Japan

Corporate

44 Japanese Firms Boost RGPPSEZ in Cambodia

Royal Group Phnom Penh Special Economic Zone in Cambodia hosts 44 Japanese manufacturers across precision components, automotive parts and electronics. The companies have created jobs and transferred skills to local workers, officials said.

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Corporate

Japan Delivers $2.8B in Aid to Cambodia Over 26 Years

Japan has provided more than $2.8 billion in official development assistance to Cambodia from 1992 to 2018, accounting for 15% of the Southeast Asian nation's total foreign aid during that period. The support has fueled infrastructure rebuilds, health improvements and a shift toward digital transformation as Cambodia targets upper-middle-income status by 2030.

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Corporate

Toyota Recalls 1,000 Land Cruisers in India Over Gearbox Software Flaw

Toyota Kirloskar Motor recalled nearly 1,000 Land Cruiser 300 SUVs in India due to a software glitch in the transmission control unit that risks engine over-revving. The issue affects vehicles manufactured between February 2022 and October 2023.

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Boxing & MMA

Ryan Garcia Wins WBC Welterweight Title Over Barrios by Unanimous Decision

Ryan Garcia captured the WBC welterweight title Saturday night in Las Vegas with a dominant unanimous decision over Mario Barrios. He dropped the champion in the opening seconds and controlled the bout with precise combinations.

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Celebrity

Apple Green Emerges as 2026 Fashion Color of the Year

Apple green has swept 2026 fashion runways, red carpets and street style, cementing its status as the season's dominant shade. Designers, celebrities and high-street brands embraced the vibrant hue after dismissing it for years as too bold.

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Unternehmen

KI verdoppelt Diagnostik weltweit ohne neue Investitionen

Künstliche Intelligenz kann die globale Diagnostik-Kapazität allein durch Software-Upgrades verdoppeln, ohne frische Kapitalausgaben. Das erklärte Roy Jakobs, CEO von Royal Philips, in Bengaluru.

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US-Politik

USA befreien Mexiko und Kanada von 10-Prozent-Zoll, USMCA in Gefahr

Das Weiße Haus hat Mexiko und Kanada von einem neuen 10-Prozent-Zoll auf Importe befreit. Die Ausnahme gilt für Waren nach dem USMCA-Abkommen, doch Trump droht mit Änderungen des Handelsabkommens.

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AI

Resident Evil Requiem, Village, RE7 Launch on Switch 2 Feb 27

Capcom will release three Resident Evil titles on Nintendo Switch 2 on February 27: the new mainline entry Resident Evil Requiem alongside ports of Resident Evil 7 and Resident Evil Village. The simultaneous launch brings the franchise's recent horror revival to Nintendo players for the first time.

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Markets

Azerbaijan Draws 402M Manats in Foreign Fixed Capital in Jan 2026

Foreign investors pumped 402 million manats into Azerbaijan's fixed capital in January 2026. That figure made up 28.6% of the month's total investments, according to the State Statistical Committee.

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Medicine

Lunar New Year Celebrations Span U.S. from Minneapolis to Queens

Asian American communities across five U.S. cities marked the Lunar New Year on Tuesday with the new moon's arrival, blending local traditions and rituals to welcome the Year of the Fire Horse. Reporters captured the festivities alongside local videographers in Minneapolis, New Orleans, Los Angeles, Honolulu and Queens.

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Medicine

Terrie Moore Wins Sport BC Lifetime Achievement Award

Terrie Moore, a longtime Langley advocate for disabled athletes, received the Daryl Thompson Lifetime Achievement Award from Sport BC. The honor recognizes her 45 years advancing para sports in British Columbia and beyond.

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Asia Pacific

21-Year-Old Cargo Ship Navigator Arrested in Fatal Japan Collision

Japanese authorities arrested a 21-year-old navigator Saturday for professional negligence after her cargo ship slammed into a stationary fishing boat off central Japan, killing two men. Hanon Sugimoto admitted she was alone at the helm during Friday's crash near Toba in Mie Prefecture.

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Sport

Olympia 2026 TV-Plan für Mittwoch mit Live-Streams

US-Zuschauer sehen am Mittwoch ein volles Programm bei den Winterolympics in Mailand-Cortina. Freestyle-Skiing-Aerials-Finale der Frauen startet um 13 Uhr MEZ auf Peacock.

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Economy

Victor Daniyan Advances Digital Payments and EV Infrastructure in Nigeria

Victor Daniyan, founder and CEO of Nearpays and Yourrider Energies, is spearheading contactless payments and electric vehicle networks amid Nigeria's shift from cash to digital transactions. A Forbes 30 Under 30 nominee, he discussed how recent cash shortages and regulatory pushes accelerated adoption in an interview.

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Diplomacy & Trade

Japan Launches Efficient RoPax Ferries Keyaki and Sunflower Pirka

Japan's long-haul ferry operators have rolled out new ro-pax vessels that slash energy use and emissions on key domestic routes. The 14,157-gt Keyaki debuted in November on the 21-hour Otaru-Maizuru run, promising a 5% drop in energy consumption over older ships.

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