[{"ar_sbhdtease":"\u2018NEAR CERTAIN\u2019:","ar_byline":"","ar_views":"170","ar_id":"2003831042","ar_sbhdbody":"The chip test equipment maker said it expects the rising number of new entrants in the AI field to further support demand in the months ahead","ar_section":"Business","ar_pubdate":"2025-01-30","ar_head":"Advantest shrugs off DeepSeek and raises outlook","dp_urlname":"biz","ar_desc":"Chip industry linchpin Advantest Corp yesterday lifted its full-year forecast almost 40 percent in anticipation of elevated spending around artificial intelligence (AI) and downplayed the impact of DeepSeek\u2019s (\u6df1\u5ea6\u6c42\u7d22) big debut.Advantest raised its operating profit outlook above analyst estimates as c","ar_url":"News\/biz\/archives\/2025\/01\/30\/2003831042","photo":{"ar_id":"2003831042","ph_attr":"Photo: Bloomberg","ph_cap":"The Advantest Corp logo is displayed at the Semicon Japan exhibition in Tokyo on Dec. 11 last year.","ph_fpath":"2025\/01\/30","ph_fname":"P06-250130-346.jpg","ph_url":"images\/2025\/01\/30\/P06-250130-346.jpg","ph_url_thumbs":"images\/2025\/01\/30\/thumbs\/P06-250130-346.jpg"}},{"ar_sbhdtease":"","ar_byline":"","ar_views":"105","ar_id":"2003831043","ar_sbhdbody":"","ar_section":"Business","ar_pubdate":"2025-01-30","ar_head":"Hopes for turnaround lift Boeing stock despite losses","dp_urlname":"biz","ar_desc":"Boeing Co on Tuesday reported a hefty fourth-quarter loss following a bruising last year, but shares rallied on hopes that early turnaround signs under a new CEO might bear fruit.The US aviation giant reported a loss of US$3.9 billion as the company continued to experience a hit from a more than sev","ar_url":"News\/biz\/archives\/2025\/01\/30\/2003831043","photo":{"ar_id":"2003831043","ph_attr":"Photo: AFP","ph_cap":"Boeing 737 MAX aircraft are assembled at the Boeing Renton Factory in Renton, Washington, on June 25, 2024. Boeing reported a hefty fourth-quarter loss on Tuesday, following a bruising year that included a lengthy labor strike, major safety issues on commercial planes and defense contract cost overruns.","ph_fpath":"2025\/01\/30","ph_fname":"P06-250130-331.jpg","ph_url":"images\/2025\/01\/30\/P06-250130-331.jpg","ph_url_thumbs":"images\/2025\/01\/30\/thumbs\/P06-250130-331.jpg"}},{"ar_sbhdtease":"","ar_byline":"","ar_views":"79","ar_id":"2003831044","ar_sbhdbody":"","ar_section":"Business","ar_pubdate":"2025-01-30","ar_head":"LVMH\u2019s subdued sales temper hope for luxury rebound","dp_urlname":"biz","ar_desc":"LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE\u2019s sales of fashion and leather goods declined in the fourth quarter of last year, casting doubt on the prospects for a quick recovery in luxury demand.Sales at the key unit, which includes the Louis Vuitton and Christian Dior brands, slipped 1 percent on an organi","ar_url":"News\/biz\/archives\/2025\/01\/30\/2003831044","photo":{"ar_id":"2003831044","ph_attr":"Photo: AFP","ph_cap":"LVMH chief executive officer Bernard Arnault presents the group\u2019s 2024 annual results in Paris on Tuesday. LVMH, the world\u2019s leading luxury goods group, announced that net profit had fallen by 17 percent year-on-year and sales by 2 percent after a turbulent  year.","ph_fpath":"2025\/01\/30","ph_fname":"P06-250130-333.jpg","ph_url":"images\/2025\/01\/30\/P06-250130-333.jpg","ph_url_thumbs":"images\/2025\/01\/30\/thumbs\/P06-250130-333.jpg"}},{"ar_sbhdtease":"","ar_byline":"","ar_views":"79","ar_id":"2003831045","ar_sbhdbody":"","ar_section":"Business","ar_pubdate":"2025-01-30","ar_head":"Spanish economy outperformed the eurozone last year","dp_urlname":"biz","ar_desc":"Spain\u2019s economy expanded 3.2 percent last year, outstripping official forecasts and far outperforming its eurozone peers, preliminary data from the National Statistics Institute showed on yesterday.Spanish Minister of Economy, Trade and Business Carlos Cuerpo said this week the government would rais","ar_url":"News\/biz\/archives\/2025\/01\/30\/2003831045","photo":{"ar_id":"2003831045","ph_attr":"Photo: AFP","ph_cap":"Tourists flock to the Sagrada Familia basilica in Barcelona on July 5 last year. A record 94 million foreign tourists craving sun, sand and culture flocked to Spain last year as the sector drove the country\u2019s bullish economy, the tourism minister said on Jan. 15.","ph_fpath":"2025\/01\/30","ph_fname":"P06-250130-345.jpg","ph_url":"images\/2025\/01\/30\/P06-250130-345.jpg","ph_url_thumbs":"images\/2025\/01\/30\/thumbs\/P06-250130-345.jpg"}},{"ar_sbhdtease":"","ar_byline":"","ar_views":"54","ar_id":"2003831046","ar_sbhdbody":"","ar_section":"Business","ar_pubdate":"2025-01-30","ar_head":"Practice makes perfect","dp_urlname":"biz","ar_desc":"People practice calligraphy at the Chu Jiu Ying Memorial Hall in Tainan\u2019s Anping District yesterday. The venue is the former residence of  renowned calligrapher Chu (1898-1996) and today an exhibition space for his works, with the \u201cYan-style Heart Sutra,\u201d regarded as his most attractive piece, takin","ar_url":"News\/biz\/archives\/2025\/01\/30\/2003831046","photo":{"ar_id":"2003831046","ph_attr":"Photo: CNA","ph_cap":"","ph_fpath":"2025\/01\/30","ph_fname":"P05-250130-601.jpg","ph_url":"images\/2025\/01\/30\/P05-250130-601.jpg","ph_url_thumbs":"images\/2025\/01\/30\/thumbs\/P05-250130-601.jpg"}},{"ar_sbhdtease":"","ar_byline":"","ar_views":"89","ar_id":"2003831047","ar_sbhdbody":"","ar_section":"Business","ar_pubdate":"2025-01-30","ar_head":"Step on the gas","dp_urlname":"biz","ar_desc":"An H24EVO hydrogen car is displayed at the Mission H24 booth during the Hyvolution exhibition in Paris on Tuesday. The three-day event gathers international industry stakeholders and developers in the hydrogen sector.","ar_url":"News\/biz\/archives\/2025\/01\/30\/2003831047","photo":{"ar_id":"2003831047","ph_attr":"Photo: Bloomberg","ph_cap":"","ph_fpath":"2025\/01\/30","ph_fname":"P06-250130-347.jpg","ph_url":"images\/2025\/01\/30\/P06-250130-347.jpg","ph_url_thumbs":"images\/2025\/01\/30\/thumbs\/P06-250130-347.jpg"}},{"ar_sbhdtease":"\u2018LASER-FOCUSED\u2019: ","ar_byline":"","ar_views":"518","ar_id":"2003830983","ar_sbhdbody":"Trump pledged tariffs on specific sectors, including semiconductors, pharmaceuticals, steel, copper and aluminum, and perhaps even cars","ar_section":"Business","ar_pubdate":"2025-01-29","ar_head":"Trump vows tariffs \u2018much bigger\u2019 than 2.5 percent","dp_urlname":"biz","ar_desc":"US President Donald Trump said he wants to enact across-the-board tariffs that are \u201cmuch bigger\u201d than 2.5 percent, the latest in a string of signals that he is preparing widespread levies to reshape US supply chains.\u201cI have it in my mind what it\u2019s going to be but I won\u2019t be setting it yet, but it\u2019ll","ar_url":"News\/biz\/archives\/2025\/01\/29\/2003830983","photo":{"ar_id":"2003830983","ph_attr":"Photo: Bloomberg","ph_cap":"US President Donald Trump walks on the South Lawn of the White House after arriving on Marine One in Washington on Monday. The US dollar strengthened against every major currency after comments from Trump and his treasury secretary stoked concern that a brief respite from tariff talk was well and truly over.","ph_fpath":"2025\/01\/29","ph_fname":"p05-250129-315.jpg","ph_url":"images\/2025\/01\/29\/p05-250129-315.jpg","ph_url_thumbs":"images\/2025\/01\/29\/thumbs\/p05-250129-315.jpg"}},{"ar_sbhdtease":"","ar_byline":"","ar_views":"1388","ar_id":"2003830984","ar_sbhdbody":"","ar_section":"Business","ar_pubdate":"2025-01-29","ar_head":"Taiwan says chip business is \u2018win-win\u2019","dp_urlname":"biz","ar_desc":"Semiconductor business between Taiwan and the US is a \u201cwin-win\u201d model for both sides given the high level of complementarity, the government said yesterday responding to tariff threats from US President Donald Trump.Home to the world\u2019s largest contract chipmaker, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing C","ar_url":"News\/biz\/archives\/2025\/01\/29\/2003830984","photo":{"ar_id":"2003830984","ph_attr":"Photo: Reuters\/Ann Wang","ph_cap":"People past Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co\u2019s Fab 18 in the Southern Taiwan Science Park in Tainan on Dec. 5 last year.","ph_fpath":"2025\/01\/29","ph_fname":"p05-250129-316.jpg","ph_url":"images\/2025\/01\/29\/p05-250129-316.jpg","ph_url_thumbs":"images\/2025\/01\/29\/thumbs\/p05-250129-316.jpg"}},{"ar_sbhdtease":"PRIVACY CONCERNS: ","ar_byline":"","ar_views":"437","ar_id":"2003830985","ar_sbhdbody":"The Australian industry and science minister said Chinese companies sometimes differed from Western rivals when it came to user privacy","ar_section":"Business","ar_pubdate":"2025-01-29","ar_head":"Australia says be \u2018very careful\u2019 over DeepSeek, privacy","dp_urlname":"biz","ar_desc":"Australian Minister for Industry and Science Ed Husic yesterday raised privacy concerns over China\u2019s breakout artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot DeepSeek (\u6df1\u5ea6\u6c42\u7d22), urging users to think carefully before downloading it.Developed by a China-based technology start-up, the DeepSeek chatbot has astounded","ar_url":"News\/biz\/archives\/2025\/01\/29\/2003830985","photo":{"ar_id":"2003830985","ph_attr":"Photo: Reuters","ph_cap":"The DeepSeek logo, a keyboard and robot hands are pictured in an illustration taken  on Monday.","ph_fpath":"2025\/01\/29","ph_fname":"p05-250129-319.jpg","ph_url":"images\/2025\/01\/29\/p05-250129-319.jpg","ph_url_thumbs":"images\/2025\/01\/29\/thumbs\/p05-250129-319.jpg"}},{"ar_sbhdtease":"","ar_byline":"","ar_views":"96","ar_id":"2003830986","ar_sbhdbody":"","ar_section":"Business","ar_pubdate":"2025-01-29","ar_head":"AI fears hit Japan tech stocks, tariff talk boosts dollar","dp_urlname":"biz","ar_desc":"Japanese tech firms sank yesterday following a rout on Wall Street after China\u2019s DeepSeek (\u6df1\u5ea6\u6c42\u7d22) chatbot upended the artificial intelligence (AI) sector and sparked questions about huge investments by US titans.The US dollar rallied on a report saying Washington was considering universal tariffs on ","ar_url":"News\/biz\/archives\/2025\/01\/29\/2003830986","photo":{"ar_id":"2003830986","ph_attr":"Photo: Bloomberg","ph_cap":"An electronic stock board displays the Nikkei 225 Stock Average outside a securities firm in Tokyo yesterday. Shares of Japanese semiconductor-related companies including Advantest Corp and Disco Corp extended Monday\u2019s drop after the release of Chinese AI model DeepSeek prompted a selloff in US tech stocks.","ph_fpath":"2025\/01\/29","ph_fname":"p05-250129-323.jpg","ph_url":"images\/2025\/01\/29\/p05-250129-323.jpg","ph_url_thumbs":"images\/2025\/01\/29\/thumbs\/p05-250129-323.jpg"}},{"ar_sbhdtease":"","ar_byline":"","ar_views":"86","ar_id":"2003830987","ar_sbhdbody":"","ar_section":"Business","ar_pubdate":"2025-01-29","ar_head":"Trump says Microsoft is in talks to acquire TikTok","dp_urlname":"biz","ar_desc":"US President Donald Trump told reporters on Monday that Microsoft Corp is in talks to acquire TikTok and that he would like to see a bidding war over the app.Microsoft declined to comment. TikTok and its Chinese parent ByteDance Ltd (\u5b57\u7bc0\u8df3\u52d5) did not immediately respond to Reuters\u2019 requests for a comme","ar_url":"News\/biz\/archives\/2025\/01\/29\/2003830987","photo":{"ar_id":"2003830987","ph_attr":"Photo: Bloomberg","ph_cap":"A person holds a smartphone displaying a message welcoming users back and thanking US President-elect Donald Trump on the TikTok app in Arlington, Virginia, on Jan. 19. TikTok started restoring service in the US, after a whipsaw of events that saw the video app make good on a threat to go dark, only to have Trump halt enforcement of the law and announce he would give its owners another three months to find a buyer.","ph_fpath":"2025\/01\/29","ph_fname":"p05-250129-317.jpg","ph_url":"images\/2025\/01\/29\/p05-250129-317.jpg","ph_url_thumbs":"images\/2025\/01\/29\/thumbs\/p05-250129-317.jpg"}},{"ar_sbhdtease":"","ar_byline":"","ar_views":"99","ar_id":"2003830988","ar_sbhdbody":"","ar_section":"Business","ar_pubdate":"2025-01-29","ar_head":"BEI jump to record highs could prompt BOJ to boost rates","dp_urlname":"biz","ar_desc":"An indicator of investors\u2019 inflationary expectations in Japan has risen to a record high, which could encourage the Bank of Japan (BOJ) to continue raising interest rates, analysts say.The break-even inflation rate (BEI) exceeded 1.6 percent level on Monday, following the BOJ\u2019s additional interest r","ar_url":"News\/biz\/archives\/2025\/01\/29\/2003830988","photo":{"ar_id":"2003830988","ph_attr":"Photo: Bloomberg","ph_cap":"The Japanese flag flies over the Bank of Japan\u2019s headquarters in Tokyo on Friday.","ph_fpath":"2025\/01\/29","ph_fname":"p05-250129-321.jpg","ph_url":"images\/2025\/01\/29\/p05-250129-321.jpg","ph_url_thumbs":"images\/2025\/01\/29\/thumbs\/p05-250129-321.jpg"}},{"ar_sbhdtease":"TRUMP ADVOCATE: ","ar_byline":"","ar_views":"87","ar_id":"2003830989","ar_sbhdbody":"The billionaire hedge fund manager will have sway over US tax collections, with vast influence over fiscal policy, regulations, sanctions and investments","ar_section":"Business","ar_pubdate":"2025-01-29","ar_head":"Scott Bessent confirmed as US Treasury secretary","dp_urlname":"biz","ar_desc":"The US Senate on Monday confirmed Scott Bessent to be US President Donald Trump\u2019s Treasury secretary, giving the billionaire hedge fund manager a central role in shaping the new administration\u2019s policy ambitions around tax cuts and spending and managing economic relationships with allies and adversa","ar_url":"News\/biz\/archives\/2025\/01\/29\/2003830989","photo":{"ar_id":"2003830989","ph_attr":"Photo: AFP","ph_cap":"US investor and hedge fund manager Scott Bessent testifies before a Senate Finance Committee hearing on his nomination to be secretary of the Treasury on Capitol Hill in Washington on Jan. 16. Bessent on Monday won Senate approval to become the Treasury secretary.","ph_fpath":"2025\/01\/29","ph_fname":"p06-250129-338.jpg","ph_url":"images\/2025\/01\/29\/p06-250129-338.jpg","ph_url_thumbs":"images\/2025\/01\/29\/thumbs\/p06-250129-338.jpg"}},{"ar_sbhdtease":"JUMBO LISTING:","ar_byline":"","ar_views":"121","ar_id":"2003830990","ar_sbhdbody":" Wall Street banks fear that rock-bottom fees will become the norm, posing another problem in a market increasingly dominated by Chinese underwriters","ar_section":"Business","ar_pubdate":"2025-01-29","ar_head":"HK fee slump reflects intensifying bank competition","dp_urlname":"biz","ar_desc":"Contemporary Amperex Technology Co Ltd\u2019s (\u5be7\u5fb7\u6642\u4ee3) upcoming jumbo listing, which could raise more than US$5 billion, is the type of deal that can inject a much-needed adrenaline shot into a sputtering market like Hong Kong\u2019s. But it is fast becoming a headache for Wall Street banks.That is because the ","ar_url":"News\/biz\/archives\/2025\/01\/29\/2003830990","photo":{"ar_id":"2003830990","ph_attr":"Photo: AFP","ph_cap":"A Star Ferry sails in Victoria Harbour in front of the central business district in Hong Kong on Nov. 26 last year. US lawmakers urged the government to rethink banking ties with Hong Kong, citing its \u201cincreasing role\u201d in money laundering, sanctions evasions and reported funneling of banned technology to Russia.","ph_fpath":"2025\/01\/29","ph_fname":"p06-250129-340.jpg","ph_url":"images\/2025\/01\/29\/p06-250129-340.jpg","ph_url_thumbs":"images\/2025\/01\/29\/thumbs\/p06-250129-340.jpg"}},{"ar_sbhdtease":"","ar_byline":"","ar_views":"130","ar_id":"2003830991","ar_sbhdbody":"","ar_section":"Business","ar_pubdate":"2025-01-29","ar_head":"Honda sets sights on half of global motorcycle market","dp_urlname":"biz","ar_desc":"Honda Motor Co is looking to capture half of the world\u2019s market for motorcycles as industry-wide sales of two-wheelers, both gasoline and electric, are tipped to reach 60 million units annually by 2030.Honda\u2019s global motorcycle sales are forecast to reach 20.2 million for the fiscal year ending Marc","ar_url":"News\/biz\/archives\/2025\/01\/29\/2003830991","photo":{"ar_id":"2003830991","ph_attr":"Photo: AFP","ph_cap":"A man walks past the Honda logo during the launch of its new Activa-e and QC1 electric scooters in Bengaluru on Nov. 27 last year.","ph_fpath":"2025\/01\/29","ph_fname":"p06-250129-332.jpg","ph_url":"images\/2025\/01\/29\/p06-250129-332.jpg","ph_url_thumbs":"images\/2025\/01\/29\/thumbs\/p06-250129-332.jpg"}},{"ar_sbhdtease":"","ar_byline":"","ar_views":"82","ar_id":"2003830992","ar_sbhdbody":"","ar_section":"Business","ar_pubdate":"2025-01-29","ar_head":"SAP cloud growth tops sales estimates in AI pivot","dp_urlname":"biz","ar_desc":"SAP SE reported fourth-quarter cloud sales that slightly beat analysts\u2019 expectations, as Europe\u2019s biggest technology company won customers with new artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities. The company also named a suite of new executives and said it plans to simplify its strategy.Cloud revenue in ","ar_url":"News\/biz\/archives\/2025\/01\/29\/2003830992","photo":{"ar_id":"2003830992","ph_attr":"Photo: Reuters","ph_cap":"The logo of German software group SAP is pictured at its headquarters in Regensdorf, Switzerland, on Jan. 22, 2021.","ph_fpath":"2025\/01\/29","ph_fname":"p06-250129-331.jpg","ph_url":"images\/2025\/01\/29\/p06-250129-331.jpg","ph_url_thumbs":"images\/2025\/01\/29\/thumbs\/p06-250129-331.jpg"}},{"ar_sbhdtease":"","ar_byline":"","ar_views":"85","ar_id":"2003830993","ar_sbhdbody":"","ar_section":"Business","ar_pubdate":"2025-01-29","ar_head":"German industry lobby expects GDP to drop 0.1%","dp_urlname":"biz","ar_desc":"Germany\u2019s industry lobby expects Europe\u2019s biggest economy to shrink for a third straight year this, with GDP contracting 0.1 percent year-on-year.At the same time, the eurozone economy will grow by 1.1 percent and the global economy by 3.2 percent, the BDI industry association said yesterday.\u201cThe si","ar_url":"News\/biz\/archives\/2025\/01\/29\/2003830993","photo":{"ar_id":"2003830993","ph_attr":"Photo: EPA-EFE","ph_cap":"Election campaign posters of German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, right, German Minister for Economy and Climate Robert Habeck, center, and former German finance minister Christian Lindner, the protagonists of the so-called failed traffic light government, are displayed in Berlin on Monday.","ph_fpath":"2025\/01\/29","ph_fname":"p06-250129-330.jpg","ph_url":"images\/2025\/01\/29\/p06-250129-330.jpg","ph_url_thumbs":"images\/2025\/01\/29\/thumbs\/p06-250129-330.jpg"}},{"ar_sbhdtease":"","ar_byline":"","ar_views":"89","ar_id":"2003830994","ar_sbhdbody":"","ar_section":"Business","ar_pubdate":"2025-01-29","ar_head":"\u2018Asian Detroit\u2019 goal dented as Thailand auto sales fall 26%","dp_urlname":"biz","ar_desc":"Thailand\u2019s domestic automobile sales slumped to the lowest in 14 years last year, denting its reputation as the \u201cDetroit of Asia,\u201d as demand was squeezed by stricter bank-loan approvals and high household debt.Domestic sales fell 26 percent to 572,675 units last year, a figure not seen since 2010, S","ar_url":"News\/biz\/archives\/2025\/01\/29\/2003830994","photo":{"ar_id":"2003830994","ph_attr":"Photo: EPA-EFE","ph_cap":"Cameramen film the new BMW X3, left, and M5 at the 41st Thailand International Motor Expo in Bangkok on Nov. 28 last year.","ph_fpath":"2025\/01\/29","ph_fname":"p06-250129-335.jpg","ph_url":"images\/2025\/01\/29\/p06-250129-335.jpg","ph_url_thumbs":"images\/2025\/01\/29\/thumbs\/p06-250129-335.jpg"}},{"ar_sbhdtease":"","ar_byline":"","ar_views":"49","ar_id":"2003830995","ar_sbhdbody":"","ar_section":"Business","ar_pubdate":"2025-01-29","ar_head":"Spring in their step","dp_urlname":"biz","ar_desc":"Models present creations for Chanel during the Women\u2019s Haute Couture Spring\/Summer 2025 Fashion Week at the Grand Palais in Paris yesterday.","ar_url":"News\/biz\/archives\/2025\/01\/29\/2003830995","photo":{"ar_id":"2003830995","ph_attr":"Photo: AFP","ph_cap":"","ph_fpath":"2025\/01\/29","ph_fname":"p06-250129-341.jpg","ph_url":"images\/2025\/01\/29\/p06-250129-341.jpg","ph_url_thumbs":"images\/2025\/01\/29\/thumbs\/p06-250129-341.jpg"}},{"ar_sbhdtease":"","ar_byline":"","ar_views":"55","ar_id":"2003830996","ar_sbhdbody":"","ar_section":"Business","ar_pubdate":"2025-01-29","ar_head":"Sunny indoors","dp_urlname":"biz","ar_desc":"A large sun installation, \u201cHelios\u201d by Luke Jerram, is displayed in the Painted Hall at the Old Royal Naval College in London on Monday.","ar_url":"News\/biz\/archives\/2025\/01\/29\/2003830996","photo":{"ar_id":"2003830996","ph_attr":"Photo: Reuters","ph_cap":"","ph_fpath":"2025\/01\/29","ph_fname":"p05-250129-324.jpg","ph_url":"images\/2025\/01\/29\/p05-250129-324.jpg","ph_url_thumbs":"images\/2025\/01\/29\/thumbs\/p05-250129-324.jpg"}}]