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China will be the biggest economic beneficiary of robots equipped with AI, narrowing the gap in real gross domestic product with the U.S. over the next three decades, according to a forecast by a Japanese think tank. https://s.nikkei.com/43YPWxj

BREAKING: Trump cancels Biden order blocking Nippon Steel takeover of US Steel https://s.nikkei.com/43GqzRY

Former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte's lawyers have requested his "urgent" interim release from detention at the International Criminal Court in the Netherlands to another country while his case over alleged crimes against humanity progresses. https://s.nikkei.com/4kXoaIc

Countries across Asia on Friday condemned Israel's strikes aimed at Iran's nuclear facilities, issued travel advisories and scrambled to secure their interests and citizens. https://s.nikkei.com/44eLWKg

U.S. rare earths company MP Materials has signed an initial agreement with Saudi miner Maaden to "explore" developing a rare earths industry in the Middle Eastern kingdom. The agreement, announced Wednesday, came as major Chinese rare earths player Shenghe Resources -- a strategic investor in MP -- said it will acquire Australian-listed explorer Peak Rare Earths. https://s.nikkei.com/45a5Maq

Japan and South Korea will pilot exclusive immigration lanes for each other's citizens for about a month starting in early June, aiming to speed up entry procedures, Nikkei has learned. https://s.nikkei.com/4jZDQL8

Indonesian exports of crude palm oil are expected to drop during 2025 due to increased domestic biofuel policy mandates while prices are likely to rise because of this, U.S. tariffs distorting the market and other geopolitical factors, industry players have forecasted. https://s.nikkei.com/44zNkrD

As China and the U.S. hit each other with tit-for-tat tariffs during an April standoff, Chinese President Xi Jinping knew he had one advantage over Donald Trump: an economy less dependent on the U.S. thanks to years of efforts. https://s.nikkei.com/3S6DGW8

China bought a record amount of foreign chipmaking equipment in 2024, with Japan and the Netherlands benefitting. https://s.nikkei.com/3F41QgY


The U.S. government is restricting anyone, anywhere in the world, from using Huawei's AI chips, an unprecedented crackdown on the Chinese tech giant despite a recent de-escalation of the tariff war between Washington and Beijing. https://s.nikkei.com/3YJkT6O