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Uniqlo, Muji: Japan Inc is betting big on India as China risks deepen

At the same time, Japan’s traditional markets for expansion have become increasingly less attractive, he says. “Investment into China has fallen sharply amid geopolitical tensions and changing economic dynamics, the US market is more challenging because of tariffs and domestic competition, and the market size of other Southeast Asian economies is limited.” Against this backdrop,…

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In 2017, a professor found a dried coconut leaf on a walk; years later, it had inspired straws designed to replace plastic

A fallen coconut leaf on a Bengaluru campus led professor Dr Saji Varghese to develop biodegradable drinking straws, turning farm waste into a practical alternative to single-use plastic. A walk across a university campus in Bengaluru gave English professor Dr Saji Varghese an unexpected idea in 2017. He noticed a dry coconut leaf that had…

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Florida bans Flock and other license plate readers from state highways

Florida’s state transportation office on Monday revoked the ability of local police to put license plate readers on state highways, as a nationwide backlash continued to gain steam against Flock Safety and other makers of surveillance cameras. Will Watts, the chief operating officer of the Florida Department of Transportation, informed local law enforcement agencies in…

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