Monetary policy is not the right tool, Mitsuhiro Furusawa said, brushing aside speculation that the declines might prompt a rise in interest rates.

That gave it the third-largest share of the central bank's reserves. US dollar reserves fell to 80.34% of the total from 86.03% a year earlier

Pili International Multimedia, which makes Taiwan's longest-running television show, says it wants to use NFTs as another source of revenue

Taiwan has voiced its desire to be a "full member" of the forthcoming Indo-Pacific Economic Framework, part of the US effort to counter Beijing

Japan is attempting to balance its need for fossil fuels with toeing a hard line on Russia, and has faced questions over its involvement in the Sakhalin 2 project

The Japanese billionaire made the remarks to SoftBank leadership team at a recent meeting, according to people briefed on the discussions

The actions include support to boost domestic production, alternative procurement and to help technological developments to reduce use of the materials

The boom started after March 21 when South Korea lifted a seven-day mandatory quarantine for fully vaccinated travellers arriving from most countries

Output rose 0.1% in February from the previous month, data showed, as growing production of vehicles and transport equipment offset a decline in chemicals

While oil prices have slipped from the highs seen earlier from Russia’s war in Ukraine, a weakening yen is likely to keep upward pressure on imported fuel costs

The ban on Russia-bound precious metal reflects Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's resolve to impose further sanctions against the country

The launch is the first such test since South Korea and the US agreed last year to end decades of restrictions on Seoul's ballistic missile and rocket development