P-pop groups BINI, G22 shine on Chinese idol show

P-pop girl group BINI appears on an episode of the Chinese surival show ‘Show It All.’/BINI via X MANILA, Philippines — P-pop girl groups BINI and G22 showed what live vocals and powerful dancing looks like in their recent appearance on the Chinese survival program “Show It All.” The two …

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Honda to invest $15B to build 4 new EV plants in Ontario

Japanese automaker Honda will make a $15-billion electric vehicle investment in Ontario to build four new manufacturing plants in the province, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Ontario Premier Doug Ford announced Thursday. Trudeau and Ford say $5B shared investment will create growth for decades to come. Japanese automaker Honda will …

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Tumbling yen pressures Bank of Japan to act

TOKYO: The Bank of Japan (BoJ) was widely expected to keep its ultra-low interest rates unchanged on Friday, but analysts say the tumbling yen is putting pressure on officials to act. With the currency at three-decade lows against the dollar, speculation has grown that authorities could intervene in foreign exchange …

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US to give Micron $6.1 billion

WASHINGTON, D.C.: Micron is set to receive up to $6.1 billion in grants from the US government to help build its semiconductor plants in New York and Idaho, President Joe Biden said on Thursday. The announcement came as he traveled to Syracuse, New York, marking the latest in a series …

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Airbus net profit soars 28% in January-March

PARIS: European aviation giant Airbus posted a 28-percent increase in first-quarter profit on Thursday through rising deliveries and production, a day after archrival Boeing reported a loss. Airbus' net income in the first three months rose to 595 million euros ($637 million) while revenue grew 9 percent to 12.8 billion …

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