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Nikkei Asia
7 days ago
- Business
- Nikkei Asia
Astellas Pharma sentencing highlights China risks for corporate Japan
China revised its Anti-Espionage Law in July 2023, expanding the scope of targets for espionage. (Photo by Tomoki Mera) KOHEI FUJIMURA DALIAN, China -- China's sentencing of a Japanese employee of Astellas Pharma on espionage charges serves as a stark reminder of the risks to doing business in the country and the need for precautionary measures to protect corporate employees. The Astellas employee was sentenced to three and a half years in prison by a Beijing court on Wednesday.


Nikkei Asia
09-07-2025
- Business
- Nikkei Asia
China's consumer prices up 0.1% in June, first rise in 5 months
Shoppers in Beijing eye luxury brands stores in Beijing on March 15: Chinese officials have recently pledged to take steps to deal with deflation. (Photo by Tomoki Mera) WATARU SUZUKI SHANGHAI -- China's consumer price index (CPI) rose marginally June, its first increase in five months, the National Bureau of Statistics said Wednesday, while producer deflation fell by the largest rate in two years, underlining continued uncertainty amid a global trade war and sluggish domestic demand. The CPI increased 0.1%, reversing a 0.1% drop in May. For the first half of the year, the gauge fell by 0.1%.