Factory output grew at its slowest rate in three months, the au Jibun Bank flash Japan Manufacturing purchasing managers' index (PMI) survey showed

Its homegrown Nuri rocket achieved a major step in efforts to jumpstart the country's space programme after a first test failed late last year

Alex Clavel will take charge of a gamut of assets including chip designer Arm, which SoftBank hopes to list, and stakes in satellite firm OneWeb and telco T-Mobile US Inc

Kia has rounded in on batteries from CATL - Contemporary Amperex Technology Co Ltd - for the electric Niro crossover SUV in what would be its first use of non-Korean EV batteries for local sales

While one board member said a weak yen benefitted the economy given the global downturn, others were worried about excessive currency volatility

Prosecutors in South Korea have imposed a travel embargo on the TerraUSD developers to stop them leaving the country while inquiries are conducted into the huge crypto collapse last month

The dollar index, which measures the currency against the yen, euro and four other peers, was flat at 104.70, below the 105.79 high from Wednesday, a level not seen since late 2002.

The plant will convert methane to hydrogen by creating a chemical reaction under high-temperature steam, LG Chem said

Honda, like rival Toyota, has been slow to shift to EVs and is under pressure from investors to make cars that are carbon-free and equipped with self-driving technology

The "high-NA EUV" tool produces beams of focused light that create the microscopic circuitry on computer chips used in phones, laptops, cars and artificial intelligence devices

The yen has hit 24-year lows - beyond 135 to the dollar - this week and rising bond yields have pressured the Bank of Japan yield curve control

The BoJ is estimated to have spent $5.2 billion on Wednesday buying bonds to defend its 10-year yield ceiling as 10-year futures endured their worst plunge in close to a decade.