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EV benefits elude U.S. Rust Belt swing states as election nears

Sep 28, 2024 | asia.nikkei.com | Azusa Kawakami |Ryohei Yasoshima

NEW YORK/WASHINGTON -- The Biden administration's efforts to promote U.S. electric vehicle production took another step forward Friday as a tariff hike on Chinese EVs took effect, but the Rust Belt states these measures are aimed at are still waiting for a windfall.
Chinese EVs still cheaper than Teslas in U.S. after tariff hike

Sep 14, 2024 | asia.nikkei.com | Ryohei Yasoshima |Azusa Kawakami

WASHINGTON/NEW YORK -- Even after the Biden administration's huge tariff increase on imported Chinese electric vehicles takes effect, some models will remain cheaper than competing American cars, a sign of the deep-set challenges facing Washington's EV policy. The 100% duty on EVs, announced Friday and set to take effect Sept. 27, follows a four-year review prompted by what the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative called unfair trade practices.
China's Shein and Temu face end to tariff-free imports into U.S.

Sep 13, 2024 | asia.nikkei.com | Ryohei Yasoshima |Pak Yiu

WASHINGTON/NEW YORK -- The U.S. will take steps to remove a "loophole" from tariffs levied on goods coming into the country, the White House announced Friday, in a move that targets hugely popular Chinese e-commerce platforms such as Shein and Temu. Currently, packages worth less than $800 enter the U.S. duty free under a de minimis trade provision.
Yellen cites China overproduction as G7 ministers meeting opens

May 23, 2024 | asia.nikkei.com | Yohei Hirose |Ryohei Yasoshima |Takero Minami

STRESA, Italy -- As Group of Seven finance ministers and central bank governors meet in Italy from Thursday, a major topic is the fragmentation of world trade, a problem that U.S. and Europe blame partly on overproduction in China. Discussion topics include how to use frozen Russian assets to support Ukraine's recovery, the macroeconomic impact of artificial intelligence, debt issues in low- and middle-income countries, and reform of multilateral development banks.
Biden calls for tripling tariffs on Chinese steel

Apr 17, 2024 | asia.nikkei.com | Ken Moriyasu |Ryohei Yasoshima

WASHINGTON/PITTSBURGH, U.S. -- President Joe Biden told U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai to consider tripling tariffs on Chinese steel and aluminum Wednesday, warning that an influx of artificially cheap Chinese products could hurt American workers if left unchecked. Biden made the announcement at the headquarters of United Steelworkers (USW) in Pittsburgh.
Japan takes page from EU playbook with app store antitrust bill

Apr 16, 2024 | asia.nikkei.com | Riho Nagao |Ryohei Yasoshima

TOKYO/WASHINGTON -- Japan's proposed legislation to rein in tech giants' control over mobile app marketplaces aims to establish a regulatory regime on par with Europe, with bans on specific behavior backed up by fines equivalent to 20% of sales or higher for noncompliance.
Japan to crack down on Apple and Google app store monopolies

Dec 26, 2023 | asia.nikkei.com | Ryohei Yasoshima |Riho Nagao

TOKYO -- Japan is preparing regulations that would require tech giants like Apple and Google to allow outside app stores and payments on their mobile operating systems, Nikkei has learned, in a bid to curb abuse of their dominant position in the Japanese market.
ChatGPT, other AI to be studied for military risk by new Japan body

Dec 15, 2023 | asia.nikkei.com | Ryohei Yasoshima |Mayumi Hirosawa |Riho Nagao

TOKYO -- The Japanese government is considering creating an organization next year to explore AI security issues, including the risk of civilian AI technology being diverted for military purposes, aiming to improve safety without impeding research and development, Nikkei has learned. A formal announcement of the plans is expected as early as this month at an artificial intelligence strategy council meeting. The body will include private-sector professionals with experience in the field.
How does generative AI learn? Japan prepares disclosure rules

Aug 11, 2023 | asia.nikkei.com | Riho Nagao |Ryohei Yasoshima |Mayumi Hirosawa

TOKYO -- Japan will urge businesses to disclose the types of data used to train generative artificial intelligence programs, draft government guidelines reviewed Friday by Nikkei show. The government hopes the guidelines, to be finalized later this year, will root out bias and other abuses that could be linked to AI.
Japan to propose corporate AI disclosure guidelines for G7

Aug 4, 2023 | asia.nikkei.com | Ryohei Yasoshima |Mayumi Hirosawa |Riho Nagao

TOKYO -- The Japanese government unveiled Friday a draft set of guidelines that would instruct large companies to disclose information about their generative artificial intelligence services. Japan will share the recommendations with other Group of Seven members in September, with the proposal serving as a springboard to discuss generative AI.