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Sumo diplomacy: Japan's heavyweight 'soft power' ambassadors
AFP, Published on 30/01/2026
» TOKYO - Two giants stare each other down before colliding with a dull thud. After years on the sidelines, sumo is back centrestage as part of Japan's soft power arsenal overseas.
'Dieselgate' recall of more Mercedes vehicles 'likely'
AFP, Published on 22/02/2020
» FRANKFURT AM MAIN - German authorities will "likely" discover software rigging the level of diesel emissions in Mercedes-Benz cars other than those already sanctioned, the Daimler group warned on Friday.
More pain for German car industry as Daimler axes 10,000 jobs
AFP, Published on 29/11/2019
» FRANKFURT: Luxury automaker Daimler said Friday it would scrap at least 10,000 jobs worldwide, the latest in a wave of layoffs to hit the stuttering German car industry as it battles with a costly switch to electric.
Tesla recalls more than 14,000 cars in China over Takata airbags
AFP, Published on 18/01/2019
» SHANGHAI: Electric-vehicle maker Tesla will recall 14,123 cars in China over airbags that contained a part made by now-defunct Japanese manufacturer Takata, the Chinese market regulator announced on Friday.
Toyota recalls 1.7 mn more autos over Takata airbag defects
AFP, Published on 10/01/2019
» NEW YORK - Toyota on Wednesday announced a recall of 1.7 million vehicles in North America as part of a general effort to replace defective Takata airbags tied to some 20 deaths worldwide.