’s seventh consecutive month of lower sales than the year prior, as new low-cost competition entered the market. To drive growth this year, BYD is betting on overseas markets, including Europe, Southeast Asia, and Central and South America. Advertisement – scroll for more content In March, BYD exported 120,083 NEVs, a massive 65% jump from March 2025. Among them, 119,591 were passenger cars and pickup trucks. Through the first three months of 2026, BYD has now sold 321,165 NEVs overseas. With localized production and new models launching across nearly every segment, …

Politics Home Article | Political Donations From Overseas To Be Capped At £100,000

Politics Home Article | Political Donations From Overseas To Be Capped At £100,000

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3 min read2 hr Political donations from British citizens living overseas will be capped at £100,000 as part of a major reform to the role of money in politics. The government has also imposed an immediate and retrospective ban on all political donations made via cryptocurrency.  The new restrictions on who can donate to political parties were announced on Wednesday in response to an independent review by former senior civil servant Philip Rycroft, which warned that the “persistent problem” of foreign interests seeking to influence British political life had become “more acute” in recent years.  The new rules are expected to be felt particularly by Nigel Farage’s Reform UK, which has received around £12m in the last year from Thailand-based British businessman Christopher Harborne, and which is the only political party to have received donations in cryptocurrency.  The review was commissioned in December by Communities Secretary Steve Reed. The Labour government has committed to implementing its 17 recommendations in full. Speaking in the House of Commons on Wednesday, Reed said the decision to cap donations retrospectively was necessary to prevent exploitation of …

As overseas terrorists regroup, is the Iran war increasing danger in the U.S.? : NPR

As overseas terrorists regroup, is the Iran war increasing danger in the U.S.? : NPR

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Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard testifies during a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing on worldwide threats on March 18. A closed session immediately followed the hearing. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images During the Senate Select Committee’s annual worldwide threat assessment hearing on Wednesday, Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard described how tactics of foreign Islamist terrorist groups have shifted since the peak of ISIS and al-Qaida activity a decade ago. “Increasingly we are seeing less indicators of large-scale organized, complex threats or attacks,” Gabbard said, “and instead [have seen] efforts focused on individuals either who have been radicalized by Islamist propaganda and may not have ever had contact with ISIS or al-Qaida, for example; and others who have had contact, of which we are able to have more indications of.” But Gabbard’s remarks largely skirted a question that has arisen in the wake of several violent incidents on American soil this month: Has U.S. involvement in fighting in Iran increased potential threat from those very entities? Two of the incidents, …

Mullin agrees to meet with committee behind closed doors after dustup over claims about overseas trips

Mullin agrees to meet with committee behind closed doors after dustup over claims about overseas trips

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Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.) on Wednesday agreed to meet with members of the Senate Homeland Security Committee behind closed doors after a dustup with leadership from both parties over him largely declining to answer questions about past trips overseas, saying that information was classified. After much wrangling and initial pushback from Mullin, he agreed to… Source link

BYD EV with 5 min charging and 500 miles range heads overseas

BYD EV with 5 min charging and 500 miles range heads overseas

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The new Denza Z9 GT, or the world’s longest-range pure EV, as BYD claims, is headed to Europe, offering 5-minute fast charging and a WLTP range of nearly 500 miles. BYD puts Europe on watch with the new Denza Z9 GT EV BYD’s luxury sub-brand Denza revealed the new Z9 GT last week, deeming it “the world’s longest pure electric driving range vehicle.” Thanks to BYD’s new Blade Battery 2.0 and Flash Charging technology, the all-electric shooting brake can drive up to 1,036 km (644 miles) under CTLC conditions, and it can even recharge from 10% to 70% in just 5 minutes. Measuring 5,195 mm long, 1,990 mm wide, and 1,480 mm tall, with a wheelbase of 3,125 mm, the Denza Z9 GT is about the size of the Porsche Panamera or Taycan. Advertisement – scroll for more content The new Denza Z9 GT is available in China in both single-motor and tri-motor configurations. The single-motor variant features a rear-mounted electric motor with 370 kW (496 hp), while the tri-motor model delivers a combined 850 …