Bloomberg Chaevi, a South Korean maker of supercharging stations for electric cars, is planning on building out an ultra-fast network in the US and partnering with automakers in Japan as consumers around the world embrace cleaner passenger transport. After installing some 26,000 EV chargers at home since the company was established in 2016, Chaevi has opened an office in ...

  Bloomberg Coffee farmers in Vietnam, the world’s biggest grower of the robusta variety, collected about 40% of the 2022-23 crop as of early December amid concerns about bean quality due to prolonged rains, according to Nguyen Nam Hai, head of the nation’s coffee association. Extensive rains hit major coffee-producing provinces of Dak Lak, Gia Lai and Kon Tum this ...

Bloomberg Taiwan received its first visit from a top member of Japan’s ruling party in 19 years, a trip that comes as Tokyo prepares a hefty boost in military spending to counter threats from countries like China. Koichi Hagiuda, policy chief of Japan’s Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), met with President Tsai Ing-wen. Tsai told Hagiuda Taiwan will continue to deepen ...