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Federal Resources Minister Madeleine King says Australia will remain a reliable exporter of gas to Japan, amid LNG supply concerns as Australia transitions to net zero by 2050.

Tokyo | When 300 Japanese business titans and the country’s trade minister descend on Melbourne this weekend, it will be a reminder that not a lot has changed in half a century.

PB Fintech which operates the online platform Policybazaar witnessed a block deal in the pre-opening session where Japan’s SoftBank Group is likely to have sold over 1.14 crore shares (2.5% equity) at Rs 762.80 per equity share taking the deal size at Rs 871.21 crore. The information was updated on the NSE though it did not reveal the buyer and seller. The stock fell 0.75% to the day's low of Rs 761.20 on the NSE.

By Leika Kihara

A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Kevin Buckland

the economy, consider the tractor. Historians disagree about who invented the humble machine. Some say it was Richard Trevithick, a British engineer, in 1812.

bond selling stretched into Asia trade on Friday, but may not last the day as investors waited on U.S. jobs data that could add to the case for keeping interest rates high for some time. Sliding oil prices have also provided some relief to markets, with Brent crude futures at $84.50 a barrel, some $13 or 13.5% cheaper than last week's 11-month high.

By Tom Westbrook

Banks do try to impose some costs on high-volume users, and the government gives them money to promote low-value online transactions and make formal credit available to disadvantaged groups like street vendors. Yet, a lot of the lenders complain about being made to watch the swelling wave of online payments from the sidelines, rather than being allowed to ride it. Without a profit motive, how will India sustain an industry that — starting from nowhere seven years ago — has come to transact nearly $2 trillion of value annually? It appears that those concerns are overblown.

Asian Games 2023 Live Updates: On the 13th day, team India will face Bangladesh in the semi-finals of the Cricket men's tournament at the 2023 Asian Games this Friday.Following the gold medal victory by Harmanpreet Kaur and her team, the responsibility now rests on the shoulders of opener Ruturaj Gaikwad and the men's team to aim for India's second gold medal in cricket at the Asiad.A win against Bangladesh would guarantee India a silver medal in men's cricket. Day 13 of the Asiad will commence with India's recurve teams participating in the knockout rounds of the men's and women's tournaments in Hangzhou.Following their successful podium placements in men's badminton, athletes HS Prannoy, Chirag Shetty, and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy have the opportunity to elevate their medals to silver if they can secure wins in the semi-finals.In the afternoon session, India, the seven-time champions, will face their arch-rivals Pakistan in an eagerly anticipated semi-final clash in the men's kabaddi competition at the Asian Games.India secured a spot in the semi-finals by defeating Chinese Taipei 50-27 and then claimed the top spot in Group A with a convincing 56-28 victory over Japan.

Nifty 50 closing above 19,500. The relief rally in the Indian markets was led by healthy PMI data and falling crude oil prices. “The positive signal from the PMI data and the correction in the crude price boosted the market sentiment.

TOKYO (Reuters) — Japan's real wages in August declined for a 17th month, government data showed on Friday, as persistent price hikes continued to outpace salary growth.

global markets on Thursday, the US stocks were little changed ahead of the jobs data, while European equities gained as bond yields and oil prices declimed. MSCI's gauge of stocks across the globe was down 0.17%. Recently, global markets were hit due to hawkish comments from central banks and strong US economic data bolstering bets that interest rates will stay elevated for a longer period.

By Jamie McGeever

The Dogecoin community is funding the construction of a bronze statue in Japan depicting Kabosu – the Shiba Inu dog associated with the infamous Doge internet meme.

Artificial intelligence chipmaker Graphcore said it needed to raise cash due to widening losses, according to a filing, as Nvidia's dominance in AI chips has chilled funding for startups looking to compete directly. Graphcore produces AI chips called intelligence processor units (IPUs) that aim to take on Nvidia. It reported pre-tax losses widened 11% to $204.6 million, according to a filing of its 2022 financial statements filed Wednesday. Revenue declined 46% to $2.7 million.

Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading.

Approximately 50% of crypto users are investing in digital assets to improve their everyday living standards.

Japan’s wrecked Fukushima nuclear power plant says it has begun releasing a second batch of treated radioactive wastewater into the sea after the first round of discharges ended smoothly

Softbank CEO Masayoshi Son on Wednesday said he believes artificial intelligence (AI) will surpass human intelligence within a decade, urging Japanese companies to adopt it or be left behind. Son, speaking at a corporate conference in Tokyo, said «artificial general intelligence will surpass the total intelligence of humankind by 10 times in 10 years.»

Tokyo's Shibuya district is calling on Halloween revelers to stay away from the area this year, citing fears of overcrowding and potential safety hazards similar to last year's tragic incident in Seoul's Itaewon district.