EV expert Xu Fuguo leaves US$30 million project in Japan, takes Chinese university post

EV expert Xu Fuguo leaves US$30 million project in Japan, takes Chinese university post

An electric vehicle control systems researcher, Xu Fuguo, has left a high-profile 4.5 billion yen (US$30 million) Japanese government-funded project and joined Dalian University of Technology in northeastern China amid intensifying global competition in the EV sector. Xu, whose decade-long career in Japan included pioneering research for Toyota and leadership roles in landmark automotive projects,…

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Hang Seng Index, Nikkei 225

Hang Seng Index, Nikkei 225

Pedestrians walking across a crowded traffic at Shibuya crossing square in Tokyo, Japan. Jaczhou | E+ | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets traded higher Wednesday, tracking Wall Street gains on expectations that U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs could be softer than expected earlier.  Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 opened 0.71% higher. Japan’s Nikkei 225 rose 0.63% at the…

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