SOCAR and Germany’s SEFE sign natural gas sale agreement

Tokyo, 10 June, /AJMEDIA/ A 10-year natural gas purchase agreement has been signed between the State Oil Company of Azerbaijan Republic (SOCAR) and Germany’s state-owned energy company SEFE (Securing Energy… Read more

Japan’s most popular curry rice restaurant chain losing customers as it raises prices

Tokyo, 9 June, /AJMEDIA/ Curry rice is one of Japan’s favorite things to eat, and its favorite restaurant to eat it at is Cocoichibanya. Also known as Cocoichi, the chain,… Read more

Qantas Airlines aircraft makes emergency landing at Heydar Aliyev International Airport

Tokyo, 9 June, /AJMEDIA/ The captain of a Qantas Airlines aircraft operating on the London–Singapore route requested an emergency landing at Heydar Aliyev International Airport. The reason for the request… Read more

Suzuki halts production of Swift over China’s rare earth export curbs

Tokyo, 8 June, /AJMEDIA/ Suzuki Motor Corp has halted production of its flagship Swift compact hatchback due to China’s export restrictions on rare-earth elements, sources close to the matter said,… Read more

Chinese delegation familiarizes itself with multimodal capabilities of Baku port

Tokyo, 8 June, /AJMEDIA/ Arif Aghayev, Deputy Chairman of “Azerbaijan Railways” CJSC – part of AZCON Holding – met with a Chinese delegation led by Lin Keqing, Chairman of the… Read more

Japanese company halts battery plant construction in U.S.

Tokyo, 7 June, /AJMEDIA/ A Japanese company has halted construction on a $1.6 billion factory in South Carolina to help make batteries for electric BMWs, citing “policy and market uncertainty.”… Read more

Musk could lose billions of dollars depending on how spat with Trump unfolds

Tokyo, 7 June, /AJMEDIA/ The world’s richest man could lose billions in his fight with world’s most powerful politician. The feud between Elon Musk and Donald Trump could mean Tesla’s… Read more

Japan convenience store chains start selling gov’t stockpiled rice

Tokyo, 6 June, /AJMEDIA/ Two major convenience store chains in Japan began selling government-released stockpiled rice at select stores in Tokyo and Osaka on Thursday, joining major supermarkets and e-commerce… Read more

Number of Americans filing for jobless benefits last week rises to highest level in eight months

Tokyo, 6 June, /AJMEDIA/ Filings for U.S. unemployment benefits rose to their highest level in eight months last week but remain historically low despite growing uncertainty about how tariffs could… Read more

Global energy investment set to hit record $3.3 trillion in 2025, IEA says

Tokyo, 6 June, /AJMEDIA/ A surge in clean energy spending is expected to drive a record $3.3 trillion in global energy investment in 2025, despite economic uncertainty and geopolitical tensions,… Read more